National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...
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<strong>National</strong> <strong>Urbanisation</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>vi. Lack <strong>of</strong> Emphasis on Urban Design <strong>and</strong>the Conservation <strong>of</strong> HeritageThe implication <strong>of</strong> urbanisation as well asglobalisation had brought drastic changes tothe image <strong>of</strong> major cities. Most urban centres inMalaysia are still weak at portraying a distinctidentity <strong>and</strong> exceptional character. The influx <strong>of</strong>external influence had created more cities with aglobal character such as Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown<strong>and</strong> Johor Bahru. These cities exude a cosmopolitanimage <strong>and</strong> tend to appear homogeneous <strong>and</strong> riska loss <strong>of</strong> identity. Such rapid development <strong>and</strong> alaissez-faire policy had resulted in a developmentthat is unattractive with an uncreative layout. Theexisting development lays more emphasis onoptimising l<strong>and</strong>use <strong>and</strong> acquiring short term gain.Consequently, the significance <strong>of</strong> urban design increating a liveable environment with character hasbeen duly neglected.At the same time, rapid development had alsogiven pressure for the surrounding heritage areato be developed. Conservation <strong>and</strong> preservationefforts on heritage buildings especially in the urbanarea become more difficult as owners <strong>of</strong> buildings<strong>and</strong> developers are more interested in developingcommercial areas which is more pr<strong>of</strong>itable.253.0 Issues <strong>and</strong> Challenges
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