Management and initiatives towards sustainable coastal development in Malaysia: experience from reclamation activities in Malacca = Pengurusan dan inisiatif ke arah kelestarian pembangunan kawasan pinggir pantai di Malaysia: dari pengalaman aktiviti penambakan di Melaka

Mohamed, Juliana and Razman, Muhammad Rizal and UNSPECIFIED (2018) Management and initiatives towards sustainable coastal development in Malaysia: experience from reclamation activities in Malacca = Pengurusan dan inisiatif ke arah kelestarian pembangunan kawasan pinggir pantai di Malaysia: dari pengalaman aktiviti penambakan di Melaka. Asian Journal of Environment, History and Heritage. ISSN 2590-4213 E-ISSN 2590-4310

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Abstract

In the last two decades, the world coastal development has caused the growing demand for land especially in the developed areas. This has caused an increase of pressure to coastal ecosystems. Like any other countries, the land reclamation had become the best method in Malaysia to extend shoreline areas for the economic growth. This technique is widely used in countries facing land scarcity. However, due to its poor management, it has caused another impact on the nearest marine environment and the local community. The rapid development on accommodations and infrastructures in Malacca has made the state government to approve the reclamation projects in the coastal area. Nevertheless, the project has brought adverse impacts to the coastal and socio-cultural environment as such as threatening in hawk’s bill sea turtle landing. The initiatives to form policies to conserve and protect the coastal zone have been started in the early 20th century and Malaysia management initiative was a problem-based and reactive approach to resource degradation and international commitments. In fact, the demand to protect and conserve the coastal resources and marine environments were under the 6th and 9th Malaysia Plan. The purpose of this study is to review the present law associated with coastal reclamation with the latest updates from the government’s initiatives to achieve sustainable coastal development in Malaysia. This paper also will respond to the need of more information on the status of coastal reclamation and their adverse impact in Malaysia and Malacca as a case study.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sustainable, coastal management, coastal development, reclamation, Malacca, Malaysia
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Marine Science
Depositing User:	Dr Juliana Mohamed
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2023 21:04
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2023 21:07
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/87931

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