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Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

Case Studies and Solutions from Malaysia

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Editors:
  1. Mohd Armi Abu Samah

    1. Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia

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  2. Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin

    1. Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

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  • Explores concepts of environmental management and sustainable development in Malaysia

  • Uses ecological site analysis to determine natural resource demands in vulnerable ecosystems

  • Discusses sustainable approaches to waste and pollution management

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Environmental Awareness Studies in Environmental Management at Terengganu, Malaysia

    • Noorjima Abd Wahab, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Muhammad Hafiz Md Saad, Siti Nor Aisyah Bati, Syazni Jusoh et al.
    Pages 1-17

  3. Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Exposure Due to Selected Freshwater Fishes Ingestion from Sungai Kuantan, Malaysia

    • Nadzifah Yaakub, Wan Marlin Rohalin
    Pages 19-29

  4. Determination of Nickel and Cadmium in Freshwater Fishes in Kuantan River and Riau River

    • Nadzifah Yaakub, Wan Marlin Rohalin
    Pages 31-38

  5. Tourism Sustainability: Perspectives on Past Works, Issues and Future Research Opportunities

    • Muaz Azinuddin, Wan Mohd Adzim Wan Mohd Zain, Nur Shahirah Mior Shariffuddin
    Pages 39-51

  6. Overview on Particulate Matter Emissions at Construction Site: Story in Malaysia

    • Fatthir Iftiaz Ismail, Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Mohd Shukri Mohd Aris, Siti Rohana Mohd Yatim
    Pages 53-68

  7. The Contribution of Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) Approach on Environmental Pollution Reduction and Health Risk for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

    • Mohd Filza Ikmal Irozi, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Sarva Mangala Praveena, Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Nazri Che Dom
    Pages 69-91

  8. General Overview on Cellulose and Cellulose Nanocrystals: Properties, Extraction, Application, and Sustainable Development

    • Wan Hazman Danial, Raihan Mohd Taib, Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Zaiton Abdul Majid
    Pages 93-114

  9. Strengthening Wildlife Protection Law in Malaysia to Deter Poaching

    • I. H. Loh, J. L. Chong, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Roslan Umar
    Pages 115-123

  10. Lifting of Corporate Veil in Wildlife Crime: The Lacuna of Law in Malaysia

    • I. H. Loh, J. L. Chong, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Roslan Umar
    Pages 125-133

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 135-137
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About this book

This volume provides case studies conducted in Malaysia based on environmental management and the sustainable development of human and ecological systems. The first chapter discusses awareness studies in environmental management in Terengganu, Malaysia. The second chapter is about human health risk assessment of heavy metals exposure due to freshwater fish ingestion from Sungai Kuantan, Malaysia. The third chapter discusses nickel and cadmium pollution in freshwater fishes in Kuantan River and Riau River. Chapter four discusses tourism sustainability. Chapters five and six provide an overview on particulate matter emissions at construction sites, and municipal solid waste (MSW) management approaches. In chapter seven, the book provides a general overview on cellulose and cellulose nanocrystals extraction. Finally, chapters eight and nine discuss legal measures for wildlife protection in Malaysia, and how improved environmental management practices are needed to achieve this. The book is intended for environmental managers, wildlife organizations, and students and researchers studying sustainable development, waste management, and corporate impacts on the environment. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia

    Mohd Armi Abu Samah

  • Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

    Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin

About the editors

Mohd Armi Abu Samah is expert in solid waste management and composting development process systems. He has working as Senior Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia previously before joining IIUM Kuantan as Assistant Professor. He is very active in various research activities as principal researcher and also as a co-researcher at UITM Shah Alam, researcher team at UMP, UPM and UNIZA. In academic value, he is very progressive in writing a book, magazine, proceeding and journal paper as well as invited reviewer of International and Local journals. He published more than 70 papers in various international journal with indexed journal namely Scopus, ISI and others. He won several medals during research and innovation expo such Malaysia Malaysia Technology Expo, An International Exhibition of Innovative Higher Learning Research Initiatives, Research and Innovation Expo 2013 UTeMEX 2013 and Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation UPM. The medal he won Silver medal on Expert System of Solid Waste Composition Malaysia (ES-Waste) at Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (IIDEX) 2015 and ITEX with Gold Medal in Malaysia and latest MTE 2021 with Silver Medal.

 Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin is an Associate Professor Ts. Dr. and Deputy Dean in Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia. His interests in Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Development Science, Hydrology, Geomorphology, Geographical Information System, Sedimentology, Modelling, River and lake simulation, Geometric, River Plan Change, Water Quality, Eco-hydrology and Climate Change. Now he involved as a project leader in Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Research Acculturation Grant Scheme and others Project Grant. Besides that, as co-researcher in more than 20 research grants. He also already produced 7 books, 40 Chapters in Book and more than 200 journal articles in ISI, SCOPUS and other index’s.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

  • Book Subtitle: Case Studies and Solutions from Malaysia

  • Editors: Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93932-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93931-1Published: 29 March 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93934-2Published: 30 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-93932-8Published: 26 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Pollution, general, Environmental Health

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