Quantifying land use activities in determining urban gentrification : case study Petaling Jaya & Kuala Lumpur

Abstract

Gentrification is a phenomenon which known as a shift of socio-economic upgrading of neighborhoods. It oftenly involving a direct and indirect displacement of the local population to make way for the more financially potent newcomers. The objective of this research is to determine the type of land use activities that enable the urban area to be gentrified. Apart from that, the land use types that has undergone gentrification in Malaysia need to be identified by using the land use activities calculator. Apart from that, strategies and recommendations to address gentrification issues and overcome the problems that occur in the urban area are to be formulated. The study examines the calculation of the area whether it has undergone gentrification or vice versa. The study have been conducted in Petaling Jaya and Bangsar. These study areas are the areas that undergoing the process of development. The gentrification calculators is been used to calculate type of land use activities in determining urban gentrification. The approaches of land use planning are recommended in upgrading gentrification problem in urban areas. This study adopted both quantity and qualitative approaches to access the positive and negative impact as well as to calculate whether the study areas are undergoing gentrification or not. 120 respondents are picked randomly and one stakeholders perception was being interviewed and the outcomes were analysed accordingly. Finding shows that both areas have not undergone the gentrification. However, the tendency of the study areas to turn into gentrification is high. The types of land use that has potential to be gentrified is residential. The demand of the needs of the communities in residential area is high causes the residential lots to be converted to commercial lots. The affordability of the houses is no longer exists. Traffic jams also is likely to occur. Recommendations are made based on the findings in order to mitigate the problem of the area. The principal recommendations are within the concept, planning and policy.