An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia

This paper discusses the perceptions of the local residents on the socio-economic changes of Iskandar Malaysia. The study investigates the local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic accelerators in the southern part of Peninsular Mala...

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Main Authors:	Rabe, Noor Suzilawati, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
Subjects:	NA100 Architecture and the state
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/50215/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50215/1/50215.pdf

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spelling	iium-502152017-10-20T02:02:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50215/ An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah NA100 Architecture and the state This paper discusses the perceptions of the local residents on the socio-economic changes of Iskandar Malaysia. The study investigates the local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic accelerators in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. A survey involving semi-structured questionnaire on 916 respondents was carried out among the local people within Iskandar Malaysia and interviews with the local authorities and stakeholders were also conducted to assess their perceptions toward the development. Results from the study revealed that the majority of the respondents lacked the necessary awareness and avenue to participate in the Iskandar Malaysia’s decision making process. The findings of the study showed that the new regional development area is under Malaysian government’s directive and used complete top-down approach in its implementation approach. School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50215/1/50215.pdf Rabe, Noor Suzilawati and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah (2016) An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia. In: International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015, 19th-20th Aug. 2015, Penang.
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description	This paper discusses the perceptions of the local residents on the socio-economic changes of Iskandar Malaysia. The study investigates the local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic accelerators in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. A survey involving semi-structured questionnaire on 916 respondents was carried out among the local people within Iskandar Malaysia and interviews with the local authorities and stakeholders were also conducted to assess their perceptions toward the development. Results from the study revealed that the majority of the respondents lacked the necessary awareness and avenue to participate in the Iskandar Malaysia’s decision making process. The findings of the study showed that the new regional development area is under Malaysian government’s directive and used complete top-down approach in its implementation approach.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah
author_facet	Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah
author_sort	Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
title	An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia
title_short	An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia
title_full	An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia
title_fullStr	An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia
title_sort	assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of iskandar malaysia
publisher	School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/50215/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50215/1/50215.pdf
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An assessment of the local residents’ perceptions on the socioeconomic impact of Iskandar Malaysia

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