Papers by Saiful Arif Abdullah
Environmental Management, 2008
Agricultural expansion and deforestation are spatial processes of land transformation that impact... more Agricultural expansion and deforestation are spatial processes of land transformation that impact on landscape pattern. In peninsular Malaysia, the conversion of forested areas into two major cash crops-rubber and oil palm plantations-has been identified as driving significant environmental change. To date, there has been insufficient literature studying the link between changes in landscape patterns and land-related development policies. Therefore, this paper examines: (i) the links between development policies and changes in land use/land cover and landscape pattern and (ii) the significance and implications of these links for future development policies. The objective is to generate insights on the changing process of land use/land cover
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Papers by Saiful Arif Abdullah