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Social impact evaluation of tea production using social life cycle assessment (s-lca) method in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia


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Yeoh, Geok Wah and Sharaai, Amir Hamzah and Muhammad, Khairul Izzuddin (2019) Social impact evaluation of tea production using social life cycle assessment (s-lca) method in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Planning Malaysia, 17 (2). pp. 215-224. ISSN 1675-6215

Abstract

Commercial convention of tea production and plantation at the largest scale in this country has shown an escalation year by year, together with the high demand for tea products in the Malaysian market. This may have a direct social impact throughout the life cycle of tea production. Thus, this research sought to identify the social impacts from the overall process of tea production. This study used the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) involving descriptive analysis by assessing the social impacts associated with the stakeholders of tea production using three sets of questionnaires. The studies were conducted at one of the highest tea production companies in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. The findings of the stakeholders showed a good level of satisfaction because there was no significant negative effect. Overall, the social aspects of the tea production met the required criteria in terms of social significance. However, there were some social aspects that can be improved by the factory in the future such as health and safety, discrimination, job opportunity and local community involvement.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Environmental Studies
Institute of Plantation Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.21837/pmjournal.v17.i10.642
Publisher: Malaysian Institute of Planners
Keywords: Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA); Job satisfaction; Job discrimination; Social security; Safe and healthy living condition
Depositing User: Mr. Sazali Mohamad
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2020 18:57
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2020 18:57
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82187
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