Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation
Urban growth, which caused spatial land use and land cover changes has affected various physical environment, social, and economic activities. Thus, in order to understand the dynamic process of urban spatial growth, researchers throughout the world have implemented diverse approaches, where spat...
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| author | Mahamud, Mohd Amirul Samat, Narimah Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati |
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| description | Urban growth, which caused spatial land use and land cover changes has affected
various physical environment, social, and economic activities. Thus, in order to
understand the dynamic process of urban spatial growth, researchers throughout
the world have implemented diverse approaches, where spatial models have been
developed to predict and simulate future urban growth. Those models were
developed based on the driving forces that stimulate urban spatial growth.
Therefore, in ensuring reliable models to be developed will be able to forecast
future changes and their potential environmental effects, the driving forces must
be identified. The objective of this paper is to identify possible driving forces that
promote urban spatial growth of the George Town Conurbation. The study was
conducted based on reviewing recent publications in journals and an on-line
survey. An on-line survey was generated and distributed to academicians and
urban planners to identify factors influencing urban spatial growth and their
weights. The findings indicated that distance to public amenities, cheap housing
price, and distance to the workplace are among factors that are important
determinants of urban development. The results provide valuable insights in
modelling urban growth in future research. |
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| spelling | iium-539122021-05-27T06:23:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53912/ Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation Mahamud, Mohd Amirul Samat, Narimah Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) T Technology (General) Urban growth, which caused spatial land use and land cover changes has affected various physical environment, social, and economic activities. Thus, in order to understand the dynamic process of urban spatial growth, researchers throughout the world have implemented diverse approaches, where spatial models have been developed to predict and simulate future urban growth. Those models were developed based on the driving forces that stimulate urban spatial growth. Therefore, in ensuring reliable models to be developed will be able to forecast future changes and their potential environmental effects, the driving forces must be identified. The objective of this paper is to identify possible driving forces that promote urban spatial growth of the George Town Conurbation. The study was conducted based on reviewing recent publications in journals and an on-line survey. An on-line survey was generated and distributed to academicians and urban planners to identify factors influencing urban spatial growth and their weights. The findings indicated that distance to public amenities, cheap housing price, and distance to the workplace are among factors that are important determinants of urban development. The results provide valuable insights in modelling urban growth in future research. Malaysian Institute of Planner 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53912/1/A1.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53912/7/53912_Identifying%20factors%20influencing%20urban_Scopus.pdf Mahamud, Mohd Amirul and Samat, Narimah and Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati (2016) Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 14 (XIV). pp. 95-106. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/186/180 10.21837/pmjournal.v14.i5.186 |
| spellingShingle | G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) T Technology (General) Mahamud, Mohd Amirul Samat, Narimah Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation |
| title | Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation |
| title_full | Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation |
| title_fullStr | Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation |
| title_short | Identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the George Town conurbation |
| title_sort | identifying factors influencing urban spatial growth for the george town conurbation |
| topic | G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences (General) T Technology (General) |
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