The Malaysia Cities Practicum is a year-long program that brings 15 International Scholars to MIT to learn about and analyze sustainable city development in Malaysia.
Dr. Zainura Zainon Noor uses solid waste composition and generation rates in Malaysia to demonstrate the importance of the 3-Rs - reduce, reuse, and recycle - in promoting environmental sustainability.
Dr. Al Madhoun highlights public transportation interventions in Penang that are intended to reduce air pollution from vehicle emissions.
Dr. Fan Tu considers the application of Green Technologies in CO2 emission reduction in Malaysia.
Dr. Karki explores how authorities and local residents in one town in Malaysia addressed massive urban floods and provides lessons for the other communities.
Shraddha Pandey evaluates the efficacy of Green Building indices and rating systems in creating strong incentives for developers to design more environmentally sustainable buildings.
Dr. Yin provides a case study of the restoration of an urban river in Johor Bahru, Malaysia to address urban flooding, water pollution and to attract tourism.
Dr. Ujang highlights the response of a Malay community in Kampong Bahru, a village in the center of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to recent redevelopment efforts.
Dr. Ahsan presents two cases of displacement - one in East Malaysia from a hydroelectric dam and one in Southern Malaysia from a housing development.
Dr. Amin uses an integrated carbon accounting and mitigation model to demonstrate how Malaysia could reduce carbon emissions and water use by converting biomass to energy.
Dr. Malik Asghar Naeem applies lessons from compact city development principles to demonstrate how they may be used limit urban sprawl and to improve a region's economy.
Dr. de Oliveira examines the interaction between governmental and nongovernmental actors in planning and implementing innovative solutions to solid waste management in Penang, Malaysia.
Mangroves, a critical natural defense against the effects of sea level rise, are increasingly threatened by development. In this video, Dr. Hong Ching Goh advocates for mangrove preservation in Malaysia through collaborative management.
Dr. Haslenda Hashim describes the potential role of industrial symbiosis in Malaysia to reduce waste while also increasing renewable energy.
Dr. Mursib emphasizes the significance of local involvement in urban planning and architecture to maintain local identity in rapidly globalizing cities.
Mr. de la Torre explores the ways in which Malaysia could reform energy subsidies by shifting from a top down to a bottom up approach.
Dr. Abdul-Azeez evaluates the planning and implementation of low carbon development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Dr. Akmal Abdelfatah outlines several potential policy changes in Malaysia that could help reduce high traffic fatality rates in areas where there is a high concentration of motorcycles.
As is the case in many countries, shopping malls in Malaysia offer respite from the tropical heat. Dr. Akinropo Oluremi Akindele explores ways in which shopping malls can be more sustainably developed and managed.
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