An investigation of factors influencing communities decision to reside in gated development in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor

This research investigates the underlying factors influencing the development of gated and guarded communities in Malaysia. The main objectives of the research is to ascertain whether the increasing demand over the neighbourhood concept was merely due to the needs to exert better control and security over their living environment or due to other factors such as privacy and affluent lifestyle. Therefore, questionnaire survey and interviews were conducted among the stakeholders, namely the residents, local planning authorities and developers to examine this issue from different perspectives. The research further discussed on the implications of gated and guarded neighbourhood, which investigated whether or not, gated communities reflected social and economic segregation among the residents and its surroundings.The research concluded that gated development can create social separation between communities. In addition, accessibility was limitation to the public, thus was not appropriate and in tandem with inclusive residential planning and layout design that promoted mixed use development, diversity and street connectivity

The amelioration of thermal comfort inside traditional housing in Menaa City-Algeria

The traditional housing in Algeria are designed to adapt to the surrounding condition and desert climate. The internal housing layout and thermal comfort plays a significant role in the Algerian traditional housing design and standards. The historical, cultural, religion and climate of Algeria have significant influence on the design of its houses. This study of houses in the City of Menaa in Batna, Algeria, explained the traditional design of houses of the people of Amazigh, particularly Chaoui in the building of homes and shelters. Today, the condition of traditional houses in Menaa Batna, is far from satisfactory because the city has suffered lack of economic investment by the central government which resulted in significant deterioration of its traditional housing condition that lead to discomfort in term of thermal especially during winter. This research aims to analysis the current condition of these traditional houses and to propose improvement in term of thermal comfort to the occupier of these houses. The study used mixed methods namely literature review where the researcher used comparative approach from international case study; and descriptive analyses based on the questionnaire and observations. The results of the analyses enabled the researcher to recommend improvement to the condition of the houses using integrated solutions and techniques. These recommendations were designed to achieve a modern and environmentally acceptable thermal comfort in winter season for the houses, without losing the traditional architectural features of these old houses

Towards sustainable regional economic development : the case study of Iskandar Malaysia

Regional development is one of the main key players in accelerating the rapid changes and process in Malaysia. Since after the independence, the implementation of the regional development policies and strategies has sped up the urbanization and development including the rapid changes in economic growth. Development of regions emerged due to various reasons including the integration of geography and physical features, the need for cooperation beyond local jurisdiction and also due to the needs of local and national development. In Malaysia, there are diverse development concepts of regions implemented to accelerate the economic growth of the country. There are five economic regions namely Iskandar Development Region (IDR), North Corridor Economic Region (NCER), East Corridor Economic Region (ECER) Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) and the most recent The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). There is also the growth triangle region that is based upon international integration of economic development such as the Northern ASEAN Triangle (IMT-GT), the East ASEAN Growth Triangle (BIMP-EAGA) and the Southern Growth Triangle (IMS-GT). Review of literatures identified sustainable regional economic developments are related with the balancing between development and natural ecosystem. Reviews also suggested that sustainable regional economic development were affected by the well-being of its residents. The sustainable development process is a virtuous circle that involves every aspect of living in the region. This paper presented a review on the approach towards promoting sustainable regional development in Malaysia. The review will also discuss on issues related to sustainable regional development implemented in other countries. Thus, measures and strategies are propose to provide a critical insight for planners, professionals and policy makers in the promoting sustainable regional economic in Malaysia

Local residents’ perception on socio-economic impact of Iskandar Malaysia: an example of urban regeneration program in Malaysia

One of the urban regeneration programme to promote for urbanization and economic growth in Malaysia is through the implementation of regional economic development policies and strategies. This paper discusses the strength and potential of Iskandar Malaysia development from the regional development perspectives, Iskandar Malaysia contribution towards the socio-economic development and analyse the local people’s perceived socio-economic impacts of Iskandar Malaysia development. Review on secondary and data collection on primary data were done to achieve objectives in the study. The study found that more cooperation and attention from the local authorities,stakeholders and public is needed to ensure urban regeneration through programme can be successfully implemented in Malaysia

The disparities between B 40 and M 40 on the restraints in order possessing a house in the state of Selangor

