Dr. Hong Ching Goh

Country of current residence

Malaysia

Current position

Associate Professor, Deputy Dean

Current institute employer

Universiti Malaya

Since

2009

Website current institute

www.um.edu.my

Office address

Department of Urban and Regional Planning Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA

Office phone

+603-79672457

Office fax

+603-79675713

Previous positions

Research assistant in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1998-1999) Planning and project executive in IOI Group (2000-2004) Junior researcher ZEF (2004-2007) Assistant Professor UTAR (2008-2009)

Professional memberships

Corporate member, Malaysia Institute of Planners Member, Board of Planners Malaysia.

Profession

Urban / Rural Planner and Developer

Specialisation

Urban planning, tourism governance in protected area

Degrees / expertise

B. Urban and Regional Planning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia;

M. Sc. (Tourism Planning), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia;

Dr. rer. nat. (Geography), Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat Bonn, Germany

Professional experience

1998-1999: Research Assistant, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (www.utm.my)

2000-2004: Planning Executive, Properties Division, IOI Corporation Berhad Malaysia (www.ioigroup.com)

2004-2007: Junior Researcher, Department of Natural Resources and Ecology, Center for Development Research Bonn (www.zef.de)

2008-2009: Assistant Professor, Department of Built Environment, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (www.utar.edu.my)

2009- present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Universiti Malaya (www.um.edu.my)

2010

Goh, H. C. 2010. Mountain guiding in Kinabalu Park. An evaluation of visitor satisfaction. Borneo Research Journal, 3 : 85-95 .

Goh, H. C. and Mariney, M. Y. 2010. 'Sustaining Tourism Development in Protected Areas. A Case of Kinabalu Park'. International Journal of Trade, Economics, and Finance, August 1(2) : 179-184 .

Goh, H. C. and Mariney, M. Y. 2010. Tourism Management in Kinabalu Park. An Analysis of Nature of Goods in meeting sustainable tourism. In: Rawani, A. M., Houssain Kettani and Zhang Lian (eds.): Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management (CBETM 2010), Singapore. Liverpool: World Academic Union. 175-179.

Goh, H. C., Amran, H. and Zainab, K. 2010. Participation as a Dynamic Process in Community-Based Tourism Project. A Case of Saung Angklung Udjo, Bandung, Indonesia. In: Amrah, H (eds.): Proceedings of World Ecotourism Conference 2010 . Johor Bahru: CiPD, UTM. 146-159.

Goh, H. C., Mariney, M. Y. and Tan, W. H. 2010. Willingness to pay in Kinabalu Park- A portrayal of the meanings of Kinabalu. Arab World Geographer, 13(2) : 126-137 .

Mariney, M. Y. and Goh, H. C. 2010. Psychological impacts of flash flooding in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. In: In Rawani, A. M., Houssain Kettani and Zhang, Ting (eds.): Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences (CHHSS 2010) Singapore. Liverpool: World Academic Union. 486-490.

Tan, W. H. and Goh, H. C. 2010. The Development of Coastal Tourism: A study of the North Pahang Coast. In: Idris, H. and Tan, W. H (eds.): The Development of Maritime Sector in Malaysia. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya. 69-81.

2009

Goh, H. C. 2009. Sustainable Tourism and the Role of Parks. SEGi Review , 2(1) : 134-150 .

2008

Goh, H. C. 2008. Sustainable Tourism and the Influence of Privatization in Protected Area Management. A Case of Kinabalu Park, Malaysia. Doctoral thesis at Faculty of Math. & Nat. Science, University of Bonn. Ecology and Development Series 57 Further Information

2007

Goh, H. C., Gatweiler, F. W. and Ehlers, E.. 2007. Measuring Tourist Satisfaction in Kinabalu Park. Proceedings of the Sixth Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism, : 93-100 .

2001

Ho, C. S. and Goh, H. C. 2001. Hi Tech Industrial Park Development in Malaysia. Productivity Management Letter, The official publication of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate, 4 (1) : 1-4 .

Goh, H. C., Amran, H., Tan, W. H. and Mariney, M. Y. Planning and management towards sustainable tourism in Kubah National Park, Sarawak. Malaysian Journal of Tropical Geography, .

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
and Downloads

29f9_CV Goh Hong Ching Mar 2010 new new.pdf [PDF]

Research themes

Knowledge
Development Politics

Research countries

Malaysia

Professional experience

1998-1999: Research Assistant, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (www.utm.my) 2000-2004: Planning Executive, Properties Division, IOI Corporation Berhad Malaysia (www.ioigroup.com) 2004-2007: Junior Researcher, Department of Natural Resources and Ecology, Center for Development Research Bonn (www.zef.de) 2008-2009: Assistant Professor, Department of Built Environment, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (www.utar.edu.my) 2009- present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Universiti Malaya (www.um.edu.my)

Degrees

B. Urban and Regional Planning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia;

M. Sc. (Tourism Planning), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia;

Dr. rer. nat. (Geography), Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat Bonn, Germany