The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city

Outdoor urban spaces sustain urban living like oases in the urban desert (Winikoff, 2000). They provide spaces where urban human activities take place. In realizing the activities within outdoor urban spaces in a hot humid climate, the design of these spaces; the layout, the character or image, the...

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Main Authors:	Mohyuddin, Amira, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Sapian, Abdul Razak
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2004
Subjects:	NA100 Architecture and the state
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29114/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29114/1/landscape_design.pdf

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spelling	iium-291142013-09-25T01:11:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29114/ The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city Mohyuddin, Amira Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Sapian, Abdul Razak NA100 Architecture and the state Outdoor urban spaces sustain urban living like oases in the urban desert (Winikoff, 2000). They provide spaces where urban human activities take place. In realizing the activities within outdoor urban spaces in a hot humid climate, the design of these spaces; the layout, the character or image, the design elements and etc contribute much of the attractions of human activities into such spaces. Landscape design elements are among the most obvious attributes of a space, making the space attractive, comfortable and habitable. One cannot deny the associations between man and the physical features in a space, be it natural or man-made, in defining the place. The existence of physical features indirectly attracts people into making the outdoor urban spaces into places. This paper describes the relationship between human activities and the landscape design elements in hot humid climate outdoor urban spaces. This paper then suggests and recommends a few aspects that need to be considered in developing outdoor urban spaces in hot humid climate. 2004-11-22 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29114/1/landscape_design.pdf Mohyuddin, Amira and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Sapian, Abdul Razak (2004) The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city. In: JSPS-VCC Seminar on Passive Design Considerations in Built Environment, 22-24 November 2004, International Islamic University Malaysia.
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description	Outdoor urban spaces sustain urban living like oases in the urban desert (Winikoff, 2000). They provide spaces where urban human activities take place. In realizing the activities within outdoor urban spaces in a hot humid climate, the design of these spaces; the layout, the character or image, the design elements and etc contribute much of the attractions of human activities into such spaces. Landscape design elements are among the most obvious attributes of a space, making the space attractive, comfortable and habitable. One cannot deny the associations between man and the physical features in a space, be it natural or man-made, in defining the place. The existence of physical features indirectly attracts people into making the outdoor urban spaces into places. This paper describes the relationship between human activities and the landscape design elements in hot humid climate outdoor urban spaces. This paper then suggests and recommends a few aspects that need to be considered in developing outdoor urban spaces in hot humid climate.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohyuddin, Amira Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Sapian, Abdul Razak
author_facet	Mohyuddin, Amira Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Sapian, Abdul Razak
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title	The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city
title_short	The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city
title_full	The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city
title_fullStr	The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city
title_full_unstemmed	The association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in Kuala Lumpur city
title_sort	association between landscape design elements and human activities in hot humid outdoor urban spaces - case studies in kuala lumpur city
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