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Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin and Chong, Wan Sze
(2008)
Public attitudes and perceptions toward forest fire in Selangor, Malaysia.
Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 4 (6).
pp. 819-823.
ISSN 1819-5415
Abstract
This study attempted to assess the attitudes and perception of three groups of people affected by forest fire i.e public, fire fighters
and villagers affected by forest fire. Likert questionaire is used to elicit repondents attitudes and perception by asking the degree
to which the individual agree or disagree with the statement. Respondents from all three groups agreed that forest fire would
cause air pollution, soil erosion, green house effect and thick haze, so indirectly cause disease like asthma, respiratory disease,
skin infection. Villager affected by forest fire supported immediate fire suppression and agree that forest fire is a big problem in this
country. However the public and fire fighter did not agree with this perception. The findings from this study will help the relevant
authorities to formulate fire prevention and educational campaign.
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Item Type: |
Article
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Subject: |
Forest fires - Malaysia. |
Subject: |
Wildfires - Social aspects - Malaysia. |
Subject: |
Forest fires - Prevention and control. |
Divisions: |
Faculty of Forestry |
Publisher: |
INSInet Publication |
Keywords: |
Forest fire; Attitudes; Perceptions; Fire fighters; Forest fire management |
Depositing User: |
kmportal
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Date Deposited: |
25 Apr 2013 02:29 |
Last Modified: |
22 Dec 2015 04:46 |
URI: |
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16388 |
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