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Spatial-Based Sustainability Assessment
of Urban Neighbourhoods: A Case Study
of Johor Bahru City Council, Malaysia
Azman Ariffin, Haziq Kamal Mukhelas, Abd. Hamid Mar Iman,
Ghazali Desa and Izran Sarrazin Mohammad
Abstract Rapid population growth has caused expansion of many major cities.
Cities begin to expand into new areas as the demand for housing increases, thus,
contributing to demand for a variety of natural and man-made resources for urban
communities. However, it is our responsibility to sustain these resources so that
their usage can be prolonged to the next generation. With sustainability as a goal,
the use of indicators for urban monitoring and regulation is becoming more in
demand. There are many non-spatial indicators in the form of words and statistics
developed by local authorities for assessing urban development sustainability. This
chapter proposes the use of spatial indicators for the same purpose. The indicators
are derived from the Malaysian Urban Indicators Network (MurniNet) and are then
developed using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) comprising spatial elements
