Site Plan Analysis Geology, soil typology, vegetation, hydrography. During my site plan analysis, I will research the soil and geology of Sarawak, Malaysia, where I will be designing my project. There, the predominant soil is the podzol – a leached soil composed of pale-coloured sands with accumulations beneath the surface (re-deposits) of the surface humus (decayed organic matter) and iron. Such soils may have accumulated on old river alluvium or coarse-textured sandstone rocks and thus are usually well-drained. ( Sarawak's soil system (2015) ) The total peatland area of Sarawak is estimated to be about 1,657,600 hectares, representing 13% of the whole land area. Many of the peat swamp forests (PSF) have been harvested or transformed into agricultural lands and settlements along the coastal areas of Sarawak's lowland plains. Owing to the rapid transformation of the PSF, there has been increased attention on conserving some of what is left for biodiversity, water resources, r...