Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance

The current rate of urbanisation is unprecedented in human history, particularly in Malaysia's densely populated areas. Natural constraints and hazards are frequently ignored in this informal and sprawling urban growth, exposing the population to these hazards. Deforestation, water catchment lo...

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Published in:IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Main Author: Ismail S.I.H.; Hassan S.H.; Badrul Hisham A.N.; Seng L.Y.; Zakaria Z.
Format: Conference paper
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics 2023
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174223395&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1238%2f1%2f012009&partnerID=40&md5=bcf69b9c5c81af1c4edd1ddfe977fc9f
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Ismail S.I.H.; Hassan S.H.; Badrul Hisham A.N.; Seng L.Y.; Zakaria Z.
Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
2023
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
1238
1
10.1088/1755-1315/1238/1/012009
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174223395&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1238%2f1%2f012009&partnerID=40&md5=bcf69b9c5c81af1c4edd1ddfe977fc9f
The current rate of urbanisation is unprecedented in human history, particularly in Malaysia's densely populated areas. Natural constraints and hazards are frequently ignored in this informal and sprawling urban growth, exposing the population to these hazards. Deforestation, water catchment loss, extinction of protected species and plants, soil erosion, landslides, water pollution, sedimentation, and downstream flooding have all resulted from inadequate environmental mitigation. Hence, this research quantifies and assesses the environmental and social impacts of hill land development on the affected areas. The community's opinion on such growth and environmental mitigation measures will be assessed and evaluated at a study site on Penang Island, Malaysia. Environmental Impact Screening (EIS) was conducted by distributing questionnaires to affected residents and businesses, with 69 respondents. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package (SPSS), followed by a thorough elaboration on the pros and cons of expanding this steep land by considering social, economic, and environmental consequences. From the evaluation, most respondents were opposed to hill land development that can harmed community's ecosystem. As a result, numerous efforts have been made to reduce community and environmental impacts. This study enables stakeholders to assess the environmental impacts from this type of developments and conduct necessary steps to mitigate or eliminate them. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Institute of Physics
17551307
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author Ismail S.I.H.; Hassan S.H.; Badrul Hisham A.N.; Seng L.Y.; Zakaria Z.
spellingShingle Ismail S.I.H.; Hassan S.H.; Badrul Hisham A.N.; Seng L.Y.; Zakaria Z.
Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
author_facet Ismail S.I.H.; Hassan S.H.; Badrul Hisham A.N.; Seng L.Y.; Zakaria Z.
author_sort Ismail S.I.H.; Hassan S.H.; Badrul Hisham A.N.; Seng L.Y.; Zakaria Z.
title Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
title_short Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
title_full Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
title_fullStr Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
title_full_unstemmed Environmental impact screening for urban land use transitions - A perspective from developing a hill land development in Penang Island and shaping community acceptance
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description The current rate of urbanisation is unprecedented in human history, particularly in Malaysia's densely populated areas. Natural constraints and hazards are frequently ignored in this informal and sprawling urban growth, exposing the population to these hazards. Deforestation, water catchment loss, extinction of protected species and plants, soil erosion, landslides, water pollution, sedimentation, and downstream flooding have all resulted from inadequate environmental mitigation. Hence, this research quantifies and assesses the environmental and social impacts of hill land development on the affected areas. The community's opinion on such growth and environmental mitigation measures will be assessed and evaluated at a study site on Penang Island, Malaysia. Environmental Impact Screening (EIS) was conducted by distributing questionnaires to affected residents and businesses, with 69 respondents. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package (SPSS), followed by a thorough elaboration on the pros and cons of expanding this steep land by considering social, economic, and environmental consequences. From the evaluation, most respondents were opposed to hill land development that can harmed community's ecosystem. As a result, numerous efforts have been made to reduce community and environmental impacts. This study enables stakeholders to assess the environmental impacts from this type of developments and conduct necessary steps to mitigate or eliminate them. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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