Determination of Critical Factors in Implementing River Clean-Up Projects: A Malaysian Case Study

What is it about?

This study examined the factors related to the steps taken to clean-up and rehabilitate Melaka River and deduce by utilizing factor analysis the most critical success factors from the results obtained. A responsible river community is by far the most effective way to keep a river clean.

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Why is it important?

Economic activities bring along contamination of rivers, sedimentation, coastal erosion, decrease of aquatic life, and also flooding. Several rivers are very polluted and require cleaning-up operations. For a river that runs through one of the world’s historic cities with the associated tourism elements, the good health of the river is of paramount importance.

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