Land use change and Ecological Network in rapid urban growth region in Selangor region, Malaysia

Ma, Tian Zi and Teh, Bor Tsong and Kho, Mei Ye (2024) Land use change and Ecological Network in rapid urban growth region in Selangor region, Malaysia. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). p. 16470. ISSN 2045-2322, DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67294-1.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67294-1

Abstract

Rapid urbanization will cause various land use changes and the vast occupation of green spaces, a critical factor in the deterioration of biodiversity in urbanized areas. Some species of wildlife are endangered due to habitat shrunk and fragmentation. However, Malaysia's current biodiversity protection range is still limited. The Ecological Network (EN) refers to a framework of ecological components, which can be obtained by geographical and technical approaches to support more ecological diversity ranges. Furthermore, little research has been found on EN in Malaysia and the impact of land use change on EN. Therefore, the Selangor region is selected as the study area. This paper quantifies land use change and measures the extent of land use change to obtain the EN's change. The result has shown that forestland has decreased, explored by people for housing and agriculture from 2000 to 2020. The EN has a trend of fragmentation. Overall, this study's results imply that the land use change led to EN's worsened performance from 2000 to 2020 in the study area. This paper hopes that this research could help supply information on conserving biodiversity in future development and urban sustainable planning in Malaysia.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions: Faculty of the Built Environment
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2025 06:26
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2025 06:26
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/46817

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