The Meaning of Home in the Multi-Ethnic Malaysian Context

The phenomenon of mass row housing is a strategy imposed by the ruling parties to accommodate the rapid growth in the multiethnic urban populations. There is a lack of understanding about home dwellers' spatial practices in modern row housing schemes, produced by developers and governments leading to excessive home modification by dwellers. This paper argues that the creation of a 'home' is a process of appropriation. It builds on the theory of practice by Certeau and the production of space by Lefebvre to better understand how a modern society of multi-ethnic backgrounds perceived space through their dynamic practices of home.