Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation

Putrajaya was designated as the new administration seat of the Malaysian Government following the Government’s decision to relocate the federal administrative capital in June 1993 from Kuala Lumpur to the district of Sepang in Selangor. The relocation was part of the decentralisation efforts and als...

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Main Author: Ho, Chin Siong
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Language:English
Published: 2006
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description Putrajaya was designated as the new administration seat of the Malaysian Government following the Government’s decision to relocate the federal administrative capital in June 1993 from Kuala Lumpur to the district of Sepang in Selangor. The relocation was part of the decentralisation efforts and also the Government’s efforts to alleviate traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur to ensure its continued development as Malaysia’s premier business hub. Putrajaya is a model city planned with “great respect for the environment” The city is planned to embrace two (2) main themes -- city in a garden and an intelligent city. The construction of Putrajaya commenced in October 1996. By 2006, Putrajaya has a population of 60,0000 and is supported with modern and smart public amenities and infrastructure. About 38% of the land is being developed into parkland. Putrajaya has the largest man-made wetland totaling about 200 ha, which is used for recreational activities, scientific and biological research. Putrajaya represents an administrative centre for the new millennium.
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spelling utm-66222017-08-29T06:29:22Z http://eprints.utm.my/6622/ Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation Ho, Chin Siong GE Environmental Sciences Putrajaya was designated as the new administration seat of the Malaysian Government following the Government’s decision to relocate the federal administrative capital in June 1993 from Kuala Lumpur to the district of Sepang in Selangor. The relocation was part of the decentralisation efforts and also the Government’s efforts to alleviate traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur to ensure its continued development as Malaysia’s premier business hub. Putrajaya is a model city planned with “great respect for the environment” The city is planned to embrace two (2) main themes -- city in a garden and an intelligent city. The construction of Putrajaya commenced in October 1996. By 2006, Putrajaya has a population of 60,0000 and is supported with modern and smart public amenities and infrastructure. About 38% of the land is being developed into parkland. Putrajaya has the largest man-made wetland totaling about 200 ha, which is used for recreational activities, scientific and biological research. Putrajaya represents an administrative centre for the new millennium. 2006-11-16 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/6622/1/HoChinSiong2006_Putrajaya-AdministrativeCentreOfMalaysia.pdf Ho, Chin Siong (2006) Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation. In: Sustainable Urban Development and Governance Conference, 16 Nov 2006, SungKyunKwan University, Seoul.
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
Ho, Chin Siong
Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation
title Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation
title_full Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation
title_fullStr Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation
title_full_unstemmed Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation
title_short Putrajaya - Administrative Centre of Malaysia -planning concept and implementation
title_sort putrajaya - administrative centre of malaysia -planning concept and implementation
topic GE Environmental Sciences
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http://eprints.utm.my/6622/1/HoChinSiong2006_Putrajaya-AdministrativeCentreOfMalaysia.pdf