Khoo Suet Leng
Biographic Data
| ID | 148383 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Khoo Suet Leng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Khoo Suet |
| FAMILY NAME | Leng |
| SIGNATURE | LENG K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2336-9439 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Capacity Building Strategies for Built Heritage Conservation of George Town World Heritage Site, Penang
George Town’s inscription as a world heritage site on July 7 2008 has profound ramifications for the city’s subsequent functionalities, image, and identity. Since the UNESCO inscription, heritage shophouses in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS) were purchased en-bloc by investors and massive conservation of shop houses took off. Among the key issues faced by GTWHS is a shortage of the right quantity and quality of human capital in building c…
Enhancing Interagency Coordination in Smart Bureaucracy for New Capital City
The development of a new capital city presents complex challenges, especially in terms of the complicated bureaucratic flow in realizing an efficient, sustainable, and people‐centered smart city as the new identity of a country. This study explores the complex issues faced in the development of Nusantara, the new capital city of Indonesia, and proposes a smart bureaucracy model to improve interagency coordination and transform modern bureaucratic…
Reconceptualising creative hubs in Malaysia
Housing Affairs and Urban Heritage Conservation in George Town World Heritage Site, Penang Island
In recent decades, issues relating to affordable and inclusive housing have become pressing in the light of globalization and urban neo-liberalism. The predicament is not only common in modern cities but also unfolding in historic cities, especially after receiving the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site inscription. While there are upsides and downsides to the debate on how urban heritage…
Towards an inclusive creative city
Urban Poverty Alleviation Strategies from Multidimensional and Multi-Ethnic Perspectives
Lately, poverty has been a highly contested concept. Traditionally, poverty was a phenomenon associated to those entrapped in the lower rungs of society. This perception is attributable to the quantitative measurement of poverty determined by a controversial indicator -the "poverty line". Historically, majority of the poor are rural folks with income levels below the poverty line. Massive ruralurban migration necessitated by industrialisation and…
Branding George Town world heritage site as city of gastronomy
Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the prevalent trends of exploiting cultural capital such as gastronomic legacy to ignite redevelopment of contemporary cities as illustrated in the city of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. In the twenty-first century, cities are transforming to be creative cities as they compete globally on the basis of their respective city branding, image and identity, as well as cultural capital assets. The emerging importanc…
Building peace through participatory health training
This qualitative study examines the significance and effectiveness of participatory health training as a tool for peace building. It does so by analysing a case of training for 'health promoters' run by a Cambodian government health agency. The authors observed participants during the training and interviewed those involved in the courses. A developing capacity for coexistence and reconciliation between individuals who had been on opposite sides …
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Building peace through participatory health training
This qualitative study examines the significance and effectiveness of participatory health training as a tool for peace building. It does so by analysing a case of training for 'health promoters' run by a Cambodian government health agency. The authors observed participants during the training and interviewed those involved in the courses. A developing capacity for coexistence and reconciliation between individuals who had been on opposite sides …
Branding George Town world heritage site as city of gastronomy
Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the prevalent trends of exploiting cultural capital such as gastronomic legacy to ignite redevelopment of contemporary cities as illustrated in the city of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. In the twenty-first century, cities are transforming to be creative cities as they compete globally on the basis of their respective city branding, image and identity, as well as cultural capital assets. The emerging importanc…
Urban Poverty Alleviation Strategies from Multidimensional and Multi-Ethnic Perspectives
Lately, poverty has been a highly contested concept. Traditionally, poverty was a phenomenon associated to those entrapped in the lower rungs of society. This perception is attributable to the quantitative measurement of poverty determined by a controversial indicator -the "poverty line". Historically, majority of the poor are rural folks with income levels below the poverty line. Massive ruralurban migration necessitated by industrialisation and…
Towards an inclusive creative city
Reconceptualising creative hubs in Malaysia
Housing Affairs and Urban Heritage Conservation in George Town World Heritage Site, Penang Island
In recent decades, issues relating to affordable and inclusive housing have become pressing in the light of globalization and urban neo-liberalism. The predicament is not only common in modern cities but also unfolding in historic cities, especially after receiving the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site inscription. While there are upsides and downsides to the debate on how urban heritage…
Enhancing Interagency Coordination in Smart Bureaucracy for New Capital City
The development of a new capital city presents complex challenges, especially in terms of the complicated bureaucratic flow in realizing an efficient, sustainable, and people‐centered smart city as the new identity of a country. This study explores the complex issues faced in the development of Nusantara, the new capital city of Indonesia, and proposes a smart bureaucracy model to improve interagency coordination and transform modern bureaucratic…
Capacity Building Strategies for Built Heritage Conservation of George Town World Heritage Site, Penang
George Town’s inscription as a world heritage site on July 7 2008 has profound ramifications for the city’s subsequent functionalities, image, and identity. Since the UNESCO inscription, heritage shophouses in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS) were purchased en-bloc by investors and massive conservation of shop houses took off. Among the key issues faced by GTWHS is a shortage of the right quantity and quality of human capital in building c…
Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Capacity building (2 works) · Capital (architecture) (2 works) · Civil engineering (2 works)