The Ramsar City Accreditation has been described in the Conference of Parties (COP 12) by way of Resolution XII.10 in Uruguay in 2015. The objectives of the accreditation are to assist cities, Contracting Parties and stakeholders in promoting awareness and also to support for the wise use and conservation of wetlands and to perform sustainable deve

Electronic business (e-business) can potentially develop SME’s adeptness and efficacy in facing the fast-changing and competitive business environment. Despite the success of many larger counterparts, SMEs are still lagging behind in using the Internet for their business especially in the context of developing countries. Although it is observed t

This paper shares part of the research experience in applying al-Faruqi’s meta- religion principles for developing profile of religions in Malaysia. To capture the principles, two major categories have been recommended as the anchoring themes which are ‘permanent’ and ‘dynamic’. The categories were tested by means of in-depth interviews w

The demand for neutrality and impartiality in the modern study of religions has challenged the role of theology in defending religious truth. As post-modernity emerged, its philosophy sought to deconstruct modern philosophy and everything under its shell. The post-modern philosophy is sceptical against the notion of objectivity and favour for relat

Background: Avian influenza (AI) is a disease that causes infection in birds with AI A virus. In Malaysia, the first outbreak of AI in poultry was detected in Kelantan on August 2004. This study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward AI among students in a public university in Pahang, Malaysia. Materials and Methods: Th

Understanding the urban form is crucial in determining the structure of a city in terms of physical and nonphysical aspects. The physical aspects include built-up areas that can be seen on the earth surface, and the nonphysical aspects include the shape, size, density, and configuration of settlements. The objectives of this study are to (i) analys

All cities in the world including Malaysia are experiencing rapid urbanization which has given significant impact on the variability of socio-economy. The present study is conducted to investigate the expansion of urban growth in the state of Selangor by selecting appropriate socio-economic indicators used in urban growth studies. The study partly

Dam planning development is important to provide water source to human and the environment. However, this development also poses a huge risk in the case of dam failure caused by natural disasters or operational failures. As part of the development of a dam, a mitigation plan should be provided to analyze the impact and provide the escape plan for t

Socio-economic indicators are important indexes to measure the effect of human activities towards climate. This paper aims to study on the two main socioeconomic indicators for the urban area, namely population and GDP, to determine the relationship between these variables and climate condition. The State of Selangor, Malaysia was chosen as the stu

The climate experts have proposed various approaches and strategies to understand the causes of Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to review the details concerning the themes of urban climate study and its measurement over a variety of cities. The paper discusses several approaches of thermal remote sensing study of differ