Information Broadcasting Concerning Publicity and Public Participation in Development Plan

Norizan Rameli, Et Al

doi:10.17762/turcomat.v12i2.928

Abstract

Malaysian Law stipulates the public society should be involved in development planning to assure thorough and comprehensive planning is made to fulfill the needs and aspirations of the society coming from multiracial and ethnicities. However, their knowledge about public participation in development planning is still in question. The participation is in fact a great opportunity for the society to play a part in shaping and influencing the objective and direction of future developments. Public participation is required in every stages of development planning such as Local Plan to ensure effectiveness of the planning system. Therefore it is crucial for the information concerning the publicity and public participation to reach targetted group through accessible broadcasting method that matched with present-day. This paper reviews their knowledge towards public participation programs. This quantitative study also discovers respondents' views on the method of information broadcasting through social media. The result shows their knowledge about public participation in planning process is considerately very low. Additionally, the study discovers that social media is highly influential among respondents where it should be used to increase public participation in development planning.

Highlights

The Town and Country Planning Department, Peninsular Malaysia (PLANMalaysia) affirms that the implementation of public participation is outlined in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172)
To ensure the society is involved in the development planning process, information broadcasting must be made by participating agencies such as Local Authority
The use of social media has been proven effective by Air Asia

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The Town and Country Planning Department, Peninsular Malaysia (PLANMalaysia) affirms that the implementation of public participation is outlined in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172). Before the development plan draft is approved for adoption by the Local Planning Authority (LPA), public society is given the opportunity to submit objections and contribute ideas. This shows the local community has the opportunity to be involved in future development planning. According to Ali and Ariffin (2019), public participation plays an important role in development of the country, especially for countries that practice democracy. The process of implementing public participation at local government level is utmost important for society to be involve in the decision-making process (Gani, Awang, & Mohamad, 2017)

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