Walkable in Order to be Liveable

Abstract

There are many discussions about the concept of a livable city and this has lead to the existence of  the ranking system. Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) is one of the organizations which promotes the liveability criteria. Despite all criteria chosen, walkable environment is one of the elements that could promote a city to be liveable. This paper will discuss the role of walkable environment in making Kuala Lumpur a liveable city and how the citizens this concept is applied in their daily lives.