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RESEARCHER PERSONAL INFO Name : Academic Qualification:
Shamsaini binti Shamsuddin Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 1984 M.A. Development Economics (University of Kent at Canterbury, England, United Kingdom ), 1995 Organisation : Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia Designation : Senior Principal Assistant Director Contact : +603-20816101 / +603-20941561 Address : Research and Development Division, Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Unit No. 50-12-2B, Wisma UOA Damansara, No. 50, Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur. Email: shamsaini@townplan.gov.my or shiniedin@yahoo.com Research Interest / : Development Economics/ Spatial Analysis / Geographical Expertise Information System National / International : Member of Government Town and Country Planners Association, Affiliations Malaysia (PERSADA
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION THESIS 1. Masters Dissertation – Tourism Demand in Peninsular Malaysia (University of Kent at Canterbury, England, 1995). 2. B.Sc. Dissertation – Evaluation of Baling as a Sub Regional Centre (University Teknologi Malaysia, 1984).
BOOKS
1. Report of Proceedings of the 13th International EAROPH Congress, Kuala Lumpur.A member of the Editorial Committee
2. World Town Planning Day 2008 Seminar Proceedings - Coordinator and Editor
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CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. Undang-undang dan Peraturan Berkaitan Perancangan Bandar dari Aspek Pembangunan Tanah Milik Bumiputra – paper prepared for and presented by Director General of FDTCP at the Bengkel Peranan Agensi-agensi Kerajaan Dalam Meningkatkan Potensi Pembangunan Tanah Milik Bumiputra Dalam Kawasan Bandar di Negeri Johor, October, 1991. 2. Rangka Rancangan Jangka Panjang Kedua - Strategi JPBD - paper prepared for the Director General of FDTCP, 1991. 3. Peranan JPBD ke Arah Wawasan 2020 - paper prepared for the Director General of FDTCP, 1991 4. Use of Information Technology in Planning and Development - paper prepared for and presented by Director General of FDTCP at the Course on Continuing Professional Development Talk: Information Technology - It's Role On Property Development at INSPEN on 15-16 June 1992. 5. The Role Of Economics In Sustainable Urban Development - The Malaysian Experience - seminar paper prepared for and presented by Deputy Director General (Development) FDTCP at The University of Liverpool in September 1997. 6. The Malaysian Urban Sustainable Development Indicators - co-author with Azizi Ahmad Termizi - seminar paper presented by Deputy Director General (Development) of FDTCP at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, November 1997. 7. Laporan Kajian Semula Skim Perkhidmatan Teknikal di Bawah Klasifikasi Kejuruteraan - Skim Pegawai Perancang Bandar dan desa Gred J3 ke atas – Coordinated and wrote the paper submitted to Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam, Malaysia through the Government Town and Country Planners Association, Malaysia (the then PPBD and now known as PERSADA). 8. Draf Dasar Perancangan Pembangunan Rumah-rumah Pekerja Kilang, 1996. – prepared planning policy paper 9. Cadangan Pengukuhan Aktiviti Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Jabatan, 1996. – paper prepared Rancangan Korporat Jabatan and presented to the management of FDTCP. 10. Status of Urban Development During the Seventh Malaysia Plan, April 1998.- coauthor of TWG paper 11. Isu-isu Sumber Semulajadi Guna Tanah, TWG Sumber Asli, RRJP3 and RMK8, May 2000.- co-author of TWG paper 12. Dasar dan Strategi Rancangan Malaysia ke 8 (2001-2005) Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia. 1999 - Provided input in the preparation
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of the paper. 13. Enhancing Local Government Impact On Capacity Building Through Public Private Partnership, - talking points wrote for Director General of FDTCP presented at The Institute For Housing and Urban Development Studies Seminar, The Netherlands, 17 - 18 December 1998. 14. Malaysian Perspective of Promoting Strategic Urban Development Partnerships - seminar paper prepared for and presented by Director General of FDTCP at The Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka Symposium on Public Private Partnership for Infrastructure and Urban Development', Colombo, Sri Lanka, On 10 August 1998. 15. Spatial Planning Towards The Realization of The K-Economy In Malaysia Keynote Paper prepared for and presented by Director General of FDTCP at the International Seminar on Living Cities In The K-Economy on 22 - 24 Oct. 2001, J.W. Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 16. Decentralization Policy And Globalisation : Impact On Urban Development In Malaysia - seminar paper prepared for and presented by Deputy Director General (Management) of FDTCP at Semarang, Jawa Indonesia on 4 April 2002. 17. National Physical Plan - paper prepared for and presented by Director General of FDTCP at Jawatankuasa Perancangan Wilayah Lembah Klang, September 2003. 18. Predicting And Simulating Future Land Use Pattern : A Case Study of Seremban District – seminar paper prepared and presented at the Map Malaysia 2006 Conference held at the Palace of Golden Horses Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 3-4 May 2006 19. Predicting Future Urban Growth Area Based on Cellular Automata Concept – paper prepared and presented at the Third Faculty of Built Environment Post Graduate Seminar, University Teknologi Malaysia held on 3 June 2007. 20. Overview on Town Planning System in Malaysia – lecture paper prepared and presented to the International Certificate Course in Property Valuation participants at INSPEN, Bangi on 13 April 2009. 21. Making Cities Resilient – The Malaysian Experience - coordinated and prepared for the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (4th AMCDRR) in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 25-28 October 2010, organized by National Emergency Management Agency, Republic of Korea & ISDR, GFDRR, Incheon Metropolitan City. 22. Development Impact Analysis and Transport Assessment – paper presented at the Spatial Planning Decision Support System (SPDSS) Workshop held on 21 December 2010 at the AnCasa Allsuites Resort & Spa, Port Dickson.
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23. Pelaksanaan dan Pemantauan MURNInet ke Arah Kemampanan Bandar – lecture paper presented at Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) Bukit Kiara, Petaling Jaya on 23 June 2011.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Predicting And Simulating Future Land Use Pattern : A Case Study of Seremban District – paper published in Jumal Alam Bina, Jilid 09, No.01, 2007, 6377.
RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
Research and Development Division, FDTCP Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. (1 Sept 2009 - 31 Dec 2010) 1. Review on and study towards Development Indicators (MSSDI).
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2. Preliminary Study on Development Impact Analysis and Transport Assessment. 3. Preliminary Study on Spatial Decision Support System : Scenario Generation – User Needs Survey. 4. Review of the Physical Planning Guidelines on Hypermarket and Commercial Areas and Outside Café. 5. Kajian Pelan Induk Kampung Tradisional dan Petempatan Tersusun di dalam Kawasan Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) conducted by Local Government Department, Ministry of Housing and Local Government in 2010 – Technical and working committee member. Manpower Planning Section, FDTCP, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. (assisted RnD Division) (8 August 2008 – 31 August 2009)
6. Identification of new and existing physical/spatial planning methods and techniques suitable to be applied in planning studies, namely: (i) Spatial Analysis technique i.e. the “Landscape Metrics”. (ii) 3D Visualization (preliminary literature review) 7. Manual on the Application of Sustainability Assessment (SA) Technique in Local Plan Preparation - involved in editing of the report. 8. Preliminary review on Spatial Planning Decision Support System (SPDSS) and its
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application in Planning. 9. Review and study towards establishing Sustainable Development Indicators (SDI). 10. Study on the Feasibility of Sequential Approach in the Development Plan System of Malaysia’ - assisted in coordinating the completion of the study. 11. Review of the Physical Planning Guidelines on Hypermarket and Commercial Areas. National Physical Planning Division, FDTCP Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1 Jan. 2003 to 7 July 2004) 12. National Physical Plan (NPP) Study - core team member 13. National Urbanisation Policy Study - Project manager. Spatial Plan Unit, Corporate Planning Division, FDTCP Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1 Jan. 1996 - 31 Dec. 2002) 14. National Physical Plan (NPP) Study - core team member 15. Interim National Spatial Plan Study. (1996 -1997) - Core team member 16. Physical Planning Guideline For Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) and Urban Design Guideline for Cyberjaya Study in (1998 - 2000) - Project Manager 17. Other MSC Physical Planning Study (1998 - 2000) (i) Core team member of the following studies: a. MSC Physical Plan Study b. Cyberjaya Local Plan (Outside Flagship Zone) c. Salak Tinggi (Airport City) Local Plan d. Sg. Merab (Tele-Suburb) Local Plan e. Dengkil (Cyber village) Local Plan (ii) Coordinated the application of Geographical Information System (GIS) for the above 4 Local Plan Studies 18. Provided planning expert advice and inputs on economics aspects in planning studies conducted by FDTCP. 19. Technical/working committee member and provided input in following studies: (i) Kajian Pelan Pembangunan Pulau-pulau Peranginan by FDTCP. (ii) Kajian Pelan Tindakan Pembangunan Industri Koridor Pantai Timur, Sabah dan Sarawak by FDTCP. (iii) Digital Planning Development Systems (DPDS-GIS) for Perak State, in 1999.
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20. National Urbanisation Policy Study conducted by the Research and Development Unit, FDTCP - provided input 21. A member of Structure Plan Manual Task Force, 2001-2002, FDTCP. Research Unit, Technical Administration Services Division, FDTCP Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1 Dec. 1993 - 26 Sep.1994) 22. Research works related to the Review of the Town Planning Standards and Procedures and Development Proposal Reports by developers for Planning Submission. Data Bank Unit, Technical Administration Services Division, FDTCP Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1 Jan.1987 31 Oct.1993) 23. Case Study on the Application of Land Readjustment Concept for Urban Development - Kg. Kuantan Rural Growth Centre and Kg. Baru Cheras Batu 10, Selangor Malaysia – Study team member. 24. Conducted the Study on Urban and Population Growth Impact Of Major Centres Sg.Petani, Kedah. 25. Study on Alternatives Design on the High Density Housing in Urban Areas conducted jointly by the Research Division of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and MARA Institute of Technology, Malaysia - Represented FDTCP as a working committee member. Regional Division, FDTCP, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (1 Oct. 198531 Dec.1986) 26. Pahang Barat Regional Planning Study – Study team member
Selangor State TCPD (1 Oct. 1984 30 Sep.1985) 27. Klang Structure Plan Study. - Technical Liaison Committee member and supervised the preparation of the 'Report of Survey' exhibition materials. 28. Bangi/Kajang Structure Plan Study. - Technical Liaison Committee member 29. Pusat Bandar Baru Bangi Local/Action Area Plan Study. - Technical Liaison Committee member 30. Study on the Identification and Selection of The First Furniture Village Site For
Selangor State (site selected was Olak Lempit Industrial Estate in Kuala Langat District).
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ON-GOING RESEARCH
1. Review of the Malaysian Urban Indicators Network (MURNInet) Study (R &D Division, FDTCP, 2011) 2. Study on Identification and application of Disaster Risk Mapping Technique in Local Plan Preparation. (R &D Division, FDTCP, 2011) 3. Review of the Physical Planning Guidelines on Hypermarket and Commercial Areas and Outside Café. (R &D Division, FDTCP, 2011) 4. Review of the Physical Planning Guidelines on Heavy Vehicle Terminal R &D Division, FDTCP, 2011) 5. Study and Planning Guidelines Review for Industrial Area Development (R &D Division, FDTCP, 2011). 6.
Study on “Spatial Modeling Towards Delineating Urban Growth Boundary/Limit” PhD research at the Urban and Regional Planning Department, Built Environment Faculty, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, SHORT COURSES ATTENDED AND AWARDS ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND SHORT COURSES ATTENDED
1. Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, 1984, University of Technology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. 2. Masters of Arts in Development Economics, 1995, University of Kent at Canterbury, England, United Kingdom 3. PhD Candidate at the Urban and Regional Planning Department, Built Environment Faculty, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai - Research Title" Spatial Modeling Towards Delineating Urban Growth Boundary/Limit”, July-2004 – present. 4. Regional Staff Exchange Programme for Urban Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 4 November - 14 December 1991. 5. Hands-on Training on ArcGIS Spatial Analysts, 27 October - 3 November, 2002. In ESRI, Sydney, Australia. 6. Research Methodology and Quantitative Course at INTAN Bukit Kiara in Feb - April 2004
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ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AND AWARDS
1. Silver Jubilee Medal from the DYMM Sultan Selangor Darul Ehsan 1960 - 1985 on 8 September 1985 in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Sultan's rule. 2. FDTCP's Excellence in Service Award, 1999 3. FDTCP's Excellence in Service Award, 2009
Source : Shamsaini Shamsuddin Updated : 6 August 2011
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