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Environment impact due to port expansion
Putri Zaireen Binti Saparin
En. Sharifuddin bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
Kuantan Port is the main port of the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, which is managed
by Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) and under the control of Kuantan Port Authority
(LPKtn). The annual report of the Ministry of Transport Malaysia (MOT) showed an
increase in container volume from 126.5 thousand (2013) to 141 thousand (2015). The
increase is due to the rapid development of industrial areas around the Kuantan districts
such as MCKIP and Gebeng. In order to meet these requirements, KPC has implemented
port expansion projects. The enlargement of KPC has had many effects on the economy,
environment, and social of the population. Focusing on environmental impacts,
environmental impacts include the impact of pollution on air, water, land and nuisance.
This effect is assessed through a negative angle based on perceptions of the general
public. The research method was quantitative, obtained by primary data through the
distribution of questionnaires distributed to 200 respondents around Kuantan. The
research hypothesis is that the expansion of KPC has a negative impact on society. The
results of the analysis show the enlargement of ports has a negative impact on the
environmental, this is parallel to the early hypothesis that has a negative impact on
environmental. Through this study, people will realised the importance of environmental
impacts towards their life due to enlargement of port.
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