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

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Juliana, Razman, Muhammad Rizal,
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malay Arts, Culture and Civilization Research Centre, Institute of the Malay World and Civilization 2018
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/87931/1/69; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87931/2/MANAGEMENT%20AND%20INITIATIVES%20TOWARDS%20SUSTAINABLE%20COASTAL%20DEVELOPMENT%20IN%20MALAYSIA%20EXPERIENCE%20FROM%20RECLAMATION.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87931/; https://spaj.ukm.my/ajehh/index.php/ajehh/article/view/69
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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 ar...