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Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Liveability refers to the health and social quality of an area as perceived by all stakeholders in study area. Bangsar is a residential area which comprised of different level of social classes. Therefore liveability level in Bangsar communities also varies due to its existing condition of public re...

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Main Authors: Ang, Siew Teng, Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72066/1/STDCC2012-2.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.720662019-10-04T08:38:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72066/ Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur Ang, Siew Teng Syed Salim, Azizah Salim Liveability refers to the health and social quality of an area as perceived by all stakeholders in study area. Bangsar is a residential area which comprised of different level of social classes. Therefore liveability level in Bangsar communities also varies due to its existing condition of public realm in different areas and diversity group of people. Hence implementation of liveable communities in Bangsar is not achievable as a whole. Every community in Bangsar has its own common barrier for implementing liveable communities. Therefore there is a need to examine existing community liveability and common barrier for achieving desired level of liveability in Bangsar. The important key elements in liveable community such as physical structures, natural features and service provisions are examined to understand what constitute a liveable community. The urban morphology and survey research method are used to identify and evaluate the liveability in Bangsar's community. It is carried out to examine the challenges for creating liveable communities and real needs of the residents towards liveable community in Bangsar. The outcome of this study is potential to use as a resource that can assist the urban planning industry in Kuala Lumpur to incorporate health and social outcome in new proposed development. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72066/1/STDCC2012-2.pdf Ang, Siew Teng and Syed Salim, Azizah Salim (2012) Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. In: 2nd International Conference on Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change (STDCC 2012), 19-21 Nov. 2012, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 57-68).
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description Liveability refers to the health and social quality of an area as perceived by all stakeholders in study area. Bangsar is a residential area which comprised of different level of social classes. Therefore liveability level in Bangsar communities also varies due to its existing condition of public realm in different areas and diversity group of people. Hence implementation of liveable communities in Bangsar is not achievable as a whole. Every community in Bangsar has its own common barrier for implementing liveable communities. Therefore there is a need to examine existing community liveability and common barrier for achieving desired level of liveability in Bangsar. The important key elements in liveable community such as physical structures, natural features and service provisions are examined to understand what constitute a liveable community. The urban morphology and survey research method are used to identify and evaluate the liveability in Bangsar's community. It is carried out to examine the challenges for creating liveable communities and real needs of the residents towards liveable community in Bangsar. The outcome of this study is potential to use as a resource that can assist the urban planning industry in Kuala Lumpur to incorporate health and social outcome in new proposed development.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ang, Siew Teng
Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
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Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
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Syed Salim, Azizah Salim
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title Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
title_short Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
title_full Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed Challenges for implementing liveable communities in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
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publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72066/1/STDCC2012-2.pdf
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