Editor's Note

Building Sustainable Future

The market for urban planning and designing in Malaysia is highly promising due to the continuous growth of the urbanization process, infrastructure development, and concern for sustainable urban development. Kuala Lumpur and Penang are some of the growing cities that are experiencing high growth rates in the construction of residential, commercial and infrastructure development. Malaysian government has particularly focused on the aspect of urbanization as one of the main pillars of development. Strategic plans are providing guidelines for the expansion of cities and improvements of infrastructure. These frameworks are intended to design active sustainable cities that will effectively accommodate the increasing population and at the same time, be environmentally friendly.

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