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Re-appraising Regulatory Framework of Planning and Land Law System towards Sustainable Development in Malaysia

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This paper is produced from an initial background of a research and based on the outlined objectives: I) to assess the principles of planning law and land law systems in Malaysia as an instrument for sustainable development. II) to identify the shortcomings in the use of present legislative framework and approaches between Town and Country Planning Act 1976 and National Land Code 1965. The paper is purely based on literature review and the current understanding of the regulatory framework with further identification on key problems and conflicts that involved between both laws.Keywords: Planning law; Land law; Sustainable; DevelopmenteISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Source: Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies

DOI: 10.21834/ajbes.v3i9.70

Authors: Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi, Dasimah Omar, Oliver Ling Hoon Leh Hoon Leh

Institutions: Universiti Teknologi MARA System, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Language: English

Topic: Local Governance and Planning

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Teknologi MARA