- Urban Transformations, Morphology and Development-Malaysia    26 kb by    Wakefield, John | J.Wakefield@lmu.ac.uk    Short Outline This paper details some of the current Malaysian housing issues such as : urban design,sustainability, poor construction, profitability,condominium design,precident and other issues that could influence this rapidly developing nation. Abstract Despite a recession and devaluation Malaysia has seen prosperous stability and dynamic economic growth over the past period. But there is still an urgent need for innovative solutions and paradigm shifts, that espouse change to housing and urban conurbations, without which sustainable quality urban development cannot be secured, in the context of increasing globalisation. This paper details some of these current issues such as: quality and values, transformations, urban design, morphology, macro/micro issues, development, ecology, profitability, and most important components and issues that could pertain to future housing and urban design in this developing nation, to secure the best positive future living for its citizens. Keywords Urban Design in Malaysia Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2003: Planning in a more globalized World   Click to open the full paper as pdf document   Click to send an email to the author(s) of this paper