A shelter is necessary that are crucial as referring to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. However, owning a home is arduous for low-income earners, especially people who living in a city. People living in a city mostly prefer to rent rather than buying a house due to home prices are too expensive. Access to appropriate, affordable, housing is a fundamental human right, which is essential for individual, family and community wellbeing (ACOSS 2008 in Select Committee 2008, p29). Thus, the perception of the community towards buying a house is very important. Several research questions have been identified through this study. Firstly, what is the main reason among the group of B40 and M40 living in Selangor who were still have a problem on buying a property? Secondly, what is the range of the price of the house that can be afford to buy by the group of B40 and M40 in Selangor? From the research questions, objectives were formulated which are; to identify the reasons of not buying a house and to determine the house price that can afford to buy by the buyers group of B40 and M40. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the questionnaire survey was conducted in Selangor to obtain the information regarding the affordable housing

Perception of residents in the state of Selangor on affordable housing price with the expected criteria

The development of affordable housing in Malaysia has become a necessity due to the level of income people are low according to the national household income survey 2012 and 2014. This study attempts to use qualitative research methodology to access the level of satisfaction towards the criteria for affordable housing distribution in Selangor. In fact, the research objective for this study are to identify the most importance criteria in the provision of affordable house. Next, to analyses the affordable house price expected by the residents and lastly to examined the relation of affordable housing criteria with the household income and number of househol

Quality of life assessment based on economic well-being perspective: A case study of Johor Bahru and Petaling, Selangor

The definition of quality of life is varied. Different individuals may perceive the quality of life in a different form of other individuals. Over more than four decades, Malaysia has made remarkable achievements regarding its economic growth as well as its socio-economic development. Numerous factors have been identified that may influence the quality of life of the people according to their personal preferences. This article assessed the perception of 100 respondent's lives in two major cities in Malaysia namely Johor Bharu and Petaling. These cities are also the major district in Johor Darul Takzim and Selangor Darul Ehsan. These study also would be focusing on the economic well-being of the individual. The economic individual is economic capacity, transportation, living condition and educational satisfaction

An assessment of stakeholder participation on the development of Iskandar Malaysia

This paper examines the stakeholder involvement in the development process during the establishment of Iskandar Malaysia development through qualitative and quantitative research methods. The analysis from questionnaire survey was triangulated with the interview analysis in order to provide a comprehensive overview on the process. Analyses indicated that respondents lacked the necessary awareness about the development that led to low participation in the development process of Iskandar Malaysia. Furthermore, the top-down decision making approach in Iskandar Malaysia, has led to limited involvement of the public in the overall planning of Iskandar Malaysia. Assimilation of information at all stage of development process to the public and community representatives are necessary in promoting quality and transparent decision. Good governance principal can only be achieved if the authority takes the initiative to promote bottom up approach and integrate the direct participation of the stakeholders in the formulation and planning of the region

Social housing in Algeria: case study of Batna city

The housing crisis has become a major concern among Algerian citizens seeking a decent life. Low- and medium-income Algerians are facing this issue, despite various policies introduced by the state to ensure everyone is having access to housing provision. Based on the literature, majority of low- and medium-income Algerians are unable to own or buy a decent house, this leads them renting low-quality houses. The article aims to describe the current housing policies and the various housing programmes implemented in Algeria. An analysis on the architectural design of a sample of social housing units will also be discussed in this article. The findings of this research highlight the deficits, and the inferior quality of social housing in Batna city as a particular case study. Therefore, the collaboration of different stakeholders including government policies, architects and designers are needed for good quality social housing development

Local residents’ perception on socio-economic impact of Iskandar Malaysia

One of the urban regeneration programme to promote for urbanization and economic growth in Malaysia is through the implementation of regional economic development policies and strategies. This paper discusses the strength and potential of Iskandar Malaysia development from the regional development perspectives, Iskandar Malaysia contribution towards the socio-economic development and analyse the local people’s perceived socio-economic impacts of Iskandar Malaysia development. Review on secondary and data collection on primary data were done to achieve objectives in the study. The study found that more cooperation and attention from the local authorities, stakeholders and public is needed to ensure urban regeneration through programme can be successfully implemented in Malaysia