Download or read book Malaysia s Green and Timeless World written by Charles Shuttleworth and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soils of Malaysia written by Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are approximately 500 different soil varieties in Malaysia, most is residual soil and coastal alluvial soil. This book presents a comprehensive overview of various aspects of soils in Malaysia. It covers topics including climate; flora and fauna; geology and hydrology; land use changes for agriculture; soil fertility; human-induced soil degradation; and soil contamination sources. It features information on the role of biological, chemical, mechanical, and physical factors in relation to soil properties. The book highlights land use impact, soil problems arising from contamination and its control methods, the management of problem soils, limiting materials as well as future soil issues. The presentation of different soils in Malaysia is organized through chapters based on two major soil groups (a) the sedentary soils formed in the interior on a wide range of rock types, and (b) the soils of the coastal alluvial plains. The book features information on how these various soil types affect the economy of the country and highlights the soil issues and challenges within the context of sustainable agriculture. Useful to graduate students of soil science, professionals, and agriculturalists, it provides extensive knowledge of agriculture soils in Malaysia in a concise and user-friendly manner.
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia written by Meredith L. Weiss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia offers a broad, analytical survey of Malaysia. It provides a comprehensive survey of significant topics in Malaysian politics, economy, and society today, focussing on issues, institutions, and trends. It is divided into four thematic sections, which are all introduced by the editor: • Domestic politics • Economics • Social policy and social development • International relations and security. The volume brings together an international team of experts: an interdisciplinary mix of forty contributors from Malaysia and elsewhere, including many of the leading specialists on Malaysian affairs. The chapters included in the volume form an accessible and fascinating window onto contemporary Malaysia. They each introduce a different aspect of the Malaysian polity, economy, or society, offering both historical perspective and a current assessment or investigation. Designed for general readers and specialists alike, chapters may be read individually -- each stands on its own -- or conjointly. Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policymakers, and others in search of reliable information on Malaysian politics, economics, and society.
Download or read book Malaysia s Development Challenges written by Hal Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the various economic, political and developmental policy challenges that Malaysia faces in its shift from a middle income to high-income economy. It covers subjects such as technology, education and skills, the promotion of entrpreneurship, social, monetary policy and governance issues.
Download or read book Information Malaysia written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Globalization Development And Security In Asia In 4 Volumes written by and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian countries are undergoing rapid political, economic and social transformations; meanwhile, there is a growing demand for knowing more about Asia. This Major Reference Set is designed to help general readers as well as specialists to have a good grasp of the latest developments in Asia in the key areas of economic growth, trade, energy, environment, foreign policy and security.With 4 volumes, this set covers all major dimensions of Asia's political economy. Contributors include both scholars and practitioners who provide first-hand description and analysis of fundamental issues in Asia.Peace and political stability are of ultimate importance, with Asia at the forefront of wealth creation in the global economy. Volume 1 unpacks and examines the foreign policy strategies of key states and the role of regional institutions in responding to the security demands of an Asian century.Volume 2 studies the strong economic integration through trade and cross-border investment that has been essential to Asia. The region's future prosperity depends on it being able to remain open and outward-looking. As Asia grows larger and richer, more concerted efforts are required to surmount regional rivalry and to further strengthen the regional architecture of economic cooperation.Volume 3 looks at the emerging economies' thirst for energy that creates huge competition, around which domestic, regional, and international political economy unfolds. Climate change and aspiration for sustainable development further complicate the challenge.Volume 4 offers a comprehensive coverage of subjects on environment and sustainable development in Asia with case studies of selected and representative countries that are at different stages of economic development and facing different environment-related problems and challenges in the twenty-first century.This interdisciplinary set is a fine example of international cooperation, with contributors hailing from different parts of Asia as well as North America and Europe. It is a must-have for anyone keen on understanding Asia's dynamic and changing scene.
Download or read book Soul of the Tiger written by Jeffrey A. McNeely and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anecdotes, facts, and observations on the role animals play in the daily life of Southeast Asian villages.
Download or read book Tropical Forest Biomes written by Barbara A. Holzman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World series covers the lush, beautiful - and rapidly shrinking - tropical forest biomes. The volume covers the two major tropic forest biomes, tropical rainforests and tropical seasonal forests.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Malaysia written by Amarjit Kaur and published by Historical Dictionaries of Asi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on the period since Malaysian independence and the recent economic, political and social crises as well as the precolonial and colonial eras. Malaysian-born Kaur's (economic studies, U. of New England, Armidale, Australia) introduction provides some geographical, sociological, and historical background. Significant persons, places, events, institutions and cultural aspects are profiled in the dictionary. Supplementary information is presented in tables, maps, a chronology, and various appendices. An extensive bibliography is included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book Malaysia written by Keat Gin Ooi and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. This bibliographical reference to Malaysia, updated from 1986, covers 1,052 English-language source materials. Entries are arranged into 42 categories, such as economics, languages, recreation, and environment. Annotations are 50-150 words. The volume includes an introduction, a glossary of foreign terms, and a list of abbreviations and acronyms. Indexed by author, title, and subject, and includes four maps. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book Indigenous Rights written by Anthony J. Connolly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the world, indigenous rights have become increasingly prominent and controversial. The recent adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is the latest in a series of significant developments in the recognition of such rights across a range of jurisdictions. The papers in this collection address the most important philosophical and practical issues informing the discussion of indigenous rights over the past decade or so, at both the international and national levels. Its contributing authors comprise some of the most interesting and influential indigenous and non-indigenous thinkers presently writing on the topic.
Download or read book Malaysia Official Year Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Malaysia written by Wendy Moore and published by Passport Books. This book was released on 1993-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collins Illustrated Guide to Malaysia written by Wendy Moore and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1989 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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