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An exploratory study for the socioeconomics impact at Tok Bali area towards
development of east coast railway link (ECRL) project: community perception
Muhamad Rashdan Ikmal Bin Mohamed Noor
Dr. Mohd Saiful Izwaan Bin Saadon
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
Malaysia will build East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) that will support the about 1.5% at current
rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), society growth and development or urbanization.
It is a new twin rail construction project which will connect West Coast to East Coast. In
this research the sampling will focusing how ECRL will impacting to the community and
the background of Tok Bali. The sampling of that area involves about 100 respondents.
It is about the capabilities of Tok Bali area in terms of geographic, economic and society
towards establishments of ECRL. The aims are to explore the determinants of Tok Bali
community perception in socioeconomic impacts towards the development of ECRL. To
find out the benefits and disadvantages of ECRL development towards socioeconomics of
at Tok Bali. The survey will be carried out on the main players involved in the community.
Data collection will be on two ways that are quantitative based on questionnaires by using
Linker Scale from sampling scope at Tok Bali. Descriptive analysis through the frequency,
mean, mode, median, bar and pie graph and using colleration (PEARSON). The purpose
of study is to get co-operation from local community in Tok Bali area which is will give
issue towards community acceptance on ECRL development.
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