Designing slim (sustainable living in Malaysia), a development process model for rural communities
Making the rural people’s living experience more comfortable and relevant through development has always been a priority of the nation. For this research, the areas for development focus on healthier sanitation, higher security, improvement of comfort, increase of knowledge and sustainability; whi...
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Institue of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12419/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12419/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12419/1/IMAN-2017-05SI3-01.pdf |
| Summary: | Making the rural people’s living experience more comfortable and relevant through development has always been a priority
of the nation. For this research, the areas for development focus on healthier sanitation, higher security, improvement
of comfort, increase of knowledge and sustainability; while the aspect of technologies encompasses energy, clean water
generation, waste management as well as a living space that is secure, comfortable and yet remains similar to the natural
habitat. The purpose of this research is to ascertain the relationships between communities’ grassroots needs and the
technologies implemented. The second part of the research is to validate available technologies that can be potentially
incorporated into a particular community. This study authenticates a past project implemented in a specific kampung in
Malaysia on the effectiveness of development through users’ account. The prevailing trend is that the development and
technologies were not fully utilized due to limited research performed on empathy, which resulted in waste of resources
and unmet needs. This births forth the development process model where relationship between needs and technologies is
in union. The result of this analysis can be used to determine the customization of technologies on micro architecture as a
sustainable development solution. The findings may be useful in meeting rural development needs elsewhere by successively
following through the SLiM (Sustainable Living in Malaysia) process model to improve efficiency and solutions delivery. |
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