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levels and high life expectancy means that population pressure on the fragile coastal
ecosystem is increasing (Japan Meteorological Agency 2002). For example, the
urban construction industry has been responsible for the destruction of vegetation,
soil erosion and siltation of streams (Davis and FitzGerald 2004). The increase in
wealth has in turn prompted the development of construction industry. Brunei’s environmental problems are more result of affluence than of poverty (Coles et al. 2011).
1911
1921
1931
1947
1960
1971
1981
IN THOUSANDS
YEAR
0
4 0
8 0
1 20
160
2 00
Fig. 4.11 The table above shows the number of population in Brunei (Modified from Stewart
1986)
Fig. 4.12 Shows the nearby settlement located 2.61 km away from The Mangsalut River (Modified
from Google Earth, 2015)
S.N. Islam and U.A.A.B. Yahya
levels and high life expectancy means that population pressure on the fragile coastal
ecosystem is increasing (Japan Meteorological Agency 2002). For example, the
urban construction industry has been responsible for the destruction of vegetation,
soil erosion and siltation of streams (Davis and FitzGerald 2004). The increase in
wealth has in turn prompted the development of construction industry. Brunei’s environmental problems are more result of affluence than of poverty (Coles et al. 2011).
1911
1921
1931
1947
1960
1971
1981
IN THOUSANDS
YEAR
0
4 0
8 0
1 20
160
2 00
Fig. 4.11 The table above shows the number of population in Brunei (Modified from Stewart
1986)
Fig. 4.12 Shows the nearby settlement located 2.61 km away from The Mangsalut River (Modified
from Google Earth, 2015)
S.N. Islam and U.A.A.B. Yahya