Urban & Regional Planning

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Urban Challenges Sustainable Development Planning Malaysia Plans &Policies Towards Sustainable Development Project Brief By: Ruhizal Roosli

Planning System

Forward Planning

(National Policies) Review/assessment

Planning Control

2 nd National Physical Plan National Urbanisation Policy Tenth Malaysia Plan Etc.

Implementation

(Strategies) Source: Bramley et al., 1995; Greed, 1996; Ratcliffe et al., 2004

National Planning Direction The four pillars of national transformation

National Development Planning Framework

Landuse Planning • • • • • • • • 10 th MALAYSIA PLAN (Rancangan Malaysia Ke Sepuluh-RMKe-10) National Green Technology Policy (Dasar Teknologi Hijau Negara-NGTP) National Policy On Climate Change (Dasar Perubahan Iklim) National Housing Policy (Dasar Perumahan Negara-DRN) National Urbanisation Policy (Dasar Perbandaran Negara-DPN), and National Physical Plan (Rancangan Fizikal Negara-RFN) State structure plan (Rancangan Struktur Negeri-RSN) District Local Plan (Rancangan Tempatan Daerah-RTD) • • •

Major References

Economic Planning Unit Prime Minister's Department Town and Country Planning Department, Ministry of Housing and Local Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Landuse Planning

There are over fifty (50) laws and guidelines that may either be initiated or pose a constrain on decisions when undertaking a property development project: • • • • • • • National Land Code (NLC) 1965 (NLC, 2008), Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 (Act 172), Government Act 1976 (Act 172), Uniform Building By Law 1984 (UBBL), Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133), Environmental Quality Act 1984, and OTHERS Etc.

Region

Development Strategy of Peninsular Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan

Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Region

Landmarks Building Typology

The study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common

(Agricultural buildings, Commercial buildings # 3 Residential buildings # 4 Government buildings # 5 Industrial buildings # 6 Military buildings # 7 Parking and storage • • • # 8 Religious buildings # 9 Transit stations # 10 Other Commercial Residential Institutional • house types (