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PeninsularMalaysia (west)
East Malaysia
Sarawak
Sabah
KL
CORE
PERIPHERY
KL
THE CORE
SARAWAK EAST MALAYSIA
THE PERIPHERY
SARAWAK
THE PERIPHERYMANY RESOURCESBUT DENSE TRFDIFFICULT RELIEFPOOR INFRASTRUCTURELACK OF EDUCATIONLACK OF INDUSTRIALISATIONLITTLE URBANISATIONLACK OF INVESTMENTA RESOURCE FRONTIERLESS WELL DEVELOPED
THE CORE
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
AROUND AND TO SOUTH OF KUALA LUMPUR
INVESTMENT BY GOVERNMENT AND TNC’sGOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS, RAIL, PORTS ANDTELECOMMSEXPORT PROCESSING ZONESINDUSTRIALISEDURBAN ISEDWELL EDUCATEDFREE TRADE ZONE
TYPICAL NICCHARACTERISTICS
TOURISM IS ONE IMPORTANTROUTE TAKEN TOWARDS DEVELOPMENTA BIG EARNERA LARGE EMPLOYER
BUTIS IT SUSTAINABLE?
NATIONAL PARKSANDECOTOURISM
DEFORESTATION FOR AGRICULTURAL, LOGGINGENERGY (HEP), MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS
PLANTAIONS FOR RUBBER, PALM OIL, PROCESSING AND EXPORT
LOSS OF ECOSYSTEMS, LOSS OF HABITATS, LOSS OFBIODIVERSITY;BIOTIC, TERRESTRIAL, ATMOSPHERICAND HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS
ECOURISMTAMAN NAGARA NATIONAL PARK