The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

This paper analyses the implementation of policy and administration of urban transportation system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The Klang Valley was chosen as the study area due to its phenomenal growth in the last two decades that affected the administration of its urban transportation system....

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Main Authors:	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Zahari, Rustam Khairi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences
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spelling	iium-281432013-07-12T06:00:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28143/ The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Zahari, Rustam Khairi GE Environmental Sciences This paper analyses the implementation of policy and administration of urban transportation system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The Klang Valley was chosen as the study area due to its phenomenal growth in the last two decades that affected the administration of its urban transportation system. Interviews were utilized as the main research instrument. The examination of the practices, attitudes and beliefs of those working in the transport related field have shed some light on the relationship between agencies and the impact that these have upon transportation system in the Klang Valley. Other than interviews, these examinations involved investigating the history and current status of the policy development, implementation as well as administration, which were obtained through an examination of government documentation, archival records, and observation. It was found that the lack of synergy in the implementation and administration of the system has taken its toll on the efficiency and effectiveness of the system. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28143/1/1-s2.0-S1878029613000637-main.pdf Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza and Zahari, Rustam Khairi (2013) The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 17. 469 -477. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleListURL&_method=list&_ArticleListID=-305111016&_sort=r&_st=13&view=c&_acct=C000028758&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=565570&md5=e2cb423c0931aec6195310b7fe0b9b22&searchtype=a
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Zahari, Rustam Khairi The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
description	This paper analyses the implementation of policy and administration of urban transportation system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The Klang Valley was chosen as the study area due to its phenomenal growth in the last two decades that affected the administration of its urban transportation system. Interviews were utilized as the main research instrument. The examination of the practices, attitudes and beliefs of those working in the transport related field have shed some light on the relationship between agencies and the impact that these have upon transportation system in the Klang Valley. Other than interviews, these examinations involved investigating the history and current status of the policy development, implementation as well as administration, which were obtained through an examination of government documentation, archival records, and observation. It was found that the lack of synergy in the implementation and administration of the system has taken its toll on the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.
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author	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_facet	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Zahari, Rustam Khairi
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title	The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short	The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full	The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr	The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort	challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the klang valley, malaysia
publisher	Elsevier
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The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

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