GOH HONG CHING 吳楓群 Department of Geography Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Universiti Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Phone +603-79675528 Fax +603-79675457 E-mail gohhongching@yahoo. com or gohhc@um.edu.my Gender Female Date of birth 23.08.1975 Nationality MALAYSIAN Academic Qualification 1998 B Urban and Regional Planning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia 1999 MSc (Tourism Planning), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia 2007 Dr rer nat (Geography), Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat Bonn, Germany Career 1998-1999 Research Assistant 2000-2004 Planning Executive 2004-2007 Junior Researcher 2008-2009 Assistant Professor Apr 2009 Senior Lecturer Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (www.utm.my) Client: Federal Town and Country Department Malaysia Prepared guidelines for national hi-tech park development, including the preparation of TOR, data collection, analysis and final proposal of guidelines. IOI Corporation Berhad Malaysia (www.ioigroup.com) Conducted property project and land acquisition preliminary feasibility studies, liaised with the project consultants, government technical departments and in-house departments, prepared property Division risk management plan, ISO9001-2000 QMS manuals. Project countries: Malaysia and India. Department of Natural Resources and Ecology, Center for Development Research Bonn (www.zef.de) Carried out research on sustainable tourism and the role of governance on protected area management and in benefiting local communities. Project site: Sabah. Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (www.utar.edu.my) Academic position in Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Science. Universiti Malaya (www.um.edu.my) Academic position in Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. 1/6
Memberships Recent trainings Oct 2004 Jan 2005 1. Corporate member, Malaysia Institute of Planners and Malaysia Board of Planners (2010- present) 2. Member, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Vice- Chancellor Council (2009-2010) 3. Member, Association for Biosphere Reserve Research and Communication (Verein fuer Biosphaerenreservatsforschung und kommunikation I.G., Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitaet Greifswald, German (2009-present) 4. Senior member, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, Singapore (2010-present) 5. Board Member, Malaysia Journal of Tropical Geography (2010- present) 6. Member, Forum for Urban Future in Southeast Asia, Network of Southeast Asian and German Experts (2010-present) Interdisciplinary course Concepts and Theories of Development and the disciplinary course module on Political and Cultural Change: Development Policy and Institutional Analysis in the winter term 2004/5, Bonn Germany Dec 2004 Weekend seminar on Learning Intercultural competence in Wiehl, Germany Apr 2005 Short course on Natural Resources Management Research Approaches and Methods held at International Institute for Geo- Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, The Netherlands June July 2005 International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) Training Program at the Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand Dec 2007 May 2008 Sept 2008 Mar-Apr 2009 Apr 2010 May 2010 June 2010 Dec 2010 Workshop on Learning Intercultural Competence in Windeck- Rosbach, Germany The Theory and Practice of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education- Part A, Center for Extension Education, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Critique the Rhetoric and Reality of ICT Integration in Learning and Teaching Part A, Center for Extension Education, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Fundamental Principles of Testing/Assessment Part A, Center for Extension Education, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Professional course and examination organized by the Malaysia Institute of Planners, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia. International DAAD-Alumni Summer School From Research to Practice: The role of Education for Sustainable Development in Natural Resource Management in Research, Education and International Cooperation at Isle of Vilm and UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Bonn 22 nd Mar 4 th Apr Kursus Induksi Kumpulan Pengurusan dan Professional dan Kumpulan Sokongan Gred 27 dan 29 (Kumpulan 1), Siri 2/2010 Qualitative research series, Institute Pengajian Siswazah, Universiti Malaya by Academic Development Centre (ADEC) 2 nd, 3 rd, 8 th and 9 th, June 2010 Workshop on Proposal Writing for International Research Projects in Hanoi, Vietnam by DAAD and DIE 14-18 th June 2010 Workshop on Proposal Writing for International Research Projects in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam by DAAD and DIE 5-10 th Dec 2010 2/6
Mar 2011 Academic Portfolio Workshop, Academic Development Centre University of Malaya, 21 Feb 2011 Participations & Recognitions 1994 Dean s Award for academic excellence in Urban and Regional Planning, term 1994/95 1995 Volunteer, SUKMAS III 1995 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 1996 Deputy director, organizer of Tourism Exhibition, during International Carnival Johor 1996 1997 Dean s Award for academic excellence in Urban and Regional Planning, term 1997/98 1998 Secretary, 16th National Seminar on Urban and Regional Planning on Development in 21st Century 1998 2004 DAAD 3-year Scholarship Award in Center Development Research, Bonn 2005 GTZ grant for 2-month IFRI Training at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand GTZ research grant on 10-month field research in Kinabalu Park, Malaysia Oct 2008 Professional exam conducted by the Malaysia Institute of Planners for the Malaysia Board of Town Planners corporate membership candidate, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia Mar-Apr 2009 DAAD Grant for International DAAD-Alumni Summer School From Research to Practice: The role of Education for Sustainable Development in Natural Resource Management in Research, Education and International Cooperation at Isle of Vilm and UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Bonn 22 nd Mar 4 th Apr, 2009. June 2010 DAAD Grant for Workshop on Proposal Writing for International Research Projects in Hanoi, Vietnam by DAAD and DIE 14-18 th June 2010 Oct 2010 DAAD Grant, Forum for Urban Future in Southeast Asia, Network of Southeast Asian and German Experts, 23-31 Oct 2010. Dec 2010 DAAD Grant for Workshop on Proposal Writing for International Research Projects in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam by DAAD and DIE 5-10 th June 2010 Mar-Apr 2011 DAAD Grant, Forum for Urban Future in Southeast Asia, Network of Southeast Asian and German Experts, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro, The Philippines 26 Mar-6 Apr 2011. Research (09- present) 1. Sustainable development of coastal resorts in Malaysia. An approach using GIS application (Apr 09- June 11), Universiti Malaya Research Grant (co-researcher). 