Achieving sustainable coastal environment in Langkawi, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mazlin, Mokhtar *, Minhaz, Farid Ahmed, Lee, Khai Ern *, Lubna, Alam, Goh, Choo Ta, Rahmah, Elfithri, Jamil, Tajam, Wong, Anthony Kim Hooi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Sabah Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: V Naval Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/949/1/Mokhtar%20Achieving%20Sustainable.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/949/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BJoMSA/article/view/985

Despite many good policies and institutions, the coastal environment of Langkawi continues to deteriorate. This could be due to lack of effective governance as well as unregulated waste discharge. Evidences collected from the literature during 1996 to 2013 also revealed a significant increase in the...