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Table 1 Percentage of land use/land change (LULC) from previous studies

From: Land use change in highland area and its impact on river water quality: a review of case studies in Malaysia

No.

References

Land use/years (ha)

1947

1966

1982–1984

1990

1995

1997

2000–2003

2005

2010

2014–2016

Changes (%)

1

Gasim et al. 2009

Urbanization

–

–

181

–

264

–

306

–

–

–

+ 69%

Agriculture

–

–

438

–

1402

–

2926

–

–

–

+ 568%

Forest

–

–

30,989

–

27,766

–

23,374

–

–

–

− 25%

2

Ismail et al. 2012

Developeda

–

–

–

–

–

–

9408

8707

8668

–

− 8%

Natural areasb

–

–

–

–

–

–

17,570

18,262

18,245

–

+ 4%

3

Khairulmaini and Fauza 2010

Telom catchment

           

 Forest

10,380

–

9040

9030

–

7410

–

–

–

–

− 29%

 Agriculture

550

–

1320

1340

–

2890

–

–

–

–

+ 81%

 Urbanization

0

–

50

50

–

110

–

–

–

–

+ 110%

Upper Bertam

           

 Forest

1950

–

1620

1590.00

–

1540

–

–

–

–

− 21%

 Agriculture

190

–

220

240.00

–

290

–

–

–

–

+ 35%

 Urbanization

0

–

290

300.00

–

300

–

–

–

–

+ 300%

Lower Bertam

           

 Forest

4380

–

2920

2910.00

–

2810

–

–

–

–

− 36%

 Agriculture

260

–

970

1020.00

–

1470

–

–

–

–

+ 82%

 Urbanization

0

–

100

110.00

–

120

–

–

–

–

+ 120%

4

Haron et al. 2014

Urbanization

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

971

2%

Agriculture

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9782

14%

Forest

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

57,354

84%

5

Zin and Ahmad 2014

Forest reserve

–

–

–

–

–

–

3533

–

3141

–

− 11%

6

Rendana et al. 2015

Urbanization

–

–

–

–

–

126

–

–

–

439

+ 249%

Agriculture

–

–

–

–

–

6710

–

–

–

7527

+ 12%

Forest

–

–

–

–

–

58,689

–

–

–

54,264

− 8%

7

Rozimah and Khairulmaini 2016

Developed

–

±4000

–

–

–

–

–

–

±12,000

–

+ 200%

Natural areas

–

67,381

–

–

–

–

–

–

58,855

–

− 13%

8

Sholagberu et al. 2016

Urbanization

–

–

–

–

593

–

830

–

–

–

+ 40%

Agriculture

–

–

–

–

5125

–

5671

–

–

–

+ 11%

9

RTD 2003–2015 (RTD 2018a) and RTD 2030 (RTD 2018b)

Agriculture

–

–

–

–

–

–

5683

–

–

7508

+ 32%

Forest

–

–

–

–

–

–

64,467

–

–

62,504

− 3%

  1. All the total areas presented may not having the same values as the area cover for each study may be different
  2. RTD Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Cameron Highlands/Local District Planning
  3. aLand use (mixed agriculture/residential/road + tea plantation)
  4. bLand use (primary forest + secondary forest/shrub