At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the relations between the city and the port have
changed. economics globalization continuing to advance coastal port cities have enjoyed
increasingly prominent status and roles as the link between the sea and the land and an
important window of foreign trade exchange. The large variety of jobs is the reason of port and
port activities caused to attracts large immigrant so that it made increase the scale and physical
city. Overpopulation and port activities threaten human resources, the environment, especially
the balanced development of urban lands. In this article, scientific research, reports and
programs that are examined in this field are reviewed. The port of George Town in Malaysia
is a famous city. The development of the port, natural resources were destroyed or polluted,
construction was carried out on it, and social and cultural foundations will be analysed. Based
on the job and ethnic diversity, different neighbourhoods were formed. In the meantime, some
sustainable development indicators have been ignored, and it provides new information to the
authorities and planners.