| Author | Nadesalingam, Jeyanthi |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-86-14 |
| Subject(s) | Squatter settlements--Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Approximately 25 percent of the population of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, live in squatter housing settlements. The public housing programme is inadequate to resettle more than a small number of squatter households and is not affordable by almost half the squatter population. These settlements show all signs of becoming a permanent feature of the city. Although there is a very selective and limited squatter settlement improvement programme, there has been little consideration of the desirability of a squatter settlement regularization and upgrading programme. This study is based on the view that as the majority of the squatter settlements are on government land, many of them could be regularized and upgraded and hence enable their residents to obtain legal housing in an acceptable environment. To this end, the study first attempts to identify those settlements with a potential for upgrading by conducting a reconnaissance survey of a sample of 25 settlements. This survey found 14 settlements showed such potential. From these, three settlements were selected for detailed study with the preparation of a regularization and upgrading scheme for each settlement with estimates of the costs involved. Based on findings from the reconnaissance survey and the three case study schemes, the researcher presents an outline proposal for a regularization and upgrading policy and programme that could be implemented by the city government (City Hall) of Kuala Lumpur. The proposal is a programme for selected squatter settlements with the following components: plot and street layout regularisation, land tenure regularization, network infrastructure provision, design standards and planning criteria, cost allocation and recovery, financing and organization and management. It is intended that this proposal be adopted selectively as a means of achieving the City Hall's objective of assisting squatter households to obtain legal and decent housing. In the final analysis, the researcher finds that conditions in most squatter settlements in the Federal Territory are generally favourable for upgrading. With investment and improvement, many of them could provide the squatter population with satisfactory living environment and enable them to obtain adequate and legal housing. |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Archer, Raymon W. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Kammeier, Hans Detlef |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986 |