Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns

Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns

This research studies diversity as a parameter in the built environment in two types of open spaces in colonial towns of Taiping and Georgetown. The richness of natural landscape elements, scales of spaces, distribution of activity patterns, and variety of visual stimulants in the open spaces were...

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Main Authors: Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina, Said, Ismail
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies 2013
Subjects:
HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/1/2013-FULL_PAPER_zalina_et_al_AcE-Bs_2013_Hanoi.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/2/2013-AceBsHanoi-cover.pdf
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spelling iium-309752013-07-25T08:01:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/ Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology This research studies diversity as a parameter in the built environment in two types of open spaces in colonial towns of Taiping and Georgetown. The richness of natural landscape elements, scales of spaces, distribution of activity patterns, and variety of visual stimulants in the open spaces were among the dimensions of diversity explored in this study. This paper is exploratory in nature, which applies a qualitative method. It involves descriptive and affective aspects of environmental experience of users of the two open spaces. The study suggests that diversity means socialization, which can be achieved through gradual and natural occurring assimilation. Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies 2013-03-18 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/1/2013-FULL_PAPER_zalina_et_al_AcE-Bs_2013_Hanoi.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/2/2013-AceBsHanoi-cover.pdf Harun, Nor Zalina and Mansor, Mazlina and Said, Ismail (2013) Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns. In: ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AcE-Bs 2013 Hanoi) Hanoi Architectural University, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 March 2013, 19-22 March 2013, Hanoi Architectural University, Hanoi, Vietnam. (In Press)
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English
topic HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
spellingShingle HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Said, Ismail
Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
description This research studies diversity as a parameter in the built environment in two types of open spaces in colonial towns of Taiping and Georgetown. The richness of natural landscape elements, scales of spaces, distribution of activity patterns, and variety of visual stimulants in the open spaces were among the dimensions of diversity explored in this study. This paper is exploratory in nature, which applies a qualitative method. