Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia
‘Liveable City’ is an urban planning concept that has recently attracted much attention. In Penang, the city-state has undergone massive social and economic developments. Penang’s popularity has increased following its capital city, George Town’s inscription into the UNESCO’s World Heritage List i...
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| description | ‘Liveable City’ is an urban planning concept that has recently attracted much attention. In Penang, the city-state has
undergone massive social and economic developments. Penang’s popularity has increased following its capital city,
George Town’s inscription into the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2008. In February 2013, Penang was also
ranked as the 4th greatest place to retire abroad. In Asia, it was ranked the eighth most liveable city for two
consecutive years by ECA (Employment Conditions Abroad) International. Although bestowed with these accolades,
the actualization of sustained liveability in Penang is still a matter of serious concern amongst political leaders and
Penangites themselves. This paper aims to explore and understand the issues and challenges besetting Penang in
becoming a full-fledged liveable and creative city. The challenges and issues highlighted in this paper were gathered
from several sessions of in-depth interviews with key informants. In sum, chronic traffic jam, lack of affordable
housing, safety issues and scarcity of land were some of the critical issues highlighted. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:74632016-12-14T06:44:10Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7463/ Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia Christina Oon, Khar Ee Khoo, Suet Leng ‘Liveable City’ is an urban planning concept that has recently attracted much attention. In Penang, the city-state has undergone massive social and economic developments. Penang’s popularity has increased following its capital city, George Town’s inscription into the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2008. In February 2013, Penang was also ranked as the 4th greatest place to retire abroad. In Asia, it was ranked the eighth most liveable city for two consecutive years by ECA (Employment Conditions Abroad) International. Although bestowed with these accolades, the actualization of sustained liveability in Penang is still a matter of serious concern amongst political leaders and Penangites themselves. This paper aims to explore and understand the issues and challenges besetting Penang in becoming a full-fledged liveable and creative city. The challenges and issues highlighted in this paper were gathered from several sessions of in-depth interviews with key informants. In sum, chronic traffic jam, lack of affordable housing, safety issues and scarcity of land were some of the critical issues highlighted. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7463/1/3ok.geografia-julai2014-christina-edam1.pdf Christina Oon, Khar Ee and Khoo, Suet Leng (2014) Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 10 (3). pp. 33-43. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php |
| spellingShingle | Christina Oon, Khar Ee Khoo, Suet Leng Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia |
| title | Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full | Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia |
| title_short | Issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of Penang, Malaysia |
| title_sort | issues and challenges of a liveable and creative city: the case of penang, malaysia |
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