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Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?

Migrant labour plays a crucial role in Iskandar Malaysia, a southern development corridor that emphasises sustainable development. Following the influx of migrant labourers to work in the region to support the city’s fast-paced development, residential areas have established many migrant labour sett...

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Main Authors: Choong, Weng-Wai, Wee, Siaw-Chui, Low, Sheau-Ting, Chin, Hon-Choong, Izhar, Asma Idayu
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Published: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2023
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HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/106765/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00969-8
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spelling my.utm.1067652024-07-20T02:01:54Z http://eprints.utm.my/106765/ Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon? Choong, Weng-Wai Wee, Siaw-Chui Low, Sheau-Ting Chin, Hon-Choong Izhar, Asma Idayu HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management Migrant labour plays a crucial role in Iskandar Malaysia, a southern development corridor that emphasises sustainable development. Following the influx of migrant labourers to work in the region to support the city’s fast-paced development, residential areas have established many migrant labour settlements and have raised scepticism among the local communities. This has led to a debate among the authorities about whether to remove migrant labour settlements in residential areas. However, the determinants that shape local community perception to reject migrant settlement remained unclear. This study conducted a survey among residents in the Iskandar Development Region to understand the determinants that influence their acceptance towards migrant settlements and analysed the data using partial least square–structural equation model (PLS–SEM) analysis. The findings imply that to improve acceptance of migrant settlement among the city’s community, we should give priority to resolving the local community’s concerns, consisting of four main issues (in descending order): crime and safety, declines in property value, hygiene issues, and a poor physical appearance of the settlement. To this end, this paper provides policy recommendations for both the government and the community about coping with migrant settlements in a fast-paced developing city. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2023-06 Article PeerReviewed Choong, Weng-Wai and Wee, Siaw-Chui and Low, Sheau-Ting and Chin, Hon-Choong and Izhar, Asma Idayu (2023) Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon? Journal of International Migration and Integration, 24 (2). pp. 611-636. ISSN 1488-3473 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00969-8 DOI:10.1007/s12134-022-00969-8
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topic HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management
spellingShingle HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management
Choong, Weng-Wai
Wee, Siaw-Chui
Low, Sheau-Ting
Chin, Hon-Choong
Izhar, Asma Idayu
Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
description Migrant labour plays a crucial role in Iskandar Malaysia, a southern development corridor that emphasises sustainable development. Following the influx of migrant labourers to work in the region to support the city’s fast-paced development, residential areas have established many migrant labour settlements and have raised scepticism among the local communities. This has led to a debate among the authorities about whether to remove migrant labour settlements in residential areas. However, the determinants that shape local community perception to reject migrant settlement remained unclear. This study conducted a survey among residents in the Iskandar Development Region to understand the determinants that influence their acceptance towards migrant settlements and analysed the data using partial least square–structural equation model (PLS–SEM) analysis. The findings imply that to improve acceptance of migrant settlement among the city’s community, we should give priority to resolving the local community’s concerns, consisting of four main issues (in descending order): crime and safety, declines in property value, hygiene issues, and a poor physical appearance of the settlement. To this end, this paper provides policy recommendations for both the government and the community about coping with migrant settlements in a fast-paced developing city.
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author Choong, Weng-Wai
Wee, Siaw-Chui
Low, Sheau-Ting
Chin, Hon-Choong
Izhar, Asma Idayu
author_facet Choong, Weng-Wai
Wee, Siaw-Chui
Low, Sheau-Ting
Chin, Hon-Choong
Izhar, Asma Idayu
author_sort Choong, Weng-Wai
title Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
title_short Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
title_full Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
title_fullStr Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
title_full_unstemmed Community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
title_sort community acceptance towards migrant settlements in a sustainable city: what contributes to the not in my backyard social phenomenon?
publisher Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/106765/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00969-8
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