Tuesday 23 November 2010

CRACK MY HEAD TO THINK AND WRITE

1st Article

Try hard  beyond my limit to write an article with 5,000 words for the book PLANNING FOR CHANGE: RESPONSES TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION under  International Geographical Union (IGU). The book will be published under UiTM and will be ready in the market early March 2011.  The topic for the article is THE EFFICIENT URBAN GOVERNANCE IN MANAGING MARGINALIZED SOCIETY OF KUALA LUMPUR CITY-REGION. My dateline submission to Dr Jamal before 10 December 2010. However need to submit to my co-author Associate Prof Dr Hamzah Jusoh before 5 December 2010. Think....think.. how to make the article interesting to read....!!!!!!

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2nd Article

The dateline to submit an abstract to WORLD PLANNING SCHOOLS CONGRESS 2011 is 30th November 2010. My topic is THE CONTRIBUTION OF  EFFICIENT URBAN GOVERNANCE INDEX TO ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT EQUALITY IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY-REGION. However need to submit to my co-author Associate Prof Dr Hamzah Jusoh before 29 November 2010.  Prior to that in March 2010, I had to prepare for the full article for submission to WPSC 2011 committee. Think....think.. how to make the article and the concept of efficient urban governance can contribute to urban planning knowledge. Hello!! Perth Here We Come!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday 18 November 2010

MY THIRD DRAFT PHD THESIS.....AFTER REVIEWED MY SECOND DRAFT







MY NEW JOURNAL PUBLICATION....E-BANGI JOURNAL OF FSSK, UKM 18 NOVEMBER 2010

JILID 5, BILANGAN 1, 116-131, 2010.ISBN: 1823-884x


THE EFFICIENT URBAN GOVERNANCE IN MANAGING AND ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF PROPERTY MARKETS IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY-REGION
(Keefisienan Governans Bandar Dalam Mengurus dan Memperkasakan Daya Persaingan Pasaran Hartanah di Wilayah-Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur)

Azmizam Abdul Rashid, Hamzah Jusoh & Habibah Ahmad

ABSTRACT

This article discusses on the preliminary study of efficient urban governance (EUG) towards enhancing competitiveness of the property market especially shopping complexes and office sectors in city-region economy. City-region competitiveness has been a major issue in the country’s latest development agenda. The study was carried out in 2009 and based on latest information Kuala Lumpur Cily Plan 2020 and National Property Information Centre (NAPIC) 2009. The issue is more obvious in city-region due to its role as an engine of growth economy development. Now, with its sights set on attaining the economic level of a fully developed nation by 2020, Malaysia must focus on securing a credible share of the lead sectors of the globalised economy. Kuala Lumpur city-region (KLCR) is the most developed region in the country and an important catalyst towards national economic growth. How well do urban governance responsible to efficiency of local authorities (LAs) in city-region? Did EUG can enhance competitiveness property market within city-region? The main challenge of enhancing competitiveness of property sector in city-region is the implementation of efficient urban governance by LAs. The world today needs a new, comprehensive and holistic model of urban governance that involves all sectors (government, business and the civil society) as equal partners in development. Urban governance which integrates all sectors including public, private and other social organisations in participatory decision making. EUG is characterized by sustainability, subsidiarity, equity, transparency and accountability, civic engagement and citizenship and security. In line with this, the importance EUG would make property market more competitive and attractive to investors and facilitate the achievement of the nation’s development goals.

Keywords: efficient urban governance, competitiveness, property market, city-region

ABSTRAK

Artikel ini membahas tentang kajian awal keefisienan governans bandar (KGB) terhadap pemerkasaan daya persaingan pasaran hartanah khususnya sektor bangunan pusat membeli-belah dan pejabat dalam ekonomi wilayah-bandar raya. Persaingan wilayah-bandar raya telah menjadi isu utama dalam agenda pembangunan terkini negara. Kajian ini telah dijalankan pada tahun 2009 dan berdasarkan kepada analisis laporan Pelan Tempatan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur 2020 dan Pusat Maklumat Hartanah Negara 2009 (NAPIC). Isu ini lebih jelas di wilayah-bandar raya kerana peranannya sebagai enjin pembangunan pertumbuhan ekonomi. Pada masa kini, dengan dasar yang ditetapkan untuk pencapaian tahap ekonomi sepenuhnya menjelang tahun 2020, Malaysia perlu memberi fokus dalam sektor-sektor utama ekonomi global. Wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur (WBKL) adalah wilayah yang paling membangunkan dan pemangkin penting kepada pertumbuhan ekonomi negara. Bagaimana governans bandar menentukan keefisienan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) di wilayah-bandar raya? Adakah KGB mampu meningkatkan daya persaingan pasaran hartanah di dalam wilayah-bandar raya? Cabaran utama dalam meningkatkan daya persaingan sektor hartanah di WBKL adalah perlaksanaan KGB oleh PBT. Dunia hari ini memerlukan model baru, komprehensif dan holistik governans yang melibatkan semua sektor (kerajaan, perniagaan dan masyarakat sivil) sebagai rakan setara dalam pembangunan. Governans bandar yang mengintegrasikan semua sektor termasuk organisasi sosial masyarakat, swasta dan lain-lain dalam membuat keputusan bersama. KGB selaras dengan kemapanan, subsidiari, keadilan, ketelusan, akauntabiliti, penglibatan awam, kewarganegaraan dan keselamatan. Seiring dengan hal ini, pentingnya KGB akan membuat pasaran hartanah lebih berdaya saing dan menarik bagi pelabur dan memudahkan pencapaian tujuan pembangunan negara.

Katakunci: Keefisienan governans bandar, daya persaingan, pasaran hartanah, wilayah-bandar raya

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