to be at 2.4 percent (National Physical Plan, 2005). With the fast growing economy, the rate of urban
population in Malaysia has increased rapidly from 25% in 1960 to 72% in 2010. Urban population is
defined as the percentage of the total population living in urban areas. It was forecasted that by year 2030
more than three quarter of the total population in Malaysia will be staying in urban areas (Jamaliah,
2004). Excessive urban growth will lead to increasing diseconomies and escalating social cost (Siwar &
Kassim, 1997).