Papers by NAZATUL FAIZAH HARON
Optimizing sustainable high-quality economic development through Green Finance with robust spatial estimation
Cogent economics & finance, Jul 1, 2024
Journal of sustainability science and management/Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, Oct 31, 2023
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a multifaceted development issue that municipal authorities face,... more Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a multifaceted development issue that municipal authorities face, particularly in emerging nations like Malaysia. The population's willingness to pay was determined using a double-bounded dichotomous choice approach to obtain responses for a finance mechanism to improve SWM services in Kuala Nerus. A structured questionnaire survey was conducted on 300 households, including all the major towns and villages. According to the bid questions, most respondents (72.48%) said they would be willing to pay RM2 for solid waste management in their area, and 27.52% were not willing to pay RM2. For bid2, 65.74% of the respondents were willing to pay RM4 for the solid waste management. As a result, 30.9% of respondents stated they did not want to pay for solid waste management in their area. The survey found that when the bid was high, the respondent's WTP value decreased from 72.48% (bid1) to 65.74% (bid2). This research adds to the body of knowledge on a key aspect of the financing mechanism, WTP, for better SWM services. The findings will benefit efforts to build a long-term finance structure for waste management services in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.
Developing Safety Culture Framework for the Malaysian Port Industries
Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, Mar 20, 2020
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
Converging data have recently received attention due to the linkages between environmental pollut... more Converging data have recently received attention due to the linkages between environmental pollution, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, as well as mental health. This encourages explored the intricate interplay between climate change, environmental pollution, and the Covid-19 pandemic, shedding light on their collective impacts on global mental health. The empirical evidence presented reveals how climate-induced disasters and pollution exacerbate mental health challenges, while the pandemic's multifaceted effects further compound these burdens. Vulnerable populations, including low-income communities, children, and frontline workers, face disproportionate mental health implications in this context. As the implications of this "triangle impact" become increasingly evident, urgent and comprehensive action is imperative. Policymakers and healthcare practitioners must adopt an integrated approach that incorporates climate adaptation measures, pollution mitigation stra...
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
In the construction and building industry, sustainable development is becoming a powerful force f... more In the construction and building industry, sustainable development is becoming a powerful force for economic, social, and environmental gains with fewer negative consequences for the environment. It is essential to establish green and sustainable practices in the building and construction industry in order to improve energy efficiency, particularly by utilising the newest green technologies. As a result, the study’s objectives are to first investigate the most relevant practices to be used for green building employment; second, evaluate the benefits produced by the execution of green building; and third, analyse the best practices of green building characteristics. The findings of this study showed that green buildings developed using energy-efficient systems and implementing sustainable practices can reduce energy consumption, as well as lower the cost of operating and maintaining these buildings in the long term. Meanwhile, the government’s role is essential to attracting more par...
Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Mar 8, 2023
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aims to harmonise rules and regulations ac... more The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aims to harmonise rules and regulations across many overlapping free trade agreements in the region in order to attract new members. It's aims to strengthen Asean's relations with Australia, China, Japan, and New Zealand and made trade agreement's goal to create a contemporary, comprehensive, high-quality, and mutually advantageous economic cooperation that will help expand regional trade and investment while also contributing to the region's global economic growth and development. It does, however, confront a number of obstacles. Many people believe that the RCEP will be another low-quality regional trade agreement due to the inclusion of a flexibility concept and the 'ASEAN Way' of decision-making. The RCEP, on the other hand, gives all ASEAN members the opportunity to help establish the agenda for a regional agreement. As a result, despite its difficulties, ASEAN must make an effort to achieve an attractive RCEP in comparison to other regional agreements.
Evaluating climate change towards sustainable development
Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
The aim of this study is to revisit the validity of EKC hypothesis in six leading African countri... more The aim of this study is to revisit the validity of EKC hypothesis in six leading African countries, with interaction effect of financial development and economic growth on the quality of environment over a period of 1970 to 2019. The research used the updated version of Driscoll and Kraay model by Hoechle, which resolved the consequences of heteroscedasticity and cross-sectional dependency. The empirical results of the study reveal that the EKC hypothesis is supported in these leading African economies. Carbon emissions increase due to foreign direct investment (FDI) and energy consumption. Financial development improves the environmental quality in these leading African economies. The interactive role of financial development and economic growth increases CO 2 emissions thereby degrading the quality of environment. The study recommends that environmental policies that minimize emissions should be enforced for the purpose of making the environment cleaner, FDI should be environmentally friendly and relevant incentives are required to redirect private credits towards green projects and renewable energy development.
Attitude and Environmental Awareness in Setiu Wetlands Terengganu, Malaysia
Modern Perspectives in Economics, Business and Management Vol. 11, 2021
The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of taxes and government expenditures on ... more The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of taxes and government expenditures on economic growth in Jordan using a time series data for the period 1970-2017.Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was adopted as the dependent variable while Taxes (T) and government expenditure (GE) represents the independent variables. In addition, this study used Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ARDL), the unit root tests Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF), Phillip-Perron (PP) for the analysis .The study found that the taxes and government expenditure at the aggregate level have a significant positive impact on economic growth.
