Erosion study in Cameron Highlands
1997
Roslan Zainal Abidin | Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim | Tew, K.H.
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia`s most famous and idyllic Highland Resort, has undergone rapid developments of which are mainly tourism based that could be categorized into Eco-Tourism and Agro-Tourism. Due to the current pace of development in Cameron Highlands, the impact of soil erosion will be a serious threat towards the environment and mankind. Seeing the weight of the problem, a case study has been carried out to determine the soil erosion frequency and loss on various location in Cameron Highlands using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE). From the analysis done for the study, the Gunung Brinchang location has been determined as having the highest value for Soil Erodibility Factor, K of the USLE, which is 0.38. Reversely, the Ladang Sg. Palas location recorded the lowest K value of 0.07. The analysis carried out on shows that the rainfall station in Ladang Teh Blue Valley has the highest erosion risk frequency compared to the Ladang Boh (Bahagian Selatan), which recorded the lowest. As for Cameron Highlands whereby the main occupation is farming, the dependence on soil is important to earn their livelihood. Therefore, this respective land if the land proves to be highly erodible and also for the government who are the policy makers in governing any future proposed projects so that the proposed projects could be carried out smoothly without expecting any untoward incident during and after the construction period.
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