2. An analysis of tourism components based on the principles of sustainable tourism in Perlis In supporting the development objectives of Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) (Dec 09- June 11), Universiti Malaya Research Grant (principal investigator). 3. Clustering of tourism resources in Selangor using spatial analysis (Apr 09- Mar 11), Universiti Malaya Research Grant (co-researcher). 4. Tourism image of Langkawi Island: Visitor perception of the legendary island tourism development (Jun 10-May 11). Sunway 3/6
University College Internal Grant Scheme (co-researcher- Sunway University College). 5. An evaluation of the economic benefits of community based tourism using value chain analysis (Apr 10- Apr 12), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (co-researcher- UTM). 6. Tourism Development - A Comparison among Parks within Sabah Parks System with Focus on Kinabalu Park (Dec 10- Nov 11), Sabah Parks (principal investigator). 7. World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia: Cross-Cultural and Management Perspectives- Mulu National Park. (Nov 09), British Academy (local researcher- Leeds Metropolitan, Leeds and Chichester Universities, UK). 8. World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia: Cross-Cultural and Management Perspectives- Kinabalu Park. (Dec 09), British Academy (local researcher- Leeds Metropolitan, Leeds and Chichester Universities, UK). Language proficiency Speak, Read and Write Speak Referees Prof. Emeritus Dr. Eckart Ehlers Prof. Dr. Amran Hamzah Prof. Dr. Paul L G Vlek Malay (national language) Mandarin (mother tongue) English (fluent) German (beginner) Cantonese (fluent) Teochew (mother tongue, fluent) Hokkien (fluent) Thai (beginner/intermediate) Laotian (beginner) Centre for Development Research (ZEFA) Walter-Flex-Str. 3 53113 Bonn Germany Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Locked Bag 791 80990 Johor Bahru Johor, Malaysia ZEF c (Department of Ecology and Resource Management) Walter-Flex-Str. 3 53113 Bonn Germany Telephone no: +49228731866 Fax no: +49228731889 uzef0007@uni-bonn.de 4/6
Papers presented and publications Refereed Journal 1. Goh, H. C. 2009. Sustainable Tourism and the Role of Parks. SEGi Review 2(1): 134-150. 2. Goh, H.C. 2010. Mountain guiding in Kinabalu Park. An evaluation of visitor satisfaction. Borneo Research Journal 3:85-95. 3. 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. 4. 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. Singapore August 1(2): 179-184. 5. Goh, H. C., Amran, H., Tan, W. H. and Mariney, M. Y. 2010. Planning and management towards sustainable tourism in Kubah National Park, Sarawak. Malaysian Journal of Tropical Geography. Forthcoming. Conference proceedings 1. 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: Shaping sustainable tourism in Asia-Pacific: Competition and Cooperation. Pp. 93-100. Xiamen: Xiamen University. 2. Goh, H. C. and Mariney, M. Y. 2010. Tourism Management in Kinabalu Park. An Analysis of Nature of Goods in meeting sustainable tourism. Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management (CBETM 2010) Singapore. Pp. 175-179. Liverpool: World Academic Union. 3. Mariney, M. Y. and Goh, H. C. 2010. Psychological impacts of flash flooding in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences (CHHSS 2010) Singapore. Pp. 486-490. Liverpool: World Academic Union. 4. 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. Amrah, H. ed. Proceedings of World Ecotourism Conference 2010 Urban Ecotourism and Biodiversity Hotspots in Developing Countries: shifting paradigms and strategic adapations. Academic session: Moving up ecotourism along the value chain. Pp. 146-159. Johor Bahru: CiPD, UTM. 5. Goh, H. C., Tan, W. H., Rosilawati, Z., Abd Rahman, R. and Mariney, M. Y. 2010. Climate change and adaptation measures for coastal tourism sites: A case study of East Coast, Peninsular Malaysia. Proceedings of the 1st National symposium on Resilience, Vulnerability and Adaptation to the climate change threat. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press. Forthcoming. 6. Mariney, M. Y. And Goh, H. C. 2010. Development of the Damansara catchment food plains: Escalating risk of flash flood disasters in TTDI Jaya. Proceedings of the 1st National symposium on Resilience, Vulnerability and Adaptation to the climate change threat. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press. Forthcoming. Chapter in book 1. 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. Pp. 69-81. Forthcoming. 5/6
Book 2. Tan, W. H. and Goh, H. C. Ekopelancongan dan persepsi pelancong: Kajian kes Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu. In Pelancongan pulau di Malaysia: Pembangunan, penduduk & persekitaran. USM. Forthcoming. 3. Goh, H. C. and Tan, W. H. Penglibatan komuniti tempatan dalam pembangunan pelancongan di Pulau Pangkor. In Pelancongan pulau di Malaysia: Pembangunan, penduduk & persekitaran USM. Forthcoming. 1. Goh, H. C. 2008. Sustainable Tourism and the Influence of Privatization in Protected Area Management. A Case of Kinabalu Park, Malaysia. In Vlek, P. LG. et al (eds) Ecology and Development Series 57 ZEF, Bonn. Newsletter 1. Ho, C. S. and Goh, H. C. 2001. Hi Tech Industrial Park Development in Malaysia The perspective of Urban Planning. Productivity Management Letter, The official publication of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Vol. 4 No. 1. Last update: 25.04.2011 6/6