| Author | Rahman, Zulkifli Abdul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.NR-91-02 |
| Subject(s) | Land use--Environmental aspects--Klang River Basin
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| Note | A thesis submit in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-91-02 |
| Abstract | The magnitude and rate of nonpoint pollution in the
Klang River Basin was assessed using the 1990 remote sensing
data and integrated with the geographic information system to
determine their impact on the water quality. The landuse
change detection revealed a significant change over landuse
occur for the past 5 years when comparing with the 1985
landuse map.
Modelling of nonpoint pollution for the study area was
conducted using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) for
the pervious area while for the impervious area the estimation was based on the curb density. Several sets of data such
as remote sensing, landuse, rainfall, soil, specific curb
length, water quality and elevation were utilised. Thematic
maps were digitised and analysis was carried out using appropriate GIS software both at Malaysian Center for Remote
Sensing and at the INRDM, AIT. The results indicated that
soil erosion rates are critical in a number of catchments and
these are likely to influence the present water quality
status of the Klang River basin.
The study demon strates the potential use of r emote
sensing technique a nd the GIS technology for creating computerised geo-referenced resource databases that is useful
for planning and management purposes.
This study also highlight the role of the central planning agency in coordinating and to establish the National
Codification System to aid access to data which is often
difficult to be retrieved. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-91-02 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Apisit Eiumnoh ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kaew Nualchawee ;Aschbacher, Josef ;Schroder, Hans
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |