The privatization of public streets and urban spaces in Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
In the last two decades, Malaysia has embedded good neighborhood principles in its planning plans that promote diversity and accessibility in urban residential areas. However, the emerging trends of the privatization of public streets and open spaces in urban residential areas in Malaysia offer the opportunity to study complex urban governance processes in a democratic and developing country. Using empirical evidence, this article recounts the fascinating saga of how various actors - urban planners, resident associations, residents of open neighborhoods and residents of guarded neighborhoods - responded to the privatization of public streets and open spaces in Malaysia. While planners described Greater Klang Valley as a diverse city in Malaysia, they sometimes tolerated the privatization of public streets and open spaces through neoliberal policies.
Keywords
Privatization, Urban Spaces, Public Streets, Enclosure, Neoliberalism, Malaysia
Divisions
BuiltEnvironment
Publication Title
Open House International
Volume
43
Issue
3
Publisher
Open House International Association