地理信息系统在城市规划和管理的应用—英文原文.pdf

International Symposium Exhibition on Geoinf ormation 2005 Geospatial Solutions for Managing the Borderless World, Pulau P inang, 27 – 29.9.05. GIS IN URBAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE Ahris Yaakup, Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin, Susilawati Sulaiman, Haibenarisal Bajuri Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor Tel: 07-5537360, Fax: 07-5566155 Email: b-haris@utm.my Abstrak Since the seventies, Malaysia is experiencing a rapid urbanization rate and becoming one of most developed countries in the Asia region. Urbanization contributes many advantages in terms of economics, but if uncontrolled, would produce nega tive consequences to the physical, social and natural environment. With the advancement of Geo-information Technology (GIT), which considerably influenced the dynamic nature of urban and regional planning, incorporation of GIT becomes imperative for better and improved decision-making in urban plan ning and management. It offers a solution to the urban problems and decision-making, which is more reliant to the real- time spatial modeling. Based on the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) latest amended in 2001, the development plans provide the development framework and guidelines which need to be continually updated according to the present situation of development. The integration of Geographical Information System (GIS) has provided a tool which can contribute to much clearer understanding of real planning problems as well as prescriptive planning scenarios to enhance the quality of ur