“This Forest Is Our Supermarket” Communicating Sustainability Through The Lens Of Batek Negrito Of Kuala Tahan by Teh, Kate Yng, Hasan, Nik Norma Nik

“…Although the ecotourism development surrounding Kampung Dedari has been benefiting the Batek in term of economic returns, at the same time it has also put pressure on their natural living environment. …”
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Spontaneous housing in Sana’a, Yemen – Case studies by Al-Ansi, Nashwan Abdoulkarim, Wan Badaruzzaman, Wan Hamidon, Wahid, Julaihi, Md. Darus, Zuhairuse

“…These settlements have created a negative impact on the social, economical, and the environmental conditions of the urban areas. …”
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Assessment of recreational pattern of students in higher institutions of Ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria. by EMMANUEL, Adebayo Adewunmi, AJAYI, Modupe Olayinka

“…Recreation is very vital for all categories of persons in the society no matter the age, social or economic status considering the stress placed upon each individual in order to make ends meet and the resultant hazard on individuals. …”
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The relastionship between supply (based on number of Housing unit developed by private sector) and demand (based on population) in Malaysia property market by Mohd, Thuraiya, Alias, Buang

“…The theory assumes that the markets are able to function perfectly and the market agents are rational, well informed and constantly strive to maximise their economic well-being. As the result of this preliminaryl study, the research analysis demonstrated that there is a reverse relationship between demand and supply in residential property market, that a supply and a demand may not be directly related. …”
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Quantitative method for optimizing decision in project selection by Utomo, Christiono, Murti, Farida

“…The Indonesian economic and monetary condition recently has made changeover in many development policies including built environment. …”
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Earthquakes and project management utilization: a case of recent earthquakes of Iran by Tabassi, Amin Akhavan, A.H., Abu Bakar

“…The huge earthquakes in the century have killed more than 170,000 lives, destroyed many towns and thousands of villages, and caused extensive economic damage. The research contrasts the fatalities and destruction of some of the greatest earthquakes of Iran and other countries from 1950. …”
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Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi by Mansoor, Asif, Khan, Nasiruddin, Hussain, Mushtaq, Muhammad , Ayaz

“…This phenomenal, growth of the metropolitan city affects nomads as well as high class society and covers almost all aspect of life such as social, economical, political, sociological, psychological etc. …”
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International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development by PPIK, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan

“…This phenomenon may become persistent and self-perpetuating, causing serious economic and social problems. It is pertinent, therefore, to detect issues of inequalities between different areas, or between ethnics groups and find strategies and policies to reduce these inequalities. …”
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Developing climate change dimensions in Malaysia through tourists’ perception by Pengiran Bagul, Awangku Hassanal Bahar

“…It is a growing crisis with economic, health and safety, food production, security and other dimensions. …”
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Socio-spatial inequality of privatisation approach to service delivery of electricity in Nigeria by Olamide Eniola, Victor, Abd. Aziz, Norsiah, Jaffar, Abdul Razak

“…As developing nations in the world aspire to meet the vision 20:2020, it is imperative that whatever economic approach, model or strategy adopted must not be at the expense of the welfare of the citizens. …”
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Firma kecil dan sederhana (IKS) elektrik dan elektronik (E&E) : kajian kes di kawasan perindustrian terpilih di Kedah dan Pulau Pinang by Othman, Kamarudin

“…Yet the performance and the contribution of SMEs to Malaysia's economic growth is still minimal. A myriad of problems confront SMEs currently operating in Malaysia. …”
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Human Resource Practices As Determinants Of Employee Turnover: An Empirical Investigation by Bawa, Muhammad Aminu, Muhammad Jantan, Muhammad Jantan

“…The paper concludes that economic factors such as availability of alternative jobs are most likely relevant in explaining the turnover process. …”
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Financial Information Quality And Investment Efficiency: Evidence From Malaysia by Ebrahimi Rad, Seyed Sajad, Embong, Zaini, Mohd Saleh , Norman, Jaffar, Romlah

“…Although emerging markets make up the vast majority of economic activity around the world, they have received limited attention in academic research. …”
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Orality, Writing And History: The Literature Of The Bugis And Makasar Of South Sulawesi (Introduction To Special Issue) by Druce, Stephen C.

“…As Christian Pelras (1996: 3–4) remarks, the Bugis have long "been among the most imperfectly known of the Insulindian peoples," while the Makasars have been identified mainly with inhabitants of the port city, Makassar.1 However, most Bugis and Makasar are farmers, and for centuries the organised cultivation of wet-rice has played a central role in their economic and cultural lives. The Bugis and Makasar did not convert to Islam until the early 17th century, and while Islam is an important part of their cultural identity, both groups have retained significant elements of their indigenous, pre-Islamic heritage. …”
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Urban Conservation as a Development Strategy to Revitalize Real Estate Market: An Analysis of Property Transactions in Georgetown Penang by Yusof, Nor'Aini, Lim, Yoke Mui, Lee, Lik Meng

“…The analysis is presented within the framework of public policy and intervention strategies, socio-economic and political changes. Our analysis of the transaction data and price trends shows that urban conservation has a potential to be a viable real estate development strategy for Georgetown. …”
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Application Of Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approaches In Prioritizing Highway Bridges Inventory For Seismic Retrofitting by Yousefi, Ali

“…These bridges are vulnerable from even moderate earthquakes and require to be retrofitted in some degree for reducing the future social and economic costs. Besides, the process of seismic retrofitting is extremely costly and time consuming moreover the constraint in resources prevents the retrofitting of all the existing bridges simultaneously. …”
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Pembangunan Komuniti Melalui Inisiatif Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat (Csr): Kajian Pengalaman Peserta Projek Perladangan Cili Kontrak Di Bukit Awang, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan by Sum, Sarmila Md

“…Based on the said main themes, eight categories of community development process and outcome components have been identified comprising 1) human capital, 2) social capital, 3) support by development agency 4) capacity building, 5) support by corporation, 6) social well-being, 7) economic well-being and 8) empowerment building.…”
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Assessment Of Standard Landfill Criteria For Planning New Landfill Sites by Saeed, Mohamed Osman

“…Selection of sanitary landfill site based on environmental, engineering, economic and socio-political criteria are the key determinants in urban planning and development. …”
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Marginalization of Native Language: An Effect of English Language Globalization in Bangladesh by Rahman, Muhammad Mushfiqur, Lah, Salasiah Che

“…Thus, self-interest afflicts collective identity and social sufferings in terms of NL and culture where a symptom of marginalization of Bangla language (BL) and Bangalee culture is evident with the gradual intervention of English Language Globalization (ELG) along with much-talked economic globalization. This vacillating superdiversity in language use culminates profound effects on speaker subjectivity in Bangladesh. …”
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The Direction Of Islamic Banking Development In Pakistan From Financial Experts Opinion by Ghutai, Gul

“…Also, by targeting improvement measures through regulators in existing Islamic banking entities to achieve socio-economic wellbeing of the masses. Since 2002, the industry of Islamic Banking in Pakistan is operating parallel to conventional banking setup. …”
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