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Ma, Xiaoting
Utaberta, Nangkula
Zainordin, Nadzirah
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Received: 13 January 2025
Accepted: 18 February 2026
First Online: 2 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This research has obtained the ethical approval from Institutional Ethics Committee, UCSI University with approval reference: SABE-IEC-MA-0001/2024 on 23/09/2024. All research was performed in accordance with Declaration of Helsinki and Chinese Administrative Measures for Ethical Review of Life Sciences and Medical Research Involving Human Beings when human participants are involved.
: All informed consent was obtained between October 2024 and the completion of data collection. For the professional group, written informed consent was obtained digitally from urban planning and heritage professionals. The Participant Information Sheet (PIS) and a formal consent clause were integrated into the first page of the online survey, requiring participants to mandatorily select “I Agree” before proceeding. For the public group, written informed consent was obtained from local community members and residents through physical paper forms (Informed Consent Form—ICF), signed prior to the commencement of deep interviews. The consent process was overseen and conducted by the research team. All participants were informed that their participation was entirely voluntary, and that they had the right to withdraw at any stage without consequence. The scope of consent covered voluntary participation, permission for data collection (including audio recording for deep interviews), the use of anonymized data for academic analysis, and formal consent to publish the results in scholarly journals. Participants were assured of full anonymity and confidentiality. All personal data has been kept confidential and anonymized in compliance with PDPA and GDPR standards. Participants were briefed that the research aims to address the urgent need for integrated methodologies for Outstanding Universal Values (OUVs) identification and assessment, supporting heritage conservation alongside adaptation to urbanisation and tourism. They were also informed that there were no physical or psychological risks associated with their participation.