The importance of electronic waste (e-waste) management became a growing concern,especially in de... more The importance of electronic waste (e-waste) management became a growing concern,especially in developing countries and over international boundaries. Therefore, effective management systems need to be created and infrastructure facilities for recycling needs to be developed to prevent an accumulation of e-waste that contain hazardous materials in landfill areas. However, an understanding of people‟s willingness to recycle e-waste is important. This research aims to identify the perceptions of service quality, determinant factors of e-waste recycling, and examine the economic valuation on recycling preferences. Several methods were used in this research, namely, Critical Incident Technique (CIT),Factor Analysis (FA) and Choice Modelling (CM). A total of 600 respondents were randomly selected in nine precincts in Putrajaya. The CIT methods were used to analyse the satisfaction or dissatisfaction level. Five successful constructs were identified and prioritised, namely „Good Feeling‟,...
The quality of recycling services will reflect the effectiveness of recycling performance further... more The quality of recycling services will reflect the effectiveness of recycling performance further improvements. Putrajaya residents were selected as a study site to evaluate the recycling services and assess the ability of the services provided. Data were collected using a stratified random sampling of the households using the questionnaires that have been prior tested for reliability.The critical incident technique (CIT) was used to identify and analyse the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of recycling services. Five successful service constructs identified were a good feeling, secured environment, facilities and efficiency, educational and peer pressure.The paper highlights the form of recovery strategies undertaken by the authorities as perceived by the households.
Developing Safety Culture Framework for the Malaysian Port Industries
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2021
The significant role of energy efficiency labelling should not be ignored as it provides various ... more The significant role of energy efficiency labelling should not be ignored as it provides various information that serve as a guideline when people make purchasing decision. It indicates projection energy consumption of an electrical equipment according to energy efficiency rating system. This study applied choice experiment (CE) method in which the conditional logit (CL) model was valued to determine students’ willingness to pay (WTP) based on their preferences of the energy label attributes of table fans. A questionnaire survey was distributed to 151 on-campus students in Terengganu, Malaysia. The attributes were speed of fan, energy consumption and energy star and price of fan. The study found that the students mostly preferred energy consumption attribute with WTP estimation of RM123.538 (USD29.66) at level two and RM42.88 (USD10.30) at level three. These findings illustrate how people place value on monetary and non-monetary attributes based on their preferences. A label with en...
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2020
Malaysia has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 45% in year 2030 and to attain a completely ca... more Malaysia has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 45% in year 2030 and to attain a completely carbon neutral status by year 2050. For those purposes, substantial measures and policies have been implemented geared towards green growth and sustainability, as stipulated in the 9 th , 10 th , and 11 th Malaysia Plans commencing from 2006 until 2020. Nevertheless, it is indeed a challenge in striking to achieve these targets due to reported increment in the total final energy consumption by 30% from 2010 until 2014. Demand for electricity in Malaysia has been expected to surge between 5% and 6% within these couple of years in line with nation urbanisation and economic progression. As such, a number of macroeconomic indicators that might have influenced Malaysia's electrical consumption had been analysed for the 1970-2016 period by estimating electricity consumption per capita demand function linked with economic growth, foreign direct investment inflows, trade liberalisation, population growth, urbanisation population growth, financial development, industrialisation, inflation, and household consumption expenditure. The analysis was conducted by using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag model. The estimation outcomes revealed the roles of economic progression and urbanization that led to increment in electrical consumption, whereas financial deepening and higher inflation linked to reduction. Such results enlighten significant insights for policymakers. For instance, since electricity consumption rises with urbanisation, it is essential that energy-efficient appliances are made relatively affordable and readily available for urbanites. The central bank also should play its part by lowering the lending rates so as to allow the financial institutions across the nation to offer attractive loans with lower financing cost to firms associated to renewable energy. With more companies being involved in cleaner alternative energy production, the nation is deemed to minimise its carbon emissions by decreasing its dependence upon coal to generate electricity.
The Importance of Training and Employees’ Involvement in Promoting a Safety Culture in Malaysian Port Industries
Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 5
The increasing volume of e-waste creates the potential for high level of hazardous materials posi... more The increasing volume of e-waste creates the potential for high level of hazardous materials posing a significant threat to public safety if electronic waste was improperly discarded. To overcome this problem, recycling is recognized as an effective way to reduce waste sent to landfills. This paper identifies the factors influencing household participation in e-waste recycling by using confirmation factor analysis using AMOS graphic. The findings of this study suggests that the participation of household influenced by socioeconomic factors such as age, education and income. Meanwhile attitudinal variables are also found as an influenced factors of recycling named ‘attittude’, ‘belief’, ‘convenience’ and ‘social pressure’.
Assessing Visitors’ Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Coral Reef Conservation Program in Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Environmental Awareness: Do People Really Concern about the Setiu Wetlands in Terengganu, Malaysia?
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
In the past decade, the fundamental problems associated with the real gross domestic product (GDP... more In the past decade, the fundamental problems associated with the real gross domestic product (GDP) in Jordan are apparent since the foreign aid is highly influenced by macroeconomic shocks that have severely affected the GDP through changes in macroeconomic factors. However, this relationship has not been adequately addressed. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of foreign direct investment and aids and trade openness on economic growth in Jordan by employing time series data from 1970 to 2017. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and Bayer-Hanck Cointegration was employed to examine the relationship between the variables empirically. The findings revealed the existence of a long-run relationship among the variables. Foreign direct investment (FDI), aids, trade openness and structural breaks are positive and significantly influencing the economic growth in both short run and long run. The results recommended that higher foreign investment may increase the ability of aids to increase the economic growth. Therefore, policy makers should balance between investment friendly policies such as foreign direct investment that will be attracted into the country for sustainable economic growth.
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