The intention of seeking greener pastures has led many hopeful individuals and families moving into city centres, particularly Kuala Lumpur. Through rose-coloured glasses, the pulling factors of these urban areas are attractive indeed – leading to almost 80% of Malaysians proudly calling themselves urbanites today. Keeping in mind that the global urbanisation rate at the moment is only about 50%, Malaysia is observing an alarming rapid urbanisation rate.
The process is inevitable as a facilitator to ensure economic growth, especially for developing countries – but at what cost? Analysing the externalities that came about from rapid unplanned urbanisation in Malaysia, the immature social, infrastructure and administrative systems is a recipe for disaster – especially in the sense of socio-related risks and quality of life degradation – we are very close to approaching the tolerable ceiling of socio-economic well-being. While it is important for a country to achieve economic p
LETTER | Countering urbanisation and promoting equitable development
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LETTER | The intention of seeking greener pastures has led many hopeful individuals and families moving into city centres, particularly Kuala Lumpur. Through rose-coloured glasses, the pulling factors of these urban areas are attractive indeed – leading to almost 80 percent of Malaysians proudly calling themselves urbanites today.
Keeping in mind that the global urbanisation rate at the moment is only about 50 percent, Malaysia is observing an alarming rapid urbanisation rate.
The process is inevitable as a facilitator to ensure economic growth, especially for developing countries; but at what cost?
Analysing the externalities that came about from rapid unplanned urbanisation in Malaysia; the immature social, infrastructure, and administrative systems is a recipe for disaster especially in the sense of socio-related risks and quality of life degradation - we are very close t