This is a book of UN-Habitat publication giving a practical guide for conducting housing profiles in Malaysia. In the words of Dr. Joan Clos Executive Director UN-HABITAT , “This book fills an important gap in the theoretical library and practical toolkit relating to housing analysis. As rapid urbanization, population pressures, the land squeeze and the unprecedented growth of slums and informal settlements increasingly define the urban form in so many developing countries – never has the need for trenchant and comprehensive analysis of housing been more urgent.”