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Sustainable socioeconomic development

service for suburban population: A case study in
East Malaysia

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Boo Ho Voon *, Phang Ing , Corina Joseph , Abang Azlan Mohamad ,
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Vloreen Nity Mathew , and Kelvin Tee Yong Goh 5
1 Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
3 Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia
4 Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak, Malaysia
5 Faculty of Quantitative Science and Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia

Abstract

Sustainable socioeconomic development service dimensions, determining the
suburban residents’ satisfaction from the residents’ perspectives, have yet to be
contextually identified for more effective policies and strategies to benefit the
targeted households. This case-based empirical research paper aims to examine the
relevant sustainable suburban socioeconomic service dimensions from the residents’
perspectives. Interviews and questionnaire survey data were employed to identify
the numerous dimensions and items in relevance. Batu Kawa suburban in Kuching
*Corresponding author:
Boo Ho Voon (Sarawak, Borneo), Malaysia, was chosen based on its exemplary socioeconomic
(bhvoon@uitm.edu.my) development and multi-ethnicity. The survey involved 283 respondents. The
Citation: Voon, B.H., Ing, P., findings reveal that there were ten dimensions for the sustainable socioeconomic
Joseph, C., et al. (2023). development service dimensions. The findings also indicate that the residents were
Sustainable socioeconomic generally satisfied, but there is still room for further improvement, especially in terms
development service for suburban
population: A case study in East of public transport system, road traffic, safety and security, sport facilities, pollution,
Malaysia. International Journal of and job opportunities. The results suggested that there were differences between
Population Studies, 9(2): 75-83. two geographical areas separated by the Sarawak River.
https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.442
Received: January 10, 2023
Keywords: Socioeconomic development service; Suburban; Sarawak
Accepted: May 2, 2023
Published Online: May 22, 2023
Copyright: © 2023 Author(s).
This is an Open Access article 1. Introduction
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution Sustainable socioeconomic development is crucial for mankind and it has received
License, permitting distribution, great attention from nations worldwide. The sustainable development goals (SDGs)
and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is of the United Nations have been the preferred key performance indicators for many
properly cited. governments and authorities at different levels for the community-desired development
Publisher’s Note: AccScience of sustainability (e.g., Voon et al., 2021). Emerging economies, including Malaysia, have
Publishing remains neutral with allocated increasing amounts of financial and non-financial resources for sustainability
regard to jurisdictional claims in
published maps and institutional initiatives to serve and care for their citizens and households. Many organizations
affiliations. and individuals in the public and private sectors have been recognizing the needs and

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