The integration of green technology in urban development has become an imperative measure towards effective implementation of low carbon city policy. Therefore, this study aims to identify the strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats (SWOT) of green technologies adoption in low carbon city development. Responses from fifty-seven (57) respondents and five (5) experts of local city players were collected through survey questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that the role of government is recognized as an effective catalyst for green development while the lack of awareness and technical capacity identified as the weaknesses in adopting green technology in low carbon city development. Findings from the study also indicate that green technology transfer provides opportunity to promote economic development while green investment risk as a threat towards successful adoption of green technology in low carbon cities. The findings of this study could help policy makers to identify specific SWOT in green technologies adoption and develop suitable strategies towards conceptualization of low carbon city enhancement in Malaysia. This study contributes to the current body of knowledge concerning the insights of current status of green technology application for the development of low carbon city in developing countries especially Malaysia.
Studies on soil erodibility in Malaysia were critically reviewed. Soil erodibility is the only factor of Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), which requires laboratory work and analysis complexity to estimate soil loss. Therefore, the main objective is to review soil erodibility studies to enhance understanding of Malaysia’s soil erosion impacts. These studies were summarized in their application, purpose, value, utilization method/approach, and study location. On the other hand, a summarization of what, why, where, and how the soil erodibility was used was analyzed. Therefore, the importance of soil erodibility as input for environmental management and conservation practices can be addressed. For a large-scale area, the soil erodibility factor will be analyzed as one of the USLE variables in estimating the erosion rate. As for a small-scale area, this factor is an adaption of the ROM Scale, which use to identify the slopes or riverbanks prone to landslides induced by erosion. However, the determination of this factor requires extensive artistry, time, and cost. These would be an obstacle to the holistic assessment of soil erosion impacts since only a little soil sampling will be analyzed. Therefore, the simplified version for the determination of soil erodibility without any requirement of laboratory works will be an extra mile, especially for an area that does not have any information on soil series.
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