Liveability analysis of gated and non-gated low middle income communities in kuala lumpur, Malaysia

The aim of this paper is to examine the liveability conditions in gated and non-gated low middle income communities in Kuala Lumpur where rapid urban growth has led to many disruptions in the urban living environment. Hence, a livability framework was developed with dimensions from housing condition, economic condition, functional environment, social relations and community safety towards achieving the research objectives of – a) to study the liveability level in gated and non-gated communities, b) to compare the level of liveability between gated and non-gated communities, and c) to determine the dimensions and indicators which influence the level of liveability in both communities. Residents’ views were collected through a questionnaire survey which consisted of twenty-four indicators of liveability belonging to five dimensions from three communities in Kuala Lumpur. Two communities belong to non-gated and one community had gated living status. The findings of the research revealed that gated community has a better living conditions compared to the non-gated community. Thus, this research can be used as a turning point to improve the living environment of both gated and non-gated communit

Smart Heritage for Urban Sustainability: A Review of Current Definitions and Future Developments

Smart heritage is still novel in heritage discourse, with a few relevant review articles. In this regard, a specific interpretation of smart architectural heritage and a framework for instructing its development is lacking. This article reviews the literature on smart heritage in sustainable development to fill the knowledge gap. As a methodology for this study, the integrative review approach and thematic analysis are adopted to review references located at the crossroads of historic, smart, and sustainable disciplines. The review and interpretation draw on literature from relevant fields to understand implementations, current states, and support to interpret smart heritage. Review outcomes indicate that smart heritage is becoming dynamic as technologies are increasingly applied to more detailed heritage branches. This article lists the factors that heritage should possess to be defined as smart, and it provides a framework that might be followed to achieve the aims of this discourse by stating that smart heritage discussions are relevant to smart cities, as they may have a mutual effect and interact to promote each other.

Proceedings of International Conference on Tourism Development: Building The Future Of Tourism

The International Conference on Tourism Development 2013 with the theme ‘Building the Future of Tourism’ is a sequal of the same event held on the 9-11th January 2005. The previous conference carried the theme ‘Tourism: Vehicle for Development’ triggered another angle of tourism research in this year’s affair. The conference organiser plans to make this academic activity an annual occasion since it was well received by participants. The proceeding compiles papers that are presented at this year’s conference. All presented papers went through strict peer-review before final papers are selected. It is hoped that the proceedings present high quality papers and worthy of discussions in line with the conference’s theme. This year’s event is organised by the Sustainable Tourism Research Cluster in collaboration with the Responsible Rural Tourism Network

Residents’ perceptual analysis on liveability in the planned housing estates of nigeria: empirical evidence from niger state

The government of Nigeria and the state government of Niger in particular, are committed to the development of housing, especially for the low-income group in the state. The housing estates as popularly called have housed many families of the low-income group in the state, however, till to date no effort have been made to understand the perception of the beneficiaries about the liveability of their housing estate. This paper intends to focus on the state of liveability of three public low-income housing estates in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria and the investigation used data derived from a pool of household surveys with 366 respondents. This paper used survey research design to unveil the challenges confronting the residents of the selected housing estates. The residents’ perception of liveability was assessed through five dimensions - housing unit characteristics, economic vitality, security, neighbourhood facilities and social interaction. Data elicited from the structured questionnaire administered were subjected to descriptive statistics, factor analysis and structural modelling. The results show that the respondents were dissatisfied with most of the neighbourhood facilities in the housing estates. Hence, to improve the liveability of these housing estates, this paper recommends rehabilitation of the neighbourhood facilities in these housing estates. Also, the neighbourhood facilities management strategy should be put in place by the appropriate authority in collaboration with the residents of these housing estates

Chinese temple networks in Southeast Asia: A WebGIS Digital Humanities Platform for the collaborative study of the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia

Ministry of Education, Singapore under its Academic Research Funding Tier

International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development

Despite significant advance in development across the globe, progress has been uneven. It has been very rapid in East Asia Latin America and some parts of Middle East, but slow in South Asia and sub-Sahara Africa. Wealth per capita is often used to measure development and categorize countries into low, lower middle, upper middle and upper income countries. Thus, variations in development and subsequent wealth generation have led to widening of gaps between rich and poor countries. This phenomenon has exacerbated inequality among regions and nations. Socio-spatial inequality can be described as unequal distribution and concentration of resources and services such as medical, welfare and education depending on area or location. It can be caused by culture, religion, race, or remoteness of the areas. This situation can be identified by spatial analysis, where spatial dimension is used to describe patterns of inequality. Furthermore, spatial variation may be compared between different geographical areas in relation to social, culture and environment. This phenomenon may become persistent and self-perpetuating, causing serious economic and social problems. It is pertinent, therefore, to detect issues of inequalities between different areas, or between ethnics groups and find strategies and policies to reduce these inequalities. Thus, making distribution of resources and services more even