SPECIAL ISSUE 5 : 2016

Abstract

As in the past, MIP is once again conceitedly to present its thirteenth volume of Planning Malaysia.Since its inauguration in 2003, the Journal has been well-received by the members as well as the academic community.This is due to the interest of knowledge seeking and improvement among the members.The articles touched on a wide spectrum of our daily planning issues.It is indeed a great achievement for the Institute as we strive to encourage more members and academics to write and share new ideas on planning and urban development.Urban and Regional Planning is a very broad based subject that covers technical and political processes concerned with the control of the use of land and design of the urban environment, including transportation networks, to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlement and communities.The wide ranging topics in this issue reflect the various dimensions of sustainable cities and urban planning that is holistic and comprehensive.One of the key objectives of this issue is to provide a platform for town planners to share new ideas and experiences on cities and urban planning.Such new ideas are by researches, studies undertaken or actual hands-on experiences of planners.Thus, I hope this issue provides a better insight to all readers of the broad dimensions that urban or town planning has and the role of town planners play in the growth and development of the nation.Apart from the planning circle, Planning Malaysia is also extended to various planning related organisations, institutions of higher learning as well as to all members of the institute.We anticipate to eventually extend the circulation of this journal to non-planning related organisations and institutions that has indirect role in planning within and outside the country.We hope this issue will serve the purpose and we welcome any feedback for the improvement of the forthcoming issue.