Suet Leng Khoo
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6152736 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Suet Leng Khoo |
| PRENOMES | Suet Leng |
| SOBRENOME | Khoo |
| ASSINATURA | KHOO S L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Bureaucratic Politics and Broader Affordability Concepts
Studies on affordable housing have focused on pricing affordability while broader affordability concepts remain in the background. A broader conceptualisation of housing affordability is multidimensional and is intertwined with the concept of housing sustainability. This study is an exploratory case study where it seeks to identify to what extent broader affordability (sustainability) concepts are embraced in affordable housing programmes. Data w…
Socially inclusive urban governance in George Town world heritage site
Purpose The article aims to ascertain the inclusiveness of urban governance in administering affordable housing issues; and to revisit the applicability of the one-third housing cost burden threshold in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS) of Penang state of Malaysia from the local perspective. Design/methodology/approach Main data was collected through a 318-respondent survey, complemented by in-depth interviews with key informants. Findings …
Conceptualizing Malaysian creative hubs
Creative hubs have garnered considerable attention as a viable place for creatives to cluster, network and bounce ideas for new cultural, creative and technological innovations. Despite this overtly recognized functionality, creative hubs are granularly variegated. There is a call to investigate its covert interior and not just its overt exterior. This paper attempts to unravel and make discernible the types of creative hubs in Malaysia, where th…
Positioning the Creative City Agenda Within Urban Policy Discourse
As the hype of the creative city model transcends Western borders to Eastern settings, Malaysian cities are fast embracing it as sine qua non urban development strategy. The global creative city model, however, is fraught with conceptual and operational ambiguities when dissecting the notions of “cultural industries” and “creative industries”. The “knowledge economy-based concept of creative industries” is widely critiqued as being void of cultur…
Affordable housing alternatives in George Town World Heritage Site
Affordable housing is vital in ensuring the inclusiveness of a city. However, urbanization and gentrification have exacerbated the gap between housing availability and housing affordability. Many factors have contributed to the displacement of local communities in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS), with rental spike and the repeal of the Control of Rent Act, among others. Through a survey with 318 samples, this study investigates affordable…
Towards cultural sustainability in creative cities
The sustainable development discourse is currently at a crossroads where focus of its meaning and dimensions for holistic and real development have to be revisited. It has to be more inclusive and all-encompassing to also include culture. This study examines cultural sustainability in culture-led creative cities like George Town and Kanazawa. Though both cities purportedly leverage on culture, but the Kanazawa exemplar has proven to be a more suc…
An innovative social enterprise
This research examines the roles of an arts hub in George Town, Malaysia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Operating largely as a social enterprise, it has fostered links between the local cultural sector, international arts actors, local communities, and tourists. But this innovative approach does encounter some challenges. This research employed a structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews with key persons, to understand the adopted manageme…
Entrepreneurial orientation of traditional and modern cultural organisations
George Town World Heritage Site in Penang, Malaysia is well-endowed with creative and cultural resources, and has recently witnessed a rise in relevant rise in creative and cultural activities. This study examines how 'innovation culture' is inculcated and embedded within two local organisations with distinct approaches to innovation. This examination adopts and adapts the concept of Entrepreneurial Orientation, using three constructs: i) innovat…
Towards an inclusive creative city
Dissecting George Town’s human capital challenges in built heritage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify, dissect and unravel real-life contextual human capital issues related to George Town’s built heritage from the perspectives of key stakeholders in the heritage arena. Design/methodology/approach The paper opted for an exploratory study using qualitative techniques like in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to gather insights and to listen to the voices from key stakeholders pertaining to…
Role of community-based organizations (CBOs) in promoting citizen participation
Purpose The current paper is an attempt to evaluate the role of CBOs in promoting citizen participation in the decision-making process of local government institutions of Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Among the most used evaluation techniques of participatory citizenship, the researchers have used an outcome driven approach based on “social goals.” Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which CBOs have been effectual …
How possible is a creative city in Penang? An analysis of architects’ perceptions about creativity and quality of place
The emergence of the creative cities/creative economies notion has re-visited the role of place and given this concept a new lease of life. Widely contested though, urban policy-makers in both developed and developing countries alike are planning and transforming their cities to become a Creative City. A Creative City harnesses on both its culture and economic prowess found in its urban locale as well as the creativity of the people who choose to…
Locational Decisions in a Creative City
The importance of location has been revisited and reinstated with the emergence of concepts such as "creative economies, creative cities". In a creative city, the defining characteristic is the clustering of creative human talent or the "creative class" to drive growth, progress and economic development. In the literature, selected locations in urban areas function as magnets to attract and retain the creative class. This paper examines the case …
The Promise and Perils of the Island City of George Town (Penang) as a Creative City
The peripheral and semi-peripheral roles of islands are being challenged and contested as contemporary island cities assume positions as engines of growth and become centres of progress for driving economic development. Notably, island cities around the globe have become instrumental in shaping and influencing the dynamics of urban development as cities now compete with each other to strategically position themselves in today’s competitive global…
Preference information and experimental heritage conservation auctions
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the cost effectiveness of the existing conservation grant disbursement mechanism in George Town, Penang. It reports the effect of disclosure of conservation preferences by the conservation agency on the conservation cost. Design/methodology/approach A test bed laboratory experiment is reported on, in which house owners competed in a sealed bid auction to obtain conservation subsidies/grants. In …
