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M. T. Abdullah et al. (eds.), Resource Use and Sustainability of Orang Asli,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64961-6_14
Ecological Balance Towards Sustainable
Index of Tasik Kenyir
Muhamad Na’eim Abdul Rahman, Muhamad Safiih Lola,
Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah,
and Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin
Abstract The assessment of ecological sustainability index for Tasik Kenyir is
always related to selection of indicators for sustainable development. There are few
initiatives to integrate indicators from various sectors to become an ecological index
for Tasik Kenyir, where issues of sustainable development are interrelated. The purpose of this study is to develop a set of criteria, indicators and indices for sustainability assessment of Tasik Kenyir. The focus is on ecological indicators and a
framework that has been developed. The results determined the suitable indicators
to monitor the ecological balance in the largest man-made lake in Peninsular
Malaysia.
Keywords Urban sustainable development · framework · indicators index ·
Tasik Kenyir
M. N. A. Rahman (*) · M. S. Lola
Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Malaysia, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
e-mail: safiihmd@umt.edu.my
M. N. A. Ramlee · M. T. Abdullah · M. S. A. Ariffin
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia
Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
e-mail: mohd.tajuddin@umt.edu.my