Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam

Sustainable development, which has been defined as a means to meet the needs of the present without compromising on the ability of future generations to meet their needs, is not a new term these days. One of the initiatives that have been taken by the government of Malaysia in realizing the idea of...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila, Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	HT Communities. Classes. Races
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25948/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25948/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25948/2/UMRAN_-_LA21_ACTION_PLAN.pdf

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spelling	iium-259482016-05-02T21:59:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25948/ Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila Mohamed Osman, Mariana HT Communities. Classes. Races Sustainable development, which has been defined as a means to meet the needs of the present without compromising on the ability of future generations to meet their needs, is not a new term these days. One of the initiatives that have been taken by the government of Malaysia in realizing the idea of sustainable development is through the implementation of Local Agenda 21 (LA21). LA21 is a global action plan or blueprint for sustainable development at local level, which was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. LA21 is a reflection of a common consensus and political commitment of countries globally on sustaining development and environment cooperation. As such, this paper explains the role of LA21 as one of the efforts by the Malaysian government in achieving sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to describe the implementation of LA21 programs and activities carried out and planned by the local authority, community and private sector towards achieving sustainable development. A descriptive analysis was used to describe the Shah Alam’s LA21 projects in promoting sustainable development. The outcomes illustrated the significance of LA21 projects in facilitating Malaysia to achieve sustainable development. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25948/2/UMRAN_-_LA21_ACTION_PLAN.pdf Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila and Mohamed Osman, Mariana (2012) Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam. In: UMRAN 2012, 3 May 2012 , Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. http://umran2012.blogspot.com/
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description	Sustainable development, which has been defined as a means to meet the needs of the present without compromising on the ability of future generations to meet their needs, is not a new term these days. One of the initiatives that have been taken by the government of Malaysia in realizing the idea of sustainable development is through the implementation of Local Agenda 21 (LA21). LA21 is a global action plan or blueprint for sustainable development at local level, which was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. LA21 is a reflection of a common consensus and political commitment of countries globally on sustaining development and environment cooperation. As such, this paper explains the role of LA21 as one of the efforts by the Malaysian government in achieving sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to describe the implementation of LA21 programs and activities carried out and planned by the local authority, community and private sector towards achieving sustainable development. A descriptive analysis was used to describe the Shah Alam’s LA21 projects in promoting sustainable development. The outcomes illustrated the significance of LA21 projects in facilitating Malaysia to achieve sustainable development.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila Mohamed Osman, Mariana
author_facet	Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila Mohamed Osman, Mariana
author_sort	Ahmad Azam, Nur Nabila
title	Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam
title_short	Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam
title_full	Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam
title_fullStr	Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam
title_full_unstemmed	Local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for Shah Alam
title_sort	local agenda 21 : action plan for sustainable development : case study for shah alam
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