Craving gains and claiming “green” by cutting greens? An exploratory analysis of greenfield housing developments in Iskandar Malaysia

Bibliographic Data

ID12065366
AuthorsEigo Tateishi (0000-0002-7059-871X, Malmö University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume40
Issue3
Pages370-393
Publication date2017-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0735-2166 • E-ISSN: 1467-9906
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07352166.2017.1355667
OpenAlexW2752407793
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited40

Housing developments constructed in Nusajaya for the Iskandar Malaysia (IM) project, a massive green urban project in Malaysia, are analyzed here as an example of urban greenwashing. To empirically study this argument, this study uses a combination of quantitative techniques: semi-content analysis, remote sensing, and geographical information systems. Empirical findings from the analysis suggest that greenfield housing developments (GHDs) in Nusajaya benefit from relatively higher sale prices when they employ deceptive green claims. In addition, the empirical study observes that GHDs with deceptive green claims show higher levels of vegetation loss on their construction sites. Green GHDs in Nusajaya deserve critical scholarly attention to elaborate the “craving gains and claiming ‘green’ by cutting greens” relationship that today’s large-scale green urbanization potentially entails. Such critical studies about green discourses in urban projects contribute to the development of genuinely sustainable urban societies

Argument (complex analysis · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Greenwashing · Political science · Urbanization · Housing Market and Economics · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Law · Urban Green Space and Health

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