Analisis persepsi masyarakat setempat terhadap impak pembangunan di Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar, Johor (An analysis of the perceptions of local residents towards the impact of development in the Iskandar Development Region, Johor)

Abstract

Artikel ini menganalisis persepsi penduduk setempat di kawasan perumahan di WPI, Johor terhadap perubahan yang berlaku ke atas alam sekitar dan komuniti. Analisis tersebut merangkumi keberkesanan langkah penguatkuasaan undang-undang alam sekitar oleh pihak kerajaan khususnya Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan, Jabatan Alam Sekitar dan IRDA; juga impak pembangunan di WPI ke atas kesejahteraan dan keselamatan penduduk setempat. Penyelidikan ini menggunakan kaedah suvei berasaskan kaji selidik dan pemerhatian untuk memperoleh data. Teknik persampelan campuran dipilih bagi mengenal pasti kawasan yang didiami penduduk asal dan responden yang mempunyai pengetahuan lokal. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahawa masyarakat setempat
mempunyai variasi persepsi yang tinggi bagi impak pembangunan perindustrian secara keseluruhan terhadap Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar, Johor. Mereka berpandangan bahawa, walaupun program pembangunan IRDA meninggalkan impak negatif terhadap alam sekitar dan keselamatan komuniti, tetapi banyak kesan positif yang sangat berfaedah kepada masyarakat setempat.

Katakunci: impak pembangunan, Johor, masyarakat setempat, persepsi, program pembangunan, Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar

This article analyzes the perceptions of local residents in housing estates in the IDR, Johor for the changes to the environment and community around them. The analysis includes the local residents' perceptions of the effectiveness of enforcement of environmental laws by the government, particularly local authorities, the Department of Environment and IRDA; also the impact of development in the IDR to the welfare and safety of local residents. A questionaire survey together with field observation techniqes were used to obtain data. Mixture sampling techniques were employed to determine the housing estates inhabited by the local people and identify respondents who have
knowledge of the local. Result of the analysis shows that local communities have a high variation in the perception of the impact of the overall industrial development of the Iskandar Development Region, Johor. They perceived that
IRDA development programmes will not only have a negative impact on the envirounment and safety of the community, but also positive impacts which are more benificial to the local residents.

Keywords:development program,impact of development, Iskandar Development Region, Johor, local residents, perception, programme of developmen