Sustainable Infrastructure Concept: Empowering The Initiatives in Construction

Abstract

This qualitative research was done to study the initiatives on empowering the concept of sustainable infrastructure around Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The main aspect of this research was focusing on the concept and strategies for both ongoing and future projects that will be implemented, which involve the areas around Iskandar Puteri. Hence, Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP), the local authority located at Medini, Iskandar Puteri has been chosen as the respondent throughout our research. MBIP is one of the local authorities that frequently collaborates with various agencies from government and non-government to perform the sustainable infrastructures at Iskandar Puteri. Thus, an interview was conducted at MBIP’s Engineering Unit, involving two engineers from the Drainage and Road & Traffic Departments. 10 sets of questions provided were utilised as the instrument for this research. Then, the collected data was analysed based on the sharing of both respondents. The analysis showed that MBIP had implemented the developments and strategies for creating Iskandar Puteri as a sustainable area. The hurdles such as cost, the acceptance from the community, and the restricted laws can lead to the main reasons why this sustainable infrastructure concept cannot be fulfilled. As a result, it is essential to introduce the sustainable infrastructure concept not just to society, but also to other sectors, by creating more sustainable-related programmes such as innovative competitions in the future to achieve the ^9th Sustainable Development Goal introduced by the United Nations in Malaysia.