Socially inclusive urban governance in George Town world heritage site: housing affordability concept revisiting

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI:10.1108/jchmsd-04-2022-0062

Kuan Heong Woo, S. Khoo

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PurposeThe article aims to ascertain the inclusiveness of urban governance in administering affordable housing issues; and to revisit the applicability of the one-third housing cost burden threshold in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS) of Penang state of Malaysia from the local perspective.Design/methodology/approachMain data was collected through a 318-respondent survey, complemented by in-depth interviews with key informants.FindingsFindings suggest that housing in GTWHS is generally unaffordable. GTWHS is neither inclusive in its housing governance and administration, nor in terms of its urban livability and sustainability. A re-examination of the applicability of the 30-percent-of-income housing cost burden threshold reveals that the local community generally perceives a “reasonable rent” in GTWHS as being less than one-third of their earnings.Originality/valueFrom a local perspective, the issues of affordable housing, its administration, and the applicability of the 30-percent-of-income housing cost burden threshold in GTWHS have received inadequate attention. These crucial issues are closely linked to the livelihoods of the GTWHS community.

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乔治敦世界遗产地的社会包容性城市治理：重新审视住房负担能力概念

本文旨在确定城市治理在管理经济适用房问题上的包容性；并从当地角度重新审视三分之一住房成本负担门槛在马来西亚槟榔屿州乔治敦世界遗产地（GTWHS）的适用性。GTWHS 在住房治理和管理、城市宜居性和可持续性方面都不具有包容性。对收入 30% 的住房成本负担门槛适用性的重新审视表明，当地社区普遍认为 GTWHS 的 "合理租金 "低于其收入的三分之一。这些关键问题与 GTWHS 社区的生计密切相关。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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