SR DR. ELIA SYARAFINA BINTI ABDUL SHAKUR

Senior Lecturer

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

HOUSING ECONOMICS (INCLUDING HOUSING MARKET, SUSTAINABLE AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL TRENDS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOUSING STRATEGY)
Applied Science And Technology, Real Estate, Specialist Topics In Real Estate
SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN ARCHITECTURE (INCLUDING BUILDING AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE, GREEN BUILDING, BUILDING INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR, ENVIRONMENTAL NARRATIVE, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCY, SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, SMART CITIES, ECO-CITIES, RESILIENT CITIES AND FUTURE CITIES)
Applied Science And Technology, Architecture, Specialist Topics In Architecture
ECOTOURISM STUDIES
Applied Social Science And Humanities, Tourism And Hospitality, Tourism Studies

Member Property Surveying Division of Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), (Real Estate)
Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia
PhD, (ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (ukm)
MSc, (Real Estate)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (utm)
BSc, (Property Management)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (utm)

Ahli Jawatankuasa Hari Terbuka
19 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment)
REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE
01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment)
Ahli Jawatankuasa Program 'Fun Walk'
07 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment)
Committee Members
01 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2025 (Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment)
Coordinator
02 Sep 2024 - 02 Sep 2025 (Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment)
LANTIKAN SEBAGAI AHLI JAWATANKUASA, ASIA-AQ 2025 SCIENTIFIC TEAM MEETING (ASIA-AQ WORKSHOP)
12 Dec 2024 - 24 Jan 2025 (International)
As a secretariat
28 Nov 2024 - 28 Nov 2024 (Department)
BENGKEL STRATEGIK HALA TUJU KAMPUS SIFAR BERSIH UNIVERSITI MALAYA
14 Aug 2024 - 15 Aug 2024 (University Malaya)
Committee Members
10 Aug 2024 - 10 Aug 2024 (Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment)

ESCI

Abdul Shakur, Elia Syarafina; Samsudin, Hazman; Abdul Halim, Muhammad Abi Sofian; Md Razali, Md Khairul Azwan (2025). Imagining Merapoh in Malaysia as a world class ecotourism destination, GEOJOURNAL. 90(1). doi:10.1007/s10708-024-11265-6

Scopus

Abdul Shakur E.S., Samsudin H., Abdul Halim M.A.S., Md Razali M.K.A. (2025). Imagining Merapoh in Malaysia as a world class ecotourism destination, GeoJournal. 90(1). doi:10.1007/s10708-024-11265-6

Cheng, E. H., Abdullah Salim, A. S., Lim, B. K., Abdul Shakur, E. S. (2025). An Empirical Analysis of Fintech Adoption and Its Impact on Business Performance Among Malaysian SMEs

Elia Syarafina, A. S. (2025), Property Surveying Division Newsletter June 2025 [Editorial]. Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia. - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

Environment and Development (Affordable Housing, Liveable Cities, Behaviour Studies, Eco-tourism, Smart Building)

2024 - 2026, UM Global Transformation Research Grant (UMGTR) 2024
Tourism, Cultural Heritage And Youth Engagement Among The Baba Nyonya, Melaka Chitty And Melaka Portuguese Communities ( Principal Investigator(PI))
2024 - 2025, UM Living Labs @ UMSDC
Innovative Performance-Based Contract Model for Universiti Malaya (UM) Domestic Cleaning and Recycling Services Towards a Higher Recycling Rate and Waste Reduction ( Co-Researcher)
2023 - 2025, GERAN UNIVERSITI PENYELIDIKAN (GUP)
MRT dan Gunatanah: Memodelkan Variasi Spatial Pembangunan Guna Tanah dengan Pendekatan Regresi Berwajaran Geografi (GWR) dari tahun 2010 hingga 2022, National University of Malaysia (UKM) ( Co-Researcher)

2024 - 2025, UTAR RESEARCH FUND (UTARRF)
SME Fintech Adoption as a Catalyst for Business and Sustainable environmental Performance Through Green Finance Initiatives, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) ( Co-Researcher)
2024 - 2025, UTARRF 2024 Cycle 2
Model Integrating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria for Campus Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Management., Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) ( Co-Researcher)
2023 - 2024, UTAR RESEARCH FUND (UTARRF)
Barriers In Implementing The Green Building Concept In Greater Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) ( Co-Researcher)

2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
Accelerating ESG Adoption: A Strategic Framework for Malaysian Real Estate Investor ( Co-Researcher)
2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
A Best Practices Model For Managing Maintenance Costs And Residents' Willingness To Pay In Eco-friendly Housing In Klang Valley ( Principal Investigator(PI))
2024 - 2025, University Grant
Sustainable Gardening Project : Promoting Sustainable Gardening Practices For Low Cost Housing Area In Kuala Lumpur ( Co-Researcher)

(2025) As a Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
(2025) As a Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
(2025) As a Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
(2024) Panel Penilai Untuk Sesi Pembentangan “proposal Defence” Semester I, Sesi 2024/2025, University, (Reviewer)
(2024) As a Reviewer for Wos Journal, International, (Reviewer)
(2024) As a Reviewer for Wos Journal, International, (Reviewer)
(2024) As a Reviewer for Scopus Journal, International, (Reviewer)

(2025) Rism Excellence Awards 2025 – Invitation as Evaluation Panel, National, (Resource Person)
(2025) The 32nd National Real Estate Convention (nrec) 2025, National, (Expert Advisor)

(2025) Property Surveying Division Newsletter 2024/2025, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

THE RICHNESS AND UNIQUENESS OF NATURE , CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN TERENGGANU
Copyright (National)

BENGKEL STRATEGIK HALA TUJU KAMPUS SIFAR BERSIH UNIVERSITI MALAYA 2024, WYNDHAM GRAND BANGSAR KUALA LUMPUR (14 Aug 2024 - 15 Aug 2024)