In nature-based tourism destination, sustainable tourism is a more responsible form of tourism se... more In nature-based tourism destination, sustainable tourism is a more responsible form of tourism seeks to minimize the undesirable impacts of tourism development in ecological sensitive areas apart from contributing to nature conservation. While these objectives must be achieved, it is also important to ensure a high level of tourist satisfaction which is central to the survival of tourism business. In protected areas, park management is traditionally a responsibility of public sector. While public sector is said to be in a better position in securing the interest of public, tourism business is not their forte but private sector due to the heavy bureaucratic nature of the former and the profit-driven nature of the latter. Kinabalu Park is a famous nature-based tourism destination in Malaysia for its flora diversity and splendid mountainous landscape. By borrowing the case of Kinabalu Park, this paper aims to reveal some arising issues in park management resulted from the involvement o...
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020
Urban heat mainly caused due to the anthropogenic and due to heat stored and re-radiated from the... more Urban heat mainly caused due to the anthropogenic and due to heat stored and re-radiated from the sun. In a tropical country, activity during daylight is possible in a large part of the year, and such cities rapidly contribute to influence the global climate change as Urban Heat. Education area with their activity in university is similar to an urban area with a small scale. The university campus has a localized urban environment. The land cover in an university is similar to land cover in an urban area. Every land cover has its urban heat signature. This paper aims to understand the urban heat signatures (UHS) based on the land cover on the university campus. To answer the aim of the research, we used the collected temperature data based on land cover in the education area. Data collection for the ground air surface temperature with a survey by rapid 20 min at sample location by day and night time using a handheld air temperature tool. This result concluded land cover is related to...
The growth of Iskandar Malaysia as a regional development corridor is inescapable large and rapid... more The growth of Iskandar Malaysia as a regional development corridor is inescapable large and rapid. The study area has been transformed from predominantly agricultural and forest land prior to 1990s into the second largest and third most urbanized area in peninsular Malaysia. The aim of this paper is to map Iskandar land cover change from 1991 to 2019 using sequential Landsat multi-spectral images with Normalized Difference Building Index (NDBI) analysis to assess spatio-temporal urban built up and its pattern. Accuracy assessment of kappa coefficient is used to measure the accuracy of classification. Research has proved a significant rapid land cover change and a vast transformation of agricultural and forest land into low density urbanized area scattered in Iskandar. A rapid land cover change of regional development corridor has significant influence on urban expansion especially to their periphery.
Ecosystem services provided by urban parks play a significant role in visitors’ well-being. The p... more Ecosystem services provided by urban parks play a significant role in visitors’ well-being. The provision of these services depends upon the well-designed green spaces built to fulfil the needs of people. As these services are linked with visitors’ well-being, particular emphasis to indicate them is needed. However, minimal documentation is found regarding these valuable services, particularly in the context of Lahore. So, in this study, an effort was made to highlight visitors’ preferences for the available ecosystem services provided by urban parks in Lahore, Pakistan. These ecosystem services are beneficial in enhancing the well-being of people. Fifteen parks in Lahore were selected in this study to highlight the visitors’ preferences in visiting the parks. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in these parks to collect information. The questionnaire was compiled to record socio-demographical profiles, usage patterns, choices, and visitors’ opinions about the services provid...
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Landsat observation has numerous potentials as a quantitative approach in regional scale monitori... more Landsat observation has numerous potentials as a quantitative approach in regional scale monitoring of urban growth and environmental change. To achieve this approach, three Landsat data of year 1991 (TM), 2005 (ETM+) and 2019 (OLI-TIRS) has been acquired, classified, and accurately assessed. The research assesses spatio-temporal urban growth, its pattern and land use land cover (LULC) changes of using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Building Index (NDBI) analysis. NDVI were performed for vegetation monitoring especially on loss of vegetation land while NDBI were performed for identification of dense urban and built-up areas. The NDVI and NDBI density results show a significant decreased of vegetation land and a leap up increased of urban and built-up land use. This indicates a significant rapid growth development and a vast transformation of agricultural and forest land into low density development. A rapid urban growth of regional developmen...
In nature-based tourism destination, sustainable tourism is a more responsible form of tourism se... more In nature-based tourism destination, sustainable tourism is a more responsible form of tourism seeks to minimize the undesirable impacts of tourism development in ecological sensitive areas apart from contributing to nature conservation. While these objectives must be achieved, it is also important to ensure a high level of tourist satisfaction which is central to the survival of tourism business. In protected areas, park management is traditionally a responsibility of public sector. While public sector is said to be in a better position in securing the interest of public, tourism business is not their forte but private sector due to the heavy bureaucratic nature of the former and the profit-driven nature of the latter. Kinabalu Park is a famous nature-based tourism destination in Malaysia for its flora diversity and splendid mountainous landscape. By borrowing the case of Kinabalu Park, this paper aims to reveal some arising issues in park management resulted from the involvement o...
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020
Urban heat mainly caused due to the anthropogenic and due to heat stored and re-radiated from the... more Urban heat mainly caused due to the anthropogenic and due to heat stored and re-radiated from the sun. In a tropical country, activity during daylight is possible in a large part of the year, and such cities rapidly contribute to influence the global climate change as Urban Heat. Education area with their activity in university is similar to an urban area with a small scale. The university campus has a localized urban environment. The land cover in an university is similar to land cover in an urban area. Every land cover has its urban heat signature. This paper aims to understand the urban heat signatures (UHS) based on the land cover on the university campus. To answer the aim of the research, we used the collected temperature data based on land cover in the education area. Data collection for the ground air surface temperature with a survey by rapid 20 min at sample location by day and night time using a handheld air temperature tool. This result concluded land cover is related to...
The growth of Iskandar Malaysia as a regional development corridor is inescapable large and rapid... more The growth of Iskandar Malaysia as a regional development corridor is inescapable large and rapid. The study area has been transformed from predominantly agricultural and forest land prior to 1990s into the second largest and third most urbanized area in peninsular Malaysia. The aim of this paper is to map Iskandar land cover change from 1991 to 2019 using sequential Landsat multi-spectral images with Normalized Difference Building Index (NDBI) analysis to assess spatio-temporal urban built up and its pattern. Accuracy assessment of kappa coefficient is used to measure the accuracy of classification. Research has proved a significant rapid land cover change and a vast transformation of agricultural and forest land into low density urbanized area scattered in Iskandar. A rapid land cover change of regional development corridor has significant influence on urban expansion especially to their periphery.
Ecosystem services provided by urban parks play a significant role in visitors’ well-being. The p... more Ecosystem services provided by urban parks play a significant role in visitors’ well-being. The provision of these services depends upon the well-designed green spaces built to fulfil the needs of people. As these services are linked with visitors’ well-being, particular emphasis to indicate them is needed. However, minimal documentation is found regarding these valuable services, particularly in the context of Lahore. So, in this study, an effort was made to highlight visitors’ preferences for the available ecosystem services provided by urban parks in Lahore, Pakistan. These ecosystem services are beneficial in enhancing the well-being of people. Fifteen parks in Lahore were selected in this study to highlight the visitors’ preferences in visiting the parks. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in these parks to collect information. The questionnaire was compiled to record socio-demographical profiles, usage patterns, choices, and visitors’ opinions about the services provid...
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Landsat observation has numerous potentials as a quantitative approach in regional scale monitori... more Landsat observation has numerous potentials as a quantitative approach in regional scale monitoring of urban growth and environmental change. To achieve this approach, three Landsat data of year 1991 (TM), 2005 (ETM+) and 2019 (OLI-TIRS) has been acquired, classified, and accurately assessed. The research assesses spatio-temporal urban growth, its pattern and land use land cover (LULC) changes of using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Building Index (NDBI) analysis. NDVI were performed for vegetation monitoring especially on loss of vegetation land while NDBI were performed for identification of dense urban and built-up areas. The NDVI and NDBI density results show a significant decreased of vegetation land and a leap up increased of urban and built-up land use. This indicates a significant rapid growth development and a vast transformation of agricultural and forest land into low density development. A rapid urban growth of regional developmen...
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