Malaysia
A deep analysis of Malaysia National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific

GDP per capita

Population (2016)

Population growth rate

Inflation Rate (2014)

Drinking water (rural)

Drinking water (urban)

Forested areas

CO2 emissions estimate

Labour force (females)

Labour force (males)

Female life expectancy

Male life expectancy

Unemp % of labour force

Urban population

Male education

Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

TITLE OF NUP
National Physical Plan 2010 (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Monitoring And Evaluation Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia

TIMELINE
2010

FOCUS
The goal is to establish an efficient, equitable and sustainable national framework to guide the country towards becoming a high-income nation status by 2020.

COMMENTS
This is an explicit NUP.

Thematic scope of Malaysia NUP

Thematic attention
Economic
Development

Thematic attention
Spatial
Development

Thematic attention
Human
Development

Thematic attention
Environmental
Development

Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Malaysia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Malaysia, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Malaysia NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Monitoring And Evaluation phase.
NO
Territorial development
Malaysia NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Malaysia NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Malaysia NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO