Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda

There are many definitions of sustainable transport system, but generally it takes into account the three elements of sustainable development: the economy, the environment and the social well-being when deciding on policy that is affecting transportation activity. This paper examines the urban tr...

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Main Authors:	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Khairi Zahari, Rustam, Makmor , Tumin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland 2015
Subjects:	HE Transportation and Communications JS Local government Municipal government
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spelling	iium-437412017-11-09T09:10:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43741/ Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Khairi Zahari, Rustam Makmor , Tumin HE Transportation and Communications JS Local government Municipal government There are many definitions of sustainable transport system, but generally it takes into account the three elements of sustainable development: the economy, the environment and the social well-being when deciding on policy that is affecting transportation activity. This paper examines the urban transport policy and its implications on sustainable transport agenda in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The research utilizes a combination of primary and secondary data. Interview was employed to gather the primary data, while scholarly works, government documents and archival records are the instruments used for gathering the secondary data. The findings shed light on the implications of transport policy on sustainable transport agenda in the Klang Valley. The main challenge seems to be the lack of holistic measures in tackling transport issues that are in conflict with the objectives of sustainable transport. This main factor stems from a combination of several other issues such as decision-making based on short-term result that are mostly driven by economically viable alternatives and the lack of understanding on the real meaning of sustainable transport. These scenario inadvertently influence development processes and threaten the implementation of sustainable transport agenda. Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43741/1/Published_-_Bali_paper-AMM.747.367_RNRA.pdf Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza and Khairi Zahari, Rustam and Makmor , Tumin (2015) Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 747. pp. 123-126. ISSN 1660-9336 http://www.scientific.net/AMM
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description	There are many definitions of sustainable transport system, but generally it takes into account the three elements of sustainable development: the economy, the environment and the social well-being when deciding on policy that is affecting transportation activity. This paper examines the urban transport policy and its implications on sustainable transport agenda in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The research utilizes a combination of primary and secondary data. Interview was employed to gather the primary data, while scholarly works, government documents and archival records are the instruments used for gathering the secondary data. The findings shed light on the implications of transport policy on sustainable transport agenda in the Klang Valley. The main challenge seems to be the lack of holistic measures in tackling transport issues that are in conflict with the objectives of sustainable transport. This main factor stems from a combination of several other issues such as decision-making based on short-term result that are mostly driven by economically viable alternatives and the lack of understanding on the real meaning of sustainable transport. These scenario inadvertently influence development processes and threaten the implementation of sustainable transport agenda.
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author	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Khairi Zahari, Rustam Makmor , Tumin
author_facet	Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Khairi Zahari, Rustam Makmor , Tumin
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title	Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda
title_short	Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda
title_full	Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda
title_fullStr	Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda
title_full_unstemmed	Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda
title_sort	transport policy in the klang valley, malaysia: the sustainability agenda
publisher	Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland
publishDate	2015
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Transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: the sustainability agenda

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