PLANNING MALAYSIA Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners
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PLANNING MALAYSIA Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners Advisor TPr. Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar Editor-in-Chief Professor Dato’ Dr. Mansor Ibrahim International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Local Editorial Board Members Professor Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mohit - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Professor Dato’ Dr. Alias Abdullah - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Professor Dr. Ho Chin Siong - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Professor Dr. Jamilah Mohamad - Universiti Malaya (UM) Professor Dr. Ruslan Rainis - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Professor Dr. Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Professor Dr. Dasimah Omar - Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM) Professor Dr. Suhana Shamsuddin - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamalunlaili Abdullah - Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Zainora Asmawi - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurwati Badarulzaman - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariana Mohamed Osman - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syahriah Bachok - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Datin Paduka Dr. Halimaton Saadiah Hashim - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Dr. Oliver Ling Hoon Leh - Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Dr. Chua Rhan See - Jabatan Perancang Bandar dan Desa (JPBD) Khairiah Talha - Malaysia Institute of Planner (MIP) Ishak Ariffin - Malaysia Institute of Planner (MIP) Dr. Azizan Marzuki - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) International Editorial Board Professor Emeritus Dr. Richard E. Klosterman - University of Akron / Whatif? Inc., USA Professor Dr. Stephen Hamnett - University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Professor Dr. Kiyoshi Kobayashi - University of Kyoto, Japan Assoc. Prof. Dr. Belinda Yuen - University of Singapore, Singapore Dr. Davide Geneletti - University of Trento, Italy Dr. Boy Kombaitan - Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia © 2017 by MIP Editorial & Business Correspondence PLANNING MALAYSIA Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners B-01-02, Jalan SS7/13B, Aman Seri, Kelana Jaya 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA Tel: +603 78770637 Fax: +603 78779636 Email: [email protected] www.planningmalaysia.org Copyright © MIP, 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of MIP. This journal is a refereed journal. All articles were reviewed by two or three unanimous referees identified by the Institute (MIP). Published By Malaysian Institute of Planners ISSN Number 1675-6215 e-ISSN 0128-0945 © 2017 by MIP ii CONTENTS Preface v 1. Are Green Universities Producing Greener Future Leaders? 1 By: Raihana Mohd Ghaus, Rosta Harun, Lim Kuang Hock, & Zakiah Ponrahono 2. Street Design and Women’s Safety Perception 13 By: Suhaila Abdul Rashid, Mohammad Hussaini Wahab, & Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani 3. What Drives House Price in Malaysia? In Search of an Alternative Pricing Benchmark for 21 Islamic Home Financing By: Salina Kassim, Nur Harena Redzuan, & Nor Zalina Harun 4. Perceived Fairness in Islamic Home Financing: Comparison Between Al-Bay’ Bithaman 35 Ajil and Musharakah Mutanaqisah Partnership Contracts By: Mohamed Noordeen Mohamed Imtiyaz, Salina Kassim, & Nor Zalina Harun 5. Innovative Management of Natural Resources: Case Study of Mangrove Area in Kuala 45 Gula, Perak By: Salina Nor Azam, & Tanot Unjah 6. Sustainable Food Waste Management in Hotels: Case Study Langkawi Unesco Global 57 Geopark By: Saraswathy Kasavan, Ahmad Fariz Mohamed, and Sharina Abdul Halim 7. Changes and Threats in The Preservation of the Traditional Malay Landscape 69 By: Nor Zalina Harun, Noor Aziah Mohd Ariffin, & Fadzidah Abdullah 8. The Transformation of the Monoculture System Towards Sustainable Farming Practices 79 Among Malay Smallholdings in Kluang, Johor By: Nor Zalina Harun, & Anizah Mohd Salleh 9. Eco Public Art Placemaking Framework: A Case Study of Laman Seni Shah Alam, 91 Malaysia By: Khalilah Zakariya, & Syamim Azhari 10. Public Perception On Traffic Pollution in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 105 By: Siti Haslina Mohd Shafie, & Mastura Mahmud 11. A Review On the Needs to Improve Malaysian Tree Preservation Order (TPO) (Act 172) 115 By: Nik Adlin Nik Mohamed Sukri, Noriah Othman, & Wan Tarmeze Wan Ariffin 12. Understanding Local Authority Performance Through Role Theory 127 By: Sengboon Lim, Jalaluddin Abdul Malek, & Zurinah Tahir 13. Reviews On the Socio-Economic Indicators for Spatial Urban Scale 139 By: Illyani Ibrahim, Azizan Abu Samah, & M. Zainora Asmawi Notes to contributors and guidelines for manuscript submission 151 Ethics Statement 153 The past issues (articles) 156 © 2017 by MIP iii MIP Council Members 2017 - 2019 Session President TPr. Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar (305/94) Immediate Past President TPr. Hj Md Nazri Mohd Noordin (301/94) Vice President Datin TPr. Hjh Noraida Saludin (468/02) TPr. Mohamad Nazri Jaafar (168/86) Honorary Secretary Datin TPr. Hjh Mazrina Dato' Abdul Khalid (559/09) Honorary Treasury TPr. Mohd Zamri Husin (430/01) Council Members TPr. Lee Lih Shyan (267/92) TPr. Hj Abdul Hamid Akub (450/01) TPr. Hj Nik Mohd Ruiz Ahmad Fakhrul Razy (570/10) Assoc Prof TPr. Dr Saniah Ahmad Zaki TPr. Mohammad Fauzi Ahmad (418/99) TPr. Mahani Mohd Yasin (614/12) TPr. Nurul Sheema Abd Rahman (633/14) TPr. Saiful Azman Abd Rashid (474/03) TPr. Wan Andery Wan Mahmood (572/10 TPr. Fathuddin Kamaruddin (656/16) Co-opted Members TPr. Victor Lai Wee Peng (502/05) - Chairman, MIP Sarawak & Sabah Chapter TPr. Cheah Lye Aik (432/01) - Chairman, MIP Northern Branch TPr. Abd Halim Ali Hassan (407/89) - Chairman, MIP Southern Branch Hon. Auditors TPr. Hj Lokman Omar (211/88) Assoc. Prof. TPr. Hj Ahmad Suhaimi Ismail (245/91) © 2017 by MIP iv PREFACE This issue of Planning Malaysia Journal includes a mixture of articles addressing various issues in contemporary urban planning. Article 1 raises the question of whether green initiatives in educational institutions, especially universities, were successful in producing green graduates. A survey among green and non-green universities students showed that there is no significant difference in the level of perception, attitude and responsible environmental behaviour between green and non-green universities graduates. Thus, it suggests that students’ involvement in universities’ green initiatives should be increased. Article 2 discusses the impacts of street urban design on the perceived safety by women respondents. As women’s role in the cities becoming more pronounced, the authors suggest that streets and urban design should consider the safety of women so that street can become a safe and highly utilised public space. Article 3 looks at the factors affecting house prices in Malaysia in order to determine the alternative benchmark for Islamic home financing scheme. It shows that house price index are influenced by economic growth, demand for housing loan and construction materials. Article 4, in the meantime, compares the Islamic home financing schemes on offer in Malaysia nowadays, and suggest that there is a need for banks to move on from the Al-Bay Bithaman Ajil to Musharakah Mutanaqisah Partnership housing financing scheme. Article 5 looks how innovative management of natural resources leads to increased participation of the local community and improved revenue for rural businesses. These, in turn, motivates local stakeholders to continue preserving the resources. Article 6 examines the practices regarding food waste management in hotels in Langkawi. It found that there was a lack of emphasis from the hotels on their policy related to wastage of food and unsustainable food consumption pattern by their guests. This reflects on the lack of practices towards sustainable food waste management by the hotel sector. Article 7 identifies changes and threats to Malay landscape preservation in traditional Malays houses in Melaka and Kelantan. It concludes that threats to such preservation include inappropriate use of garden space, problems regarding house ownership, inadequate fund for maintenance, and current development trend that leads to traditional Malay garden setting being replaced by modern setting. Article 8 discusses the use of agroforestry approach to improve sustainability of oil palm smallholdings. Rapid development and expansion of natural forest into oil palm land has decreased the agricultural sustainability of Malaysian oil palm production. However, the article shows that sustainability of oil palm smallholdings can be improved through agroforestry, which at the same time was found to also improve income of the smallholders. © 2017 by MIP v Article 9 develops a framework on how public art could be used in a placemaking project. It suggests that public art placemaking is a collaborative and multi-disciplinary process. Thus, for the project to succeed, it is important that there is a good collaboration among the team working on the project. Local community should also be involved in the project. The article concludes that the proposed framework has potential to be adopted by local authorities in Malaysia, and it can enable a more collaborative process of placemaking between the local government, consultants, artists