Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia

The idea that local authorities should be the ones determining the affairs of their local authority areas is an engrained rule in the structure of the Malaysian style of government. Historically, the local government has been responsible for shaping the development of urban and rural land use, tran...

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Main Author:	Maidin, Ainul Jaria
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2011
Subjects:	KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/4/Legal_framework.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/6/legal_framework_submitted.pdf

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spelling	iium-209402013-08-01T02:13:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/ Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia Maidin, Ainul Jaria KPG Malaysia The idea that local authorities should be the ones determining the affairs of their local authority areas is an engrained rule in the structure of the Malaysian style of government. Historically, the local government has been responsible for shaping the development of urban and rural land use, transportation plans and various other land development issues within the boundary of its local authority areas. Recently, concepts such as “smart growth”, “new regionalism”,“new urbanism” or “metropolitan planning” have been gaining prominence amongst planners globally and appear to be challenging the local authority’s decision-making powers. Regional planning has gained prominence since it promotes effective and efficient use of resources and reduces regional imbalances and poverty, and achieves sustainable development. The Malaysian legislature has provided for the legal framework for establishing regional planning authority principally for purposes of promoting sound growth in many regions in the country. This paper seeks to analyse the related provision and the challenges posed to the government in establishing a regional planning authority and make suggestions to overcome such challenges. Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/4/Legal_framework.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/6/legal_framework_submitted.pdf Maidin, Ainul Jaria (2011) Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia. The Law Review. pp. 630-653. ISSN 1985-0891 http://www.sweetandmaxwellasia.com/
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description	The idea that local authorities should be the ones determining the affairs of their local authority areas is an engrained rule in the structure of the Malaysian style of government. Historically, the local government has been responsible for shaping the development of urban and rural land use, transportation plans and various other land development issues within the boundary of its local authority areas. Recently, concepts such as “smart growth”, “new regionalism”,“new urbanism” or “metropolitan planning” have been gaining prominence amongst planners globally and appear to be challenging the local authority’s decision-making powers. Regional planning has gained prominence since it promotes effective and efficient use of resources and reduces regional imbalances and poverty, and achieves sustainable development. The Malaysian legislature has provided for the legal framework for establishing regional planning authority principally for purposes of promoting sound growth in many regions in the country. This paper seeks to analyse the related provision and the challenges posed to the government in establishing a regional planning authority and make suggestions to overcome such challenges.
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title	Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia
title_short	Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia
title_full	Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia
title_fullStr	Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia
title_sort	legal framework for establishing regional planning authority for malaysia
publisher	Sweet & Maxwell Asia
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/4/Legal_framework.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/20940/6/legal_framework_submitted.pdf
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Legal Framework for Establishing Regional Planning Authority for Malaysia

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