Quality housing in affordable price for Malaysian low income

Low-income people do not have the alternatives to choose for a quality house, and they also do not have many options to rent or buy an affordable house in the centre of town due to financial constraints. These people spend a long time commuting from the suburb to the work place located in the core of the city. They face many problems, such as air and noise pollution, and traffic congestion every day. All of these issues happen because of the lack of attention to sustainable development elements and smart growth. Hence, this research introduces a financial model that enables the low-income people to live near their work stations. It discusses the implementation of Smart Growth principles, which can help urban managements to improve the urban quality for the residents. By making new extra value with the introduction of new aspects for density and estimating the saving of Smart Growth can provide the opportunity to shift from low-income housing to affordable quality housing. The main case study for this research is the Gasing Indah project, which includes a mixed development on the border between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya in Malaysia. This case study makes a feasibility study on different regulations on both sides of the above border for a unique project. It means that, this project is a unique one with two different governmental restrictions and prices. A practical guideline is presented to all urban planners, municipalities and governmental policy makers, which can improve the life quality and housing efficiency of low-income people who are working in city centres.

[1]  R. Lang,et al.  What does smart growth mean for housing , 1999 .

[2]  Chin Siong Ho,et al.  Affordable and Quality Housing Through the Low Cost Housing Provision in Malaysia , 2008 .

[3]  D. Phillips,et al.  Housing Policy, (De)segregation and Social Mixing: An International Perspective , 2010 .

[4]  Abdul Ghani Salleh.  NEIGHBOURHOOD FACTORS IN PRIVATE LOW-COST HOUSING IN MALAYSIA , 2008 .

[5]  Karen Lowrie,et al.  Brownfield redevelopment as a smart growth option in the United States , 2001 .

[6]  Klaus Krippendorff,et al.  Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology , 1980 .

[7]  Robert E. Lang,et al.  Retracting Suburbia: Smart Growth and the Future of Housing , 1999 .

[8]  Laurie M. Anderson,et al.  Providing affordable family housing and reducing residential segregation by income. A systematic review. , 2003, American journal of preventive medicine.

[9]  R. Ibrahim,et al.  IDENTIFYING AFFORDABLE QUALITY HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR DEVELOPING A SMART GROWTH MODEL , 2007 .

[10]  George Galster,et al.  Neighbourhood effects on social opportunities: the European and American research and policy context , 2003 .

[11]  Tan Teck-Hong,et al.  Housing satisfaction in medium- and high-cost housing: The case of Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , 2012 .

[12]  Alyson L Geller.  Smart growth: a prescription for livable cities. , 2003, American journal of public health.

[13]  Susan J. Smith,et al.  Calculated Affection? Charting the Complex Economy of Home Purchase , 2008 .

[14]  Ai Tee Goh,et al.  PUBLIC LOW-COST HOUSING IN MALAYSIA: CASE STUDIES ON PPR LOW-COST FLATS IN KUALA LUMPUR , 2011 .

[15]  Azlinor Sufian,et al.  Quality housing: regulatory and administrative framework in Malaysia , 2008 .

[16]  Syafiee Shuid,et al.  Low medium cost housing in Malaysia: Issues and challenges , 2004 .

[17]  Tom Daniels,et al.  Smart Growth: A New American Approach to Regional Planning , 2001 .

[18]  T. Litman.  Victoria Transport Policy Institute , 2004 .

[19]  J. Anthony.  The Effects of Florida's Growth Management Act on Housing Affordability , 2003 .