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The integration of green technology in urban development has become an imperative measure towards effective implementation of low carbon city policy. Therefore, this study aims to identify the strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats (SWOT) of green technologies adoption in low carbon city development. Responses from fifty-seven (57) respondents and five (5) experts of local city players were collected through survey questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that the role of government is recognized as an effective catalyst for green development while the lack of awareness and technical capacity identified as the weaknesses in adopting green technology in low carbon city development. Findings from the study also indicate that green technology transfer provides opportunity to promote economic development while green investment risk as a threat towards successful adoption of green technology in low carbon cities. The findings of this study could help policy makers to identify specific SWOT in green technologies adoption and develop suitable strategies towards conceptualization of low carbon city enhancement in Malaysia. This study contributes to the current body of knowledge concerning the insights of current status of green technology application for the development of low carbon city in developing countries especially Malaysia.
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The authors would like to express their gratitude to the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam for supporting this publication via research grant 600-IRMI/FRGS 5/3 (333/2019).
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Mustaffa, N.K., Kudus, S.A., Shukor, M.F., Radzi, R.M., Joseph, V.R.A. (2022). SWOT Analysis of Green Technology Application for the Development of Low Carbon Cities. In: Hassan, R., et al. Green Infrastructure. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6383-3_13
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