2. URBAN DESIGN
The State DOE is very strict regarding to any
development in Sabah.
This is to ensure that the ecological in Sabah is
preserved since it is one of the major income in
Sabah.
Since the development in the Kota Kinabalu is still in
progress, it is still too early to give review whether it
is not sustainable or not.
3. BIODIVERSITY
Sabah is blessed with one of the best nature
biodiversity since it is located at the Borneo island.
The state government strictly protect the biodiversity
in Sabah.
Some of the world renown nature park in Sabah are
Kinabalu National Park, Lembah Danum and Maliau
Basin Conversation Area.
4. Waste
Waste generated by local people is been treated
using the sanitary landfill method.
Waste management in Sabah is a big issues since
many illegal dumpsites exist due to existance of
illegal housing area.
The waste management system in Sabah can be said
not sustainable since the local awareness level is still
low among the local people.
5. ECO FOOTPRINT
The recycling activity in Sabah is still low like other
state in Malaysia.
Awareness such as rain-waster harvesting, sharing
vehicles and saving electricity still low among the
citizen.
All of this habit will cause larger eco-footprint
contributed by the local people of Kota Kinabalu and
Sabah as a whole.
6. EMPLOYMENT
The amount of fresh graduate who seek job at West
Malaysia is high.
With lower base salary and high living cost to live in
Kota Kinabalu (only lower than that in Kuala
Lumpur and Sleangor), young people is more
interest to go search for job outside the state.
7. TRANSPORT
Transportation system in Sabah is still poor
compared to the west Malaysia.
Most people is highly depend on car since the public
transport services is poor.
Transportation system in Sabah can be said not
sustainable since car is one of the biggest green
house gases producers.
8. EDUCATION
Sabah have a few public university such as University
Malaysia Sabah and a few branches of UITM in Kota
Kinabalu and Tawau.
This tertiary academic campus will provide Sabah
with educated people to cater the development of
Sabah and their younger generation.
The education in Sabah can be said sustainable since
it have its own public university and private
university.
9. HEALTHCARE
The people who live in urban area have no problem
accessing the healthcare centre since there are
abundance of public and private hospital in the
urban area.
However, the people who live in the rural area have
problem accessing the accomodation since the road
network in Sabah is still in poor condition.
10. GREENSPACE
The greenspace in urban area especially around Kota
Kinabalu is diminished from day to day due to the
development project.
However, around the city we can see man made
greenspace like garden and tree planted at the road
divider.
11. CLIMATE CHANGES
Climate change by development have been notice
especially in the west coast of Sabah in Kota
Kinabalu area.
The local farmers at Ranau area have said the
climate changes have effect the fruit season,
TheStar,April,2011.
12. FOOD
Sabah is well-known as main seafood producers and
importers.
The local can enjoy lower prices of seafood compared
to the West Malaysia.
The prices of raw chicken and meat also the same
with West Malaysia.
However with high amount of import for meat, the
food production is less sustainable.
13. ECONOMY
Sabah main economy income comes from the
tourism department, logging activities and also oil
and gas production area around the shore of the
state.
However, since Sabah is part of Malaysia, only 5%
of the income from the oil and gas activity will be
given to the local state government based on the
agreement that have been signed before.
The Cabotage Policy in Malaysia worsen the
situation making the goods product is higher
compared to east Malaysia.
14. RECYCLING
Recycling habit at Sabah and Malaysia overall is still
low compared to developed country such as
Singapore and Japan.
The cause of this problem is same throughout
Malaysia with lack of education, awareness and
services point out as the major cause of this problem.
15. AIR QUALITY
Development in Sabah especially at Kota Kinabalu
area have lowered the quality of the air in that area.
Daily air pollution index by the Department of
Environment have indicated that air quality in Kota
Kinabalu is at moderate level. ( From data at 17
March 2013).
