A DISCOVERY OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING: GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Monday, 28 January 2008

GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

I joined Dr Hamzah's lecture every Friday since 4 Jan 2008 with other 4 Master Students from Development Science Program, FSSK (I really respect them especially Zainal and Marcella... they are really good in term of inputs and response to the topic. They are also prepared for this lecture... Keep up a good job guys). I was enjoyed his lecture... Dr Hamzah very knowledgeable about the global cities and the globalization issues. I have new knowledge about global cities...after more than 16 years working as Town Planner... I never thought global cities has a great impact indirectly to our urbanization not just physical development but the function of the city and how its relate to overall our nation development. I also joined lecture on Governance and Development conducted by Dr Juneinah dan Puan Marshitah every Thursday. I really enjoyed their lectures. Its really open my mind about the definition of governance and the its role to our development.

I have read a few books and articels on Global Cities and Globalization such as "Globalization and The World Cities" by Peter Hall, "Cities in Evaluation" by Patrick Geddes, "Planning in Global Era" by Andy Thorley and Yvonne Rydin, "Cities and Globalization of Urban Development Policy" by Ton Van Naerssen, "World Cities and Global Cities" by Simon Paker and "Globalization and the New Urban Challenge" by Yeung Yue-man.

Today I am not going to discuss detail or give review about the books I had read. May be next week I will give my opinion and review about Global Cities in the context of Town and Country Planning.

2 comments:

HBJ said...: Mizam,

Try to link to this blog, may be you get something....http://lilawati.blogspot.com; 29 January 2008 at 22:13
Unknown said...: Thank you for the info...; 30 January 2008 at 12:37

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The town and country planning activities officially started in Malaysia in 1921. The first town planning office was established in the Sultan Abdul Samad Secretariat Building, Kuala Lumpur and officially started operations on 18 January 1921. Among the earlier planning activities included the replanning and distribution of lots, the planning of housing and public house, road widening and straightening of Klang River. Town and country planning is a subject under List III i.e. the Concurrent list in the Federal Constitution, which is a joint responsibility of the Federal and State Governments. The Federal Department of Town and Country Planning is placed under the portfolio of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The main role of the Department is to advise the Minister who is then answerable to the Parliament, for all matters pertaining to town and country planning in the country. The land use planning system in Peninsular Malaysia is governed by the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172).

Prior to the enactment of the TCP Act, local level land use planning and translation of policy into programmes was represented by the general ‘town plan’ which was prepared under the Town Boards Enactment Chapter 137 Part IX. This town plan was essentially a zoning and site development plan. The Act 172, an Act of Parliament, enacted in 1976 with the purpose of introducing a uniformed system of law and policy for town and country planning in Peninsular Malaysia. To accommodate the needs of the rapid changing environment, the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 has been amended for 3 times, i.e: -
· First amendment in 1993 (Act A866)
· Second amendment in 1995 (Act A933)
· Third amendment in 2001 (Act A1129)

Being the central land use planning agency in the country, the Federal Department Town and Country Planning has always taken the effort to further improve town and country planning service at the Federal, State and Local levels. All the planning policies and strategies formulated are interpreted into physical development to enhance efforts towards the creation of conducive, healthy, safe, beautiful and most importantly, building quality living environments and settlements for the population of the country.

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A DISCOVERY OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Monday, 28 January 2008

GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

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