The determinants of environmental degradation in Malaysia

Aireen Azraai, Samin (2015) The determinants of environmental degradation in Malaysia. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Environmental degradation is downturn of the environment through the depletion of resources such as air, water and soil. This can lead to the destruction of ecosystems and extinction of the threatening wildlife, loss of biodiversity, depletion of ozone layer and economic impacted throughout of it. In this study, carbon dioxide emission react as the dependent variable while agriculture value added, manufacturing value added, service value added and gross fixed capital accumulation are the independent variables. This study aiming to find the determinants of environmental degradation in Malaysia by using the data between the year of 1970 until 2013, found out that all the dependent variables has one long run effects towards the dependent variables through econometric analysis. However, there is no short-run relationship between the dependent and independent variables.

Item Type:	Final Year Project Report
Additional Information:	Project Report (B.Sc.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2015.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Environmental degradation, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, undergraduate, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions:	Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Depositing User:	Karen Kornalius
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2016 03:12
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2023 08:16
URI:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12317

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