Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia

Higher learning institutions, particularly universities, are important nodes which can help in decentralizing the monocentric stigma of urban areas by encouraging employment and housing growth in metropolitan areas. The case study Gombak Campus of International Islamic University Malaysia (HUM), loc...

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Main Authors:	Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1618/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1618/1/Analysis_of_commute_characteristics_and_residential_location_of_IIUM_Gombak_campus_employees_of_Malaysia.pdf

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spelling	iium-16182017-06-14T06:58:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1618/ Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid HD Industries. Land use. Labor Higher learning institutions, particularly universities, are important nodes which can help in decentralizing the monocentric stigma of urban areas by encouraging employment and housing growth in metropolitan areas. The case study Gombak Campus of International Islamic University Malaysia (HUM), located 15 kilometers to the north-west of Kuala Lumpur City, is currently an employment node in the Klang Valley region. -Being a node of employment, it is expected that it will generate residential development in the vicinity 'of its location by supporting the determining two factors of residential location - commuting cost and rent. Although there are certain truths that rent and commute cost are important determinants in residential location, other factors also influence residential location decision making. This paper, therefore, attempts to identify an array of factors and the extent to which these factors influence commute and residential attributes of the employees of IIUM Gombak Campus. Findings of this study reveal that there is a significant relationship between commute behavior and residential characteristics and a number of other factors normally overlooked by the mainstream residential location models. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1618/1/Analysis_of_commute_characteristics_and_residential_location_of_IIUM_Gombak_campus_employees_of_Malaysia.pdf Mohit, Mohammad Abdul and Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid (2008) Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia. In: 7th Annual Conference Management in Construction Researchers' Associations MICRA 2008, 18 - 19 June 2008, Kuala Lumpur.
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spellingShingle	HD Industries. Land use. Labor Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia
description	Higher learning institutions, particularly universities, are important nodes which can help in decentralizing the monocentric stigma of urban areas by encouraging employment and housing growth in metropolitan areas. The case study Gombak Campus of International Islamic University Malaysia (HUM), located 15 kilometers to the north-west of Kuala Lumpur City, is currently an employment node in the Klang Valley region. -Being a node of employment, it is expected that it will generate residential development in the vicinity 'of its location by supporting the determining two factors of residential location - commuting cost and rent. Although there are certain truths that rent and commute cost are important determinants in residential location, other factors also influence residential location decision making. This paper, therefore, attempts to identify an array of factors and the extent to which these factors influence commute and residential attributes of the employees of IIUM Gombak Campus. Findings of this study reveal that there is a significant relationship between commute behavior and residential characteristics and a number of other factors normally overlooked by the mainstream residential location models.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid
author_facet	Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid
author_sort	Mohit, Mohammad Abdul
title	Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia
title_short	Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia
title_full	Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia
title_fullStr	Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia
title_sort	analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of iium gombak campus employees of malaysia
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1618/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1618/1/Analysis_of_commute_characteristics_and_residential_location_of_IIUM_Gombak_campus_employees_of_Malaysia.pdf
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Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location of IIUM Gombak campus employees of Malaysia

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