| Author | Toh, Ket Tiong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-98-31 |
| Subject(s) | Industries--Environmental aspects--Malaysia
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Traditionally, time-based approach has been employed by the government of Malaysia in
managing the environmental issues. Here, the priority is given to solve the most significant
environmental problems at that particular time. In the late 70's and early 80's, the main task of
the government was to control pollution from agro-based industries namely palm oil mills and
rubber factories. In the late 80' s, control pollution from domestic sewage was the main
concern. In the early 90's, solving the accumulated scheduled wastes at the factory premises
became the main issue. Presently, the top priority of the government is to manage the ever
increasing volume of solid waste. In dealing with all those issues, the traditional regulatory
instruments is used extensively. In addition, economic tools also have been used to certain
extent as supplement to the regulatory instruments as well as provide a more flexible approach
for the government to manage the environmental issues.
As the economic tools started to gain more attention from the government, this research
report attempts to provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of the economic tools that have
been used, particularly in the industrial environmental management. Since the economic tools
are used as supplement to the regulatory instruments, evaluation of the effectiveness of the
economic tools itself is not possible. However, the evaluation of the effectiveness of the
combination of the regulatory instruments and economic tools is equally good to provide a
yardstick of the performance of economic tools. It was found that majority of the economic
tools that have been used in industrial environmental management not only provide another
option for the government to manage industrial environmental pollution but also contribute to
the achievement of the objectives set. However, few economic tools are found not contribute
significantly to the improvement of environmental protection. For these tools, some
modification are required to improve its performance. Overall, economic tools may not be
possible to replace the traditional regulatory instruments. However, in certain cases, it may be
possible to encourage industry/public to participate voluntary in environmental friendly policies. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Visvanathan, C.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Preeda Parkpian ;Nguyen Cong Thanh; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Partial Scholarship ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |