ISSUE 1/DECEMBER 2012
NEWSLETTER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) DIVISION
MESSAGE … FROM THE DIRECTOR OF R&D Greetings from R&D and welcome to `The Orange‟, R&D‟s third Newsletter! This Newsletter is aimed to foster closer collaboration between R&D with other divisions in FDTCP, government agencies and researchers from university, professional bodies and research institutions, through sharing our works, information and programs. Research and development often associated with new approaches and methodologies which are experimented in R&D Division. R&D‟s 'business‟ is reflected in its five clusters, where other than focus on formulating planning guidelines, it also involve in exploring and researching various aspects of landuse planning from the aspects of sustainability and the environment, up to the subjects of compact city, ubiquitous city as well as planning for the elderly. I hope this Newsletter shall become a platform for research sharing and enhance friendships. Happy researching town planning!
Hj. Muhammad Ridzuan Arshad Acting Director
FROM THE EDITOR Salam and everyone.
Greetings
Welcome to the third issue of the R&D Division‟s Newsletter. This Newsletter is aimed to disseminate and share information on research works and activities carried out by the R&D Division of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia. It is hoped that this Newsletter can foster better research collaboration and networking amongst planners and other professionals in related to planning and development fields. Happy reading!
The Repository For Town Planners and Urban Managers To accommodate the need for efficient dissemination of town planning guidelines and other research materials, the Research and Development Division (R&D), Federal Department of Town and Country Planning (FDTCP) Peninsular Malaysia has taken the initiative to develop its special website, Malaysian Town Planning Research Network, which is known as MyTownNet. This website aims to ensure that users, comprising town planners and other professionals, government agency and local authority officers, academicians, students and the public have easy access online to almost all research materials produced by the R&D Division. The ultimate aim of this website is to be the repository for all town planning research materials produced in Malaysia. MyTownNet has fourteen (14) columns, namely Planning Guidelines, Planning Research Studies, Conference Proceedings, Malaysian Townplan Journal, Selected Planning Articles, Coffee Table Books, Planning Thesis, Book Review, Newsletter, Planning General Info, Research Forum, Research Directory, Research Collaboration and Research Events. All documents contained in this website can be browsed through by users at anytime, anywhere, and it is also free for downloading and printing. Other than being the repository (storage) for research materials, this website also functions as the hub for research sharing and collaboration (through the research forum column that is directly connected to Facebook); reference centre for planning general information and events; and data centre to record the latest status of preparation and approval of planning guidelines. MyTownNet has been recognized both locally and internationally, and will continue to create value and to enrich knowledge of urban planning and development not only among urban planners and managers, but also to the public.
MyTownNet – R&D‟s Innovation for the World of Town Planning
Dr. Alias Rameli
Research And Development Division, Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia, Unit 50-12-2B And Unit 50-13-1, Wisma UOA Damansara, 50 Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.
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