THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN POPULATION DENSITY AND TRANSPORTATION FUEL CONSUMPTION IN MALAYSIAN CITIES
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https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v8i1.79Keywords:
Urban Population Density, Transportation Fuel Consumption, Urban Form, Private Vehicle OwnershipAbstract
This paper describes an exploratory study to analyze the relationship between urban population density and transportation energy consumption in the context of urban planning. Urban population density is used because it is commonly accepted as "proxy" for urban form pattern analysis in terms of degree of centralization. This paper reviews sustainable urban form, relationship between urban transportation and urban population density. Based on the secondary data, multi regression analysis on the relationship between urban population density and transportation fuel consumption on Malaysian cities are carried out. In this analysis, three main variables are explored: population density, private vehicle ownership and transportation fuel consumption. In order to understand the relationship between population density and transportation energy consumption, other selected global cities are used as benchmarks in relation to selected Malaysian cities.Downloads
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ENDNOTE
* With Reference to the Source of Researcher s Study
Population in Metropolitan Area
KUALA LUMPUR: Adapted from Structure Plan of Kuala Lumpur
(RSKL) 2000-2020, Chapter 6.1: Land Use and Development Strategy
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JOHOR BAHRU: Adapted from Laporan Pemeriksaan Rancangan Struktur Negeri Johor 2001 - 2020 pg 70, Population for Urban Area in Johor Bahru (MBJB Jurisdiction, inclusive of Kulai)
SINGAPORE: Adapted from the Singapore Census of Population 2000: Geographic Distribution and Travel, population trend of Singapore http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/popn/c2000sr4/cop2000sr4.pdf
HONG KONG: Adapted from the Population by Census Office, Census and Statistical Department of Hong Kong, Population by District Council District, last updated 22 Feb 2007
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