Citation
Che Hassan, Intan Melati
(2019)
Land use planning in provision of affordable housing for middle income households in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Abstract
The literature review identifies a particular problem concerning housing affordability
among middle-income earners in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Realising that affordable
housing accessibility is an acute problem among the middle-income group; the government has
initiated several policies and housing programs. Advocates believe that successful growth
management can provide housing for the middle-income households via effective and
comprehensive planning through the adoption of appropriate land use planning and
housing policies.
Nonetheless, no study has assessed if relationships exist between housing policies, land use
planning, and middle-income housing outcomes within the Malaysian context. As such, this
thesis probed into how land use planning offers affordable housing for the middle-income
group in Kuala Lumpur. Through the implementation of relevant housing policies and strategies,
the land use planning system should address the needs and demands for affordable housing
amidst middle-income households in this city.
A structured interview was carried out to eight agencies responsible for providing
affordable housing. This was followed by an analysis on housing affordability in Kuala
Lumpur. Six housing policies that governed affordable housing programs deployed by various
agencies were assessed. This study appears to be the first to systematically review housing
policies in Malaysia and to evaluate the performance of affordable housing programs stipulated in
these policies. The roles of planning and providing affordable housing through land use
planning were mapped against agencies and policies. This comparative analysis
offers in-depth understanding regarding the effectiveness and the comprehensiveness
of institutional and governing
factors in providing affordable housing for the middle-income group. Lastly, the Local Plan (LP) land use planning of Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding
municipalities that supported the housing demands for Kuala Lumpur had
been analysed. An evaluation framework for the LPs was built to assess the
effectiveness of the land use planning in providing the middle-income housing.
This study revealed that the formal housing market in Kuala Lumpur failed to
provide affordable housing for the middle-income group. The price-to-income
ratio for the middle-income households in Kuala Lumpur seemed to fall in the
seriously to severely unaffordable category. Housing programs by the
agencies were uncoordinated and the National Housing Policy (NHP) was
ineffective. Nevertheless, three policies, namely Federal Territory housing
(RUMAWIP), Malaysia PR1MA Corporation (PR1MA), and Rumah
Selangorku, were capable of delivering affordable housing to the middleincome
group because the provision for middle-income housing is stated
explicitly in the policies. Unfortunately, five of the policies were not linked to
the land use planning framework at the local authority level, except Rumah
Selangorku. Thus, in ensuring delivery, the final provision for the middleincome
housing programs would need to fit the present LP land use planning,
which should have been planned together in the beginning. This study offers
good feedback to the government by providing them relevant information for
improvement to the provision of affordable housing for the middle-income
group in Kuala Lumpur.
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