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Managing Urban Rivers and Water Quality in Malaysia for Sustainable Water Resources

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  • Ngai Chan

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Rivers are rich ecosystems and sources of life, providing many functions for the survival of natural and human systems. In Malaysia, due to poor management and public apathy, they are severely degraded. Rapid development and urbanization have also overstressed and polluted them, and governance practices are mostly focused on managing water shortages, floods, and pollution. Limitations include low priority in the political agenda, inadequate economic, managerial, and human resources, poor enforcement of laws and regulations, poor public involvement, and inadequate use of non-structural measures. Recent government, private sector, and NGO partnerships, however, have shown great potential for improved management of rivers.

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  • Ngai Chan, 2012. "Managing Urban Rivers and Water Quality in Malaysia for Sustainable Water Resources," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 343-354.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:343-354
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668643
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    1. Jamal Othman & Goh Hong Lip & Yaghoob Jafari, 2014. "Benefits valuation of potable water quality improvement in Malaysia: the case of Kajang Municipality," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(4), pages 621-634, December.
    2. Ang, Soon Yong & Wickramasinghe, Danture, 2023. "Ethical disputes, coordinating acts and NGO accountability: Evidence from an NGO river-care programme in Malaysia," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).

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