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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 42-265
Full Name: Zuhairuse Md Darus
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi 43600, Bangi Selangor
Country: MALAYSIA
Tel: 89214584
Tel prefix: +603
Fax: +60389213670
E-mail address: ujang@eng.ukm.my
Other E-mails: atiqmy@yahoo.com
Title of the Paper: IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN A DEVELOPING NATION
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Omidreza Saadatian1 ,Osman Mohd Tahir1, Nor Atikah Hashim1 & Zuhairuse Md Darus2
Email addresses of all the authors: saadatia@streamyx.com, osmanmt@putra.upm.edu.my, ujang@eng.ukm.my, atiqmy@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: The South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (SPSEEZ) is the largest petroleum zone in Iran and the second biggest gas producer in the world. It is now one of the world's most important eco-industrial poles. Despite activists' calls to sustainable path, there is little systematic effort in the assessment of industrial zones sustainability in developing countries. Iran, a nation that has ratified the Rio Declaration pact, has moved forward in order to achieve sustainable development. There have always been controversial debates due to its success. This paper employs survey to explore the perception of people on planning and sustainable development efforts at SPSEEZ. The result shows that the major impediment against sustainability is the lack of involvement from urban planners and the public during decision-making process. Finally, the paper contributes to the identification of the most urgent problems in SPSEEZ and the functions of different stakeholders as a refe!
rence for better sustainable development planning
Keywords: Sustainable development, stakeholders' perception, planning, sustainability
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