Urbanisation beyond its core boundary and its impact on the communities in George Town conurbation, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Samat, Malaysia, Mohd Amirul, Mahamud, Siti Masayu Rosliah, Abdul Rashid, Yassin, Elhadary, Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Planning Institute 2019
• Subjects: G Geography (General); H Social Sciences (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/77313/1/Fulltext2019.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77313/7/77313_Urbanisation%20beyond%20its%20core%20boundary%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20the%20communities%20in%20george%20town%20conurbation%2C%20Malaysia_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77313/; https://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/627; http://dx.doi.org/10.21837/pmjournal.v17.i10.627
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Rapid urbanisation has raised major issues, especially in cities in developing nations. In Malaysia, for example, the urbanisation rate is at 74%, but the size of urban land is less than 10%. This phenomenon has caused urban expansion to encroach on to its fringe areas. At present, although much has...