Perkembangan Perancangan Bandar di Lembah Klang 1952-1976

The Development Of Urban Planning in Klang Valley 1952–1976

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Kajian ini meneliti sejarah pentadbiran dan perkembangan dasar perancangan bandar di Lembah Klang pada tahun 1952-1976. Perancangan bandar di Lembah Klang, khususnya Kuala Lumpur dan Petaling Jaya, berkembang bagi memenuhi tuntutan pembangunan ekonomi semasa pentadbiran kolonial British dan selepas kemerdekaan melalui perubahan struktur pentadbiran kerajaan tempatan serta pembaharuan perundangan perancangan bandar. Kajian ini mengisi kelompangan dalam penulisan sejarah perancangan bandar di Malaysia dengan meneliti pengaruh kolonial terhadap perkembangannya. Kajian lanjutan perlu menilai kesan dasar dan perancangan bandar terhadap kehidupan penduduk asal dan golongan imigran, khususnya dari segi ekonomi dan sosial, agar sejarah perancangan bandar tidak hanya difahami berdasarkan kepentingan ekonomi pihak kolonial atau kerajaan semasa.

This study examines the history of administration and the development of urban planning policies in the Klang Valley between 1952 and 1976. Urban planning in the Klang Valley, particularly in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, evolved to meet the demands of economic development under both British colonial administration and the post-independence government, as reflected in changes to local government administrative structures and reforms to urban planning legislation. This study addresses a gap in the historiography of urban planning in Malaysia by examining the influence of colonialism on its development. Future research should assess the effects of urban planning policies on the lives of the original residents and immigrants, particularly in economic and social terms, so that the history of urban planning is understood not solely through the economic interests of the colonial authorities or the contemporary government.