Taburan semasa pusat membeli-belah di Lembah Klang: Satu tinjauan awal (Current distribution of shopping centres in the Klang Valley: A preliminary survey)

Mohd Yusof Hussain, Suraiya Ishak, Abd. Hair Awang, Mohd Adib Akmal AS, Novel Lyndon, Rosniza Aznie CR, Mohd Fuad MJ, Azima Abd. Manaf, Mohd Azlan Abdullah

Abstract


Proses pembangunan pusat membeli-belah di Lembah Klang telah bermula sejak awal tahun 1960-an. Namun, sehingga penghujung tahun 1970-an, pola perletakan pusat ini hanya tertumpu di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur sahaja. Kepadatan penduduk Kuala Lumpur telah menjadi salah satu faktor penting yang mempengaruhi penumpuan tersebut. Menggunakan data sekunder dan data primer yang diperoleh secara pemerhatian dan kiraan luar, artikel ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan corak taburan pusat membeli-belah di Lembah Klang. Sejak tahun 1980-an, penduduk wilayah di luar Kuala Lumpur mulai meningkat dengan mendadak ekoran proses pembandaran yang pesat. Keadaan ini telah mempengaruhi, seterusnya mengubah pola perletakan pusat membeli-belah di Lembah Klang, iaitu daripada bertumpu di dalam kawasan bandar raya Kuala Lumpur kepada perletakan berselerak di sekitar pusat-pusat pertumbuhan baru di luar bandar raya berkenaan, selaras dengan pola taburan penduduknya.

Katakunci: Lembah Klang, Kuala Lumpur, pembandaran, perletakan, penduduk, pusat membeli-belah

The process of shopping mall development in the Klang Valley started since the early 1960s. However, until the end of the 1970s, the distribution patterns of these centres tend to concentrate within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur’s population density has become one of the key factors that influence the convergence. Using secondary and primary data obtainable through
a field observation and counting, the present article aimed at discussing the patterns of distribution of shopping malls in the Klang Valley. Since 1980s population of regions outside the city have increased drastically following the rapid process of urbanisation. These developments have influenced and eventually changed the locational patterns of shopping malls in the Klang Valley, from highly concentrated within Kuala Lumpur city area to a more scattered distribution sorounding new growth centres outside the city, following its pattern of population distribution.

Keywords: Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur, location, population, shopping mall, urbanization


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