GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia

Although the aquaculture industry contributes less than 0.2% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Malaysia, it has slowly become an important economic activity due to the high-value species productions for domestic and international markets. In addition, aquaculture can potentially be used as a su...

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Autores principales:	Puteri Nur Atiqah Bandira, Mohd Amirul Mahamud, Narimah Samat, Mou Leong Tan, Ngai Weng Chan
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	aquaculture brackishwater GIS MCE site selection food security Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:882b1ef94d714b0b98a15caa2b606dbd2021-11-25T18:09:27ZGIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia10.3390/land101111742073-445Xhttps://doaj.org/article/882b1ef94d714b0b98a15caa2b606dbd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1174https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445XAlthough the aquaculture industry contributes less than 0.2% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Malaysia, it has slowly become an important economic activity due to the high-value species productions for domestic and international markets. In addition, aquaculture can potentially be used as a sustainable solution for food security in the future. At present, the selection of aquaculture sites has not received much attention. Thus, this study aims to integrate a Geographic Information System and multi-criteria evaluation approach in identifying the potential sites for brackish aquaculture in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia. ArcGIS 10.4 was used to perform site selection analysis together with the essential spatial data such as current land use, environmentally sensitive data, and soil quality that influence suitable sites selection for aquaculture. The selection was undertaken in ad hoc manners based on available land identified by aquaculture operators. The results indicated that the George Town Conurbation has a minimal potential site (0.37%) for aquaculture sites. This minimal number results from the expansion of built-up areas towards urban fringe areas; hence less land becomes available for aquaculture. A reasonable buffer zone should be designated as a boundary between urban development and aquaculture to avoid land-use conflict between these two activities.Puteri Nur Atiqah BandiraMohd Amirul MahamudNarimah SamatMou Leong TanNgai Weng ChanMDPI AGarticleaquaculturebrackishwaterGISMCEsite selectionfood securityAgricultureSENLand, Vol 10, Iss 1174, p 1174 (2021)
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description	Although the aquaculture industry contributes less than 0.2% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Malaysia, it has slowly become an important economic activity due to the high-value species productions for domestic and international markets. In addition, aquaculture can potentially be used as a sustainable solution for food security in the future. At present, the selection of aquaculture sites has not received much attention. Thus, this study aims to integrate a Geographic Information System and multi-criteria evaluation approach in identifying the potential sites for brackish aquaculture in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia. ArcGIS 10.4 was used to perform site selection analysis together with the essential spatial data such as current land use, environmentally sensitive data, and soil quality that influence suitable sites selection for aquaculture. The selection was undertaken in ad hoc manners based on available land identified by aquaculture operators. The results indicated that the George Town Conurbation has a minimal potential site (0.37%) for aquaculture sites. This minimal number results from the expansion of built-up areas towards urban fringe areas; hence less land becomes available for aquaculture. A reasonable buffer zone should be designated as a boundary between urban development and aquaculture to avoid land-use conflict between these two activities.
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author	Puteri Nur Atiqah Bandira Mohd Amirul Mahamud Narimah Samat Mou Leong Tan Ngai Weng Chan
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title	GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia
title_short	GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia
title_full	GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia
title_fullStr	GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia
title_sort	gis-based multi-criteria evaluation for potential inland aquaculture site selection in the george town conurbation, malaysia
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/882b1ef94d714b0b98a15caa2b606dbd
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GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Potential Inland Aquaculture Site Selection in the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia

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