Open AccessDevelopment of A Comprehensive Model for Erosion and Sediment Control towards Good Water Governance: UKM Campus as A Watershed Model
Author(s) -
Rahmah Elfithri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the institute of engineers, malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0126-513X
DOI - 10.54552/v81i2.79
Subject(s) - watershed , erosion control , context (archaeology) , erosion , soil conservation , environmental science , landslide , civil engineering , watershed management , environmental resource management , environmental planning , hydrology (agriculture) , engineering , computer science , geography , geology , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , machine learning , agriculture
This study was carried out to develop a whole ecosystem-based erosion and sediment transport control management system of UKM Campus Watershed which is a sub-basin of Langat River Basin catchment. This is done through the development of an Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) model for the UKM campus watershed that includes localised technology, information and communication system, as well as awareness and community participation for the greening and rehabilitation of UKM Campus. The management system was developed to give a strong participatory element and to ensure that the model will be placed into a user friendly context to make data input and model operation simple for stakeholders with limited resources and training in the use of the models. The application of hydromulching (bioengineering technology) is adopted as part of the ESC study by using the local components to recover most landslides occurred in UKM Campus. It is also as an option where the post-landslide restoration works involving conventional civil designs are costly and sometimes not practical at remote sites. Therefore (due to cost constraints), the remoteness of the sites and low risk to lives and property, bioengineering was the option taken for erosion control, slope stabilization and vegetation establishment.