City Size: a Study of Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Melaka

American University of Sharjah

College of Architecture, Art & Design

Department of Urban Planning

Spring 2014

City Size: A study of Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Melaka

Assignment 1

By

Nadia B. Azzam

ID 27379

Submitted to

Dr. Mahyar Arefi

Submission Date

April 16, 2014

Table of Contents

1.0.

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3

2.0.

Literature review ............................................................................................................... 4

2.1.

Kuala Lumpur .................................................................................................................. 4

2.2.

Johor Bahru ...................................................................................................................... 7

2.3.

Melaka .............................................................................................................................. 8

3.0. Discussion.............................................................................................................................. 10

3.1. Monthly Household Income ............................................................................................... 10

3.2. Monthly commuting cost ................................................................................................... 11

3.3. Monthly rent cost ............................................................................................................... 11

3.4. Monthly Utility................................................................................................................... 11

4.0. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 12

5.0 References...