Obstacles
The major problem of Malaysia residential housing policy is that it has lost its traditional
form of identity. The existing housing programs and consequent development do not
acknowledge or respect the existing tradition; instead they adopt a Western concept, which
is essentially foreign to the Southeast Asia landscape. Due to a chronic and severe housing
shortage, government planning and development agencies have sponsored many housing
programs; however, since their goal is simply to augment housing supply with a minimum
concern for social tradition and environmental issues as a part of the country’s Vision
2020, this process has caused unnecessary site clearance of a large number of trees,
existing villages and rain forest for the urban development. Though recognizing the
tremendous gains made in reducing poverty, urban poverty and income inequality are
worsening and new forms of poverty are emerging. Despite the presence of good policies
and laws, the environment continues to deteriorate and urban centers suffer from pollution.
The delay in the preparation and gaze ting of Local Plans is a major constraint causing
many development projects to be executed sporadically, resulting in conflicts of land use.
Regarding demographic dynamics and sustainability: There has been little research on the
linkage between demographic dynamics and sustainable development, and much less on
the impacts of rapid population growth and distribution on environmental degradation
Obstacles
The major problem of Malaysia residential housing policy is that it has lost its traditional
form of identity. The existing housing programs and consequent development do not
acknowledge or respect the existing tradition; instead they adopt a Western concept, which
is essentially foreign to the Southeast Asia landscape. Due to a chronic and severe housing
shortage, government planning and development agencies have sponsored many housing
programs; however, since their goal is simply to augment housing supply with a minimum
concern for social tradition and environmental issues as a part of the country’s Vision
2020, this process has caused unnecessary site clearance of a large number of trees,
existing villages and rain forest for the urban development. Though recognizing the
tremendous gains made in reducing poverty, urban poverty and income inequality are
worsening and new forms of poverty are emerging. Despite the presence of good policies
and laws, the environment continues to deteriorate and urban centers suffer from pollution.
The delay in the preparation and gaze ting of Local Plans is a major constraint causing
many development projects to be executed sporadically, resulting in conflicts of land use.
Regarding demographic dynamics and sustainability: There has been little research on the
linkage between demographic dynamics and sustainable development, and much less on
the impacts of rapid population growth and distribution on environmental degradation
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