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PLANNING MALAYSIA Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners Advisor Md Nazri Mohd Noordin 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) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dasimah Omar - Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamalunlaili Abdullah - Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suhana Shamsuddin - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Zainora Asmawi - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurwati Badarulzaman - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Asst. Prof. Dr. Mariana Mohamed Osman - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Asst. 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 © 2014 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] Copyright © MIP, 2014 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 © 2014 by MIP ii CONTENTS Message from The President v 1. Evaluating the Impact of Density on Access to Local Facilities in Urban 1 Neighbourhoods By: Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani 2. Town Planners’ Perceptions of Sports Facilities and Urban Development: 17 A Case Study of 13 States’ Main Sports Facilities in Malaysia By: Maassoumeh Barghchi & Dasimah Bt Omar 3. Disaster Risk Reduction In Malaysian Urban Planning 33 By: Intan Afida Mohamad Amin & Halimaton Saadiah Hashim 4. Conceptualise Tourism Support System through Web-Based GIS for 55 Collaborative Tourism Planning By: Tarmiji Masron, Azizan Marzuki, Badaruddin Mohamed & Norizawati Mohd Ayob 5. Integrating Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation into Spatial 75 Planning: Developing Criteria for Spatial Plan Evaluation in the Selangor River Basin By: Chee Ping Ngang, Joy Jacqueline Pereira & HalimatonSaadiah Hashim 6. Analysis on Community Involvement in Cultural Activities: Transmission of 97 Ethnic Language By: Aisyah Abu Bakar, Mariana Mohamed Osman, Syahriah Bachok & Mansor Ibrahim Notes to contributors and guidelines for manuscript submission 123 The past issues (articles) 127 “Whoever travels in search of knowledge is on Jihād until he returns” (Transmitted by Tirmidhi & Darimi) © 2014 by MIP iii MIP Council Members (2013-2015 Session) President Md Nazri Mohd Noordin (301/94) Immediate Past President Professor Dato’ Dr. Alias Abdullah (194/88) Vice President Lee Lih Shyan (267/92) Assoc Prof Ahmad Suhaimi Ismail (245/91) Hon. Secretary Datin Mazrina Dato' Abdul Khalid (559/09) Hon. Treasury Mohd Zamri Husin (430/01) Council Members Prof Dato' Dr Mansor Ibrahim (237/93) Dr. Jamalunlaili Abdullah (562/09) Mohamad Nazri Jaafar (168/86) Ishak Ariffin (239/90) Datin Noraida Saludin (468/02) Syed Danial Haris Syed Husin (510/05) Zahiruddin Zainal (495/05) Dato' Neoh Soo Keat (494/05) Mohammad Fahmi Alias (500/05) Mahani Mohd Yasin (614/12) Co-opted Members Dr Dahlia Rosly Mohd Anuar Maidin Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar Advisory Council Members Mohd. Ahyat Mohd. Nor Dato' Mohd Fadzil Mohd Khir Ho Khong Ming Prof. Ezrin Arbi Dato’ Mohd. Ishak Mohd. Ariff Datin Paduka Dr. Halimaton Saadiah Hashim Robert Gan Chin Huat Ong Hong Fong Lawrence Chan Kek Tong Datuk Zainuddin Muhammad T. Mahesan Dr. Mohd Thalha Alithamby Dato' Dr. Mohammad Nong Norliza Hashim Khairiah Talha Prof Dato' Dr Alias Abdullah Mohamad Nazri Jaafar Hon. Auditors Saiful Azman Abdul Rashid (474/03) A.Lokman Ab Ghani (597/12) Chairman of Sarawak/Sabah Chapter Chai Yek Chairman of Northern Region Chapter Michael Ong Chairman of Southern Region Committee Ismail Mohammad © 2014 by MIP iv MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Readers, MIP is once again proudly to riposte its eleventh volume of Planning Malaysia. Since its inception in 2003, the Journal was well-received by the members as well as the academic fraternity. This is due to perhaps, the awareness for knowledge seeking and improvement among the members as the articles touch on wide spectrum of our daily planning issues. It is indeed a great achievement to 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 very broad based subject that covers technical and political process 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 research, 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 growth and development of the nation. Apart from the MIP’s contribution to the planning circle, Planning Malaysia is also extended to various planning related organizations, institutions of higher learning as well as to all members of the institute. We anticipate to eventually extending the circulation of this journal to non-planning related organizations and institutions that has an indirect role in planning within and outside the country. We hope this issue will serve the purpose and welcome any feedback for the improvement in the forthcoming issue. As a new preside President, I would like to acknowledge and congratulate the new journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Professor Dato’ Dr. Mansor Ibrahim and his team for the dedication and continuous support to the Institute. Thank you and happy reading. Md Nazri Mohd Noordin PRESIDENT (2013-2015) © 2014 by MIP v PLANNING MALAYSIA: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners Volume XII (2014), Page 1 - 16 EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF DENSITY ON ACCESS TO LOCAL FACILITIES IN URBAN NEIGHBOURHOODS Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani1 UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA Abstract Local services and facilities in residential neighbourhoods play an important role towards the social sustainability of local residents. It is believed that having good provision and access to these local services and facilities would contribute significantly to the quality of life and residents’ well-being. The form of the neighbourhood influences the way people live in the neighbourhood. The way people settle in neighbourhood’s shapes the quality of life, the richness of the local economy, the level of social cohesion, the level of safety and the amount and the kind of human activities in public spaces. Different urban forms can have very different degrees of sustainability. Density is one of the urban form elements that have been research numerous times and proven to have an influence on the neighbourhood sustainability. Density is the most easily measured urban form element either at a macro level (city) or micro level (neighbourhood). This research discusses the impact of density on the micro scale through estimating its influence on access to local facilities. Through the use of household survey and supported by observation survey, this study findings on the impact of density on access and use of local facilities. The study concludes with establishing the findings of the survey to reflect and fit into the body of knowledge and how it would improve the guidelines and policy on social sustainability in improving the urban living as a whole. Keyword: Density, urban form, social sustainability; access to