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THE CHINESE NEW VILLAGES IN MALAYSIA: IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES
马来西亚华人新村人口变迁的冲击与对策
摘要
Sixty years after their creation as "military" hamlets, the New Villages of Peninsular Malaysia have become the permanent settlements of former rural Chinese inhabitants. The physical layout of these villages has remained largely intact but their demography has undergone constant and significant changes. It is the need to respond positively to the changing scenarios that constitutes a serious challenge to the New Villages to function meaningfully in the future. The paper deals firstly with the nature of demographic changes caused by population growth or decline and its movements, and then on the impact of these changes on family size and structure, the age structure and "sustainability" of the villages. Several response strategies to improve the viability of the villages are discussed. These pertain to research for planning purposes, the need for improved economic capability of the villages, the strengthening of family values, and the introduction of more efficient land use.
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六十年前成立的“军事”村落，如今已成为马来西亚半岛乡区华裔居民的永久“新村”。新村的外形保持原状，但是人口却不断地在变迁。当前面对的挑战是如何积极地应付这些变迁，使新村成为“有意义”的聚落。本文首先讨论人口增长或下降和人口移动引起的人口变迂的情况，接着讨论人口变迁对家庭大小及其结构、村民的年龄结构以及新村的“可持续性”的影响，最后探讨提升新村为有活力的住宅区的若干应付对策。这些对策包括进行研究以作为新村规划的用途、提升新村的经济能力、巩固家庭价值观及提高土地利用效率。