Housing is a basic need to man. It provides shelter and comfort from the elements and improve quality of life of the residents. Hence, housing should be affordable to all. This paper assesses the housing affordability for the districts in Melaka. This was achieved by calculating the median multiple of the price income ratio and comparing the score

A shelter is necessary that are crucial as referring to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. However, owning a home is arduous for low-income earners, especially people who living in a city. People living in a city mostly prefer to rent rather than buying a house due to home prices are too expensive. Access to appropriate, affordable, housing is a fundam

The aim of this paper is to examine the criteria considered in the selection of the houses by the homebuyers in Melaka. The case study area that has been selected is in the state of Melaka and this is also supported by the report produced by Khazanah Research Institutes (KRI) in 2015 that claimed Melaka is the most affordable state in Malaysia. The

The development of affordable housing in Malaysia has become a necessity due to the level of income people are low according to the national household income survey 2012 and 2014. This study attempts to use qualitative research methodology to access the level of satisfaction towards the criteria for affordable housing distribution in Selangor. In f

Central to this book is the subject of community participation and local governance in Malaysia. It is acknowledged that the community and local authority play an important role in the local decision making process. Stakeholder participation has become an important part of the decision making process related to built environment. It can empower and

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop government and community-level critical thinking, planning, and action for improving community disaster resilience by reporting a study that sought to evaluate the possibility of using the Torrens Resilience Institute Australian Community Disaster Resilience (CDR) Scorecard in the Malaysian contex

The main focus of this work is to investigate the predictors of knowledge management (KM) behavior among university academics within the prevailing organizational climate. The KM behavior has been operationalized using SECI process (components of knowledge creation theory). A hypothetical research framework has been developed based on TRA, TPB and

Introduction: Head and neck cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Malaysia. Head and neck cancer survivors have potential negative effects of the tumour itself and its treatment on various functions such as swallowing, speaking, tasting, and smiling as well as on their appearance which will affect their quality of life. It also may lead to faci

Some literature suggested that in less developed countries, the well-being of the residents is higher in urban areas where economic development while in wealthier countries, the well-being of the residents is higher in low-density and rural areas closer to the natural environment. The fulfillment of the survival needs of the population allows the n

The Integrated Special Education Program (PPKI) is a special education program that offers education for pupils with learning disabilities, hearing impairment and sight impairment. The objectives of this paper are to highlight the distribution and the location of schools with PPKI classes in the state of Selangor as well as the number of pupils in