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Preference information and experimental heritage conservation auctions
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the cost effectiveness of the existing conservation grant disbursement mechanism in George Town, Penang. It reports the effect of disclosure of conservation preferences by the conservation agency on the conservation cost. Design/methodology/approach A test bed laboratory experiment is reported on, in which house owners competed in a sealed bid auction to obtain conservation subsidies/grants. In …
The Promise and Perils of the Island City of George Town (Penang) as a Creative City
The peripheral and semi-peripheral roles of islands are being challenged and contested as contemporary island cities assume positions as engines of growth and become centres of progress for driving economic development. Notably, island cities around the globe have become instrumental in shaping and influencing the dynamics of urban development as cities now compete with each other to strategically position themselves in today’s competitive global…
How possible is a creative city in Penang? An analysis of architects’ perceptions about creativity and quality of place
The emergence of the creative cities/creative economies notion has re-visited the role of place and given this concept a new lease of life. Widely contested though, urban policy-makers in both developed and developing countries alike are planning and transforming their cities to become a Creative City. A Creative City harnesses on both its culture and economic prowess found in its urban locale as well as the creativity of the people who choose to…
Locational Decisions in a Creative City
The importance of location has been revisited and reinstated with the emergence of concepts such as "creative economies, creative cities". In a creative city, the defining characteristic is the clustering of creative human talent or the "creative class" to drive growth, progress and economic development. In the literature, selected locations in urban areas function as magnets to attract and retain the creative class. This paper examines the case …
Role of community-based organizations (CBOs) in promoting citizen participation
Purpose The current paper is an attempt to evaluate the role of CBOs in promoting citizen participation in the decision-making process of local government institutions of Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Among the most used evaluation techniques of participatory citizenship, the researchers have used an outcome driven approach based on “social goals.” Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which CBOs have been effectual …
Dissecting George Town’s human capital challenges in built heritage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify, dissect and unravel real-life contextual human capital issues related to George Town’s built heritage from the perspectives of key stakeholders in the heritage arena. Design/methodology/approach The paper opted for an exploratory study using qualitative techniques like in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to gather insights and to listen to the voices from key stakeholders pertaining to…
Entrepreneurial orientation of traditional and modern cultural organisations
George Town World Heritage Site in Penang, Malaysia is well-endowed with creative and cultural resources, and has recently witnessed a rise in relevant rise in creative and cultural activities. This study examines how 'innovation culture' is inculcated and embedded within two local organisations with distinct approaches to innovation. This examination adopts and adapts the concept of Entrepreneurial Orientation, using three constructs: i) innovat…
Towards an inclusive creative city
An innovative social enterprise
This research examines the roles of an arts hub in George Town, Malaysia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Operating largely as a social enterprise, it has fostered links between the local cultural sector, international arts actors, local communities, and tourists. But this innovative approach does encounter some challenges. This research employed a structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews with key persons, to understand the adopted manageme…
Towards cultural sustainability in creative cities
The sustainable development discourse is currently at a crossroads where focus of its meaning and dimensions for holistic and real development have to be revisited. It has to be more inclusive and all-encompassing to also include culture. This study examines cultural sustainability in culture-led creative cities like George Town and Kanazawa. Though both cities purportedly leverage on culture, but the Kanazawa exemplar has proven to be a more suc…
Affordable housing alternatives in George Town World Heritage Site
Affordable housing is vital in ensuring the inclusiveness of a city. However, urbanization and gentrification have exacerbated the gap between housing availability and housing affordability. Many factors have contributed to the displacement of local communities in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS), with rental spike and the repeal of the Control of Rent Act, among others. Through a survey with 318 samples, this study investigates affordable…
Socially inclusive urban governance in George Town world heritage site
Purpose The article aims to ascertain the inclusiveness of urban governance in administering affordable housing issues; and to revisit the applicability of the one-third housing cost burden threshold in George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS) of Penang state of Malaysia from the local perspective. Design/methodology/approach Main data was collected through a 318-respondent survey, complemented by in-depth interviews with key informants. Findings …
Conceptualizing Malaysian creative hubs
Creative hubs have garnered considerable attention as a viable place for creatives to cluster, network and bounce ideas for new cultural, creative and technological innovations. Despite this overtly recognized functionality, creative hubs are granularly variegated. There is a call to investigate its covert interior and not just its overt exterior. This paper attempts to unravel and make discernible the types of creative hubs in Malaysia, where th…
Positioning the Creative City Agenda Within Urban Policy Discourse
As the hype of the creative city model transcends Western borders to Eastern settings, Malaysian cities are fast embracing it as sine qua non urban development strategy. The global creative city model, however, is fraught with conceptual and operational ambiguities when dissecting the notions of “cultural industries” and “creative industries”. The “knowledge economy-based concept of creative industries” is widely critiqued as being void of cultur…
Bureaucratic Politics and Broader Affordability Concepts
Studies on affordable housing have focused on pricing affordability while broader affordability concepts remain in the background. A broader conceptualisation of housing affordability is multidimensional and is intertwined with the concept of housing sustainability. This study is an exploratory case study where it seeks to identify to what extent broader affordability (sustainability) concepts are embraced in affordable housing programmes. Data w…
Political science (12 obras) · Business (10 obras) · Sociology (9 obras) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (8 obras) · Economics (8 obras) · History (6 obras) · Public relations (6 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Marketing (5 obras)