GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia

Among the myriad of urbanization issues faced by the local authorities in the Klang Valley region includes traffic congestion, provision of housing and amenities and declining environmental situation. Within a rational planning approach, the quality of planning and decision making process can be sub...

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Main Authors: Yaakup, Ahris, Said, Mohamad Nor, Shamsudin, Kamalruddin, Musa, Nuha
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 1999
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author Yaakup, Ahris
Said, Mohamad Nor
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description Among the myriad of urbanization issues faced by the local authorities in the Klang Valley region includes traffic congestion, provision of housing and amenities and declining environmental situation. Within a rational planning approach, the quality of planning and decision making process can be substantially improved with valid data appropriately and efficiently handled. Against this background, this paper demonstrates the design and development of a GIS database as well as the customised applications for planning and monitoring the development of the region.
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spelling utm.eprints-25122017-09-10T05:11:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/2512/ GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia Yaakup, Ahris Said, Mohamad Nor Shamsudin, Kamalruddin Musa, Nuha GA Mathematical geography. Cartography Among the myriad of urbanization issues faced by the local authorities in the Klang Valley region includes traffic congestion, provision of housing and amenities and declining environmental situation. Within a rational planning approach, the quality of planning and decision making process can be substantially improved with valid data appropriately and efficiently handled. Against this background, this paper demonstrates the design and development of a GIS database as well as the customised applications for planning and monitoring the development of the region. 1999 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Yaakup, Ahris and Said, Mohamad Nor and Shamsudin, Kamalruddin and Musa, Nuha (1999) GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia. In: The Conference on Computerised Urban Planning and Urban Management, 8-11 Sept 1999, Venice, Italy. http://acadia.org/news/P6VXXY
spellingShingle GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
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Said, Mohamad Nor
Shamsudin, Kamalruddin
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GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia
title GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia
title_full GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia
title_fullStr GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia
title_short GIS development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in Klang Valley Region, West Malaysia
title_sort gis development and application for planning and monitoring of urban growth in klang valley region west malaysia
topic GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
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