Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia

Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice 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 (IIUM), lo...

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Main Authors: Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Institute of Planners 2010
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HT51 Human settlements. Communities
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spelling iium-33622015-08-06T07:05:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3362/ Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid HT51 Human settlements. Communities 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 (IIUM), located 15 kilometres 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 to 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 households’ 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 behaviour and residential characteristics and a number of other factors normally overlooked by the mainstream residential location choice models. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2010-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3362/2/Analysis_of_commute_characteristics_and_residential_location_choice_of_IIUM_Gombak_Campus.pdf Mohit, Mohammad Abdul and Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid (2010) Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia. PLANNING MALAYSIA - Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, VIII. pp. 25-46. ISSN 1675-6215 http://www.mip.org.my/planningmalaysia.aspx?sectionID=8&contentID=58
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topic HT51 Human settlements. Communities
spellingShingle HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Mohit, Mohammad Abdul
Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid
Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice 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 (IIUM), located 15 kilometres 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 to 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 households’ 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 behaviour and residential characteristics and a number of other factors normally overlooked by the mainstream residential location choice models.
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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 choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia
title_short Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia
title_full Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia
title_fullStr Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia
title_sort analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of iium gombak campus employees of malaysia
publisher Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/3362/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3362/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3362/2/Analysis_of_commute_characteristics_and_residential_location_choice_of_IIUM_Gombak_Campus.pdf
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