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Relationship to the river: the case of the rural communities residing beside the Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers


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Abu Samah, Bahaman and Md. Yassin, Sulaiman and Hamzah, Azimi and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Idris, Khairuddin (2013) Relationship to the river: the case of the rural communities residing beside the Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers. Asian Social Science, 9 (13). pp. 119-125. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025

Abstract

The present study attempts to identify the views of the rural community living near to Tembeling-Pahang-Muar river, regarding their relationship with the river. This study is qualitative in nature: a total of three focus group discussions were conducted among selected villagers from Kuala Tembeling, Kuala Tahan and Kundang Hulu villages. Four themes emerged from the analysis, namely sources of income, mode of transportation, less appreciation among the younger generation for the river, and the need for river development. Through the identification of this data, it is a hope that a broader understanding of the relationship between the local community and the river could facilitate river development programmes and strategies.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Educational Studies
Faculty of Human Ecology
Institute for Social Science Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v9n13p119
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Keywords: River relationship; Community development; River development
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 05 Jul 2015 00:47
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2017 05:24
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28237
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