Malaysia

A deep analysis of Malaysia National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

10933
GDP per capita

pop

30.7M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

2.1%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

93%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

67.5%
Forested areas

co2

23
CO2 emissions estimate

female

49.2%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

77.2%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

76.9
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

72.2
Male life expectancy

unemployment

2.9%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

74.7%
Urban population

male pop

N/A%
Male education

female pop

N/A%
Female education


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

title
TITLE OF NUP

National Physical Plan 2010 (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Monitoring And Evaluation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia

stages
TIMELINE

2010

focus
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.

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This is an explicit NUP.

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Thematic scope of Malaysia NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Moderate

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Malaysia NUP

Measurement of how Malaysia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

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

sdg 11.a.1

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

sdg 11.a.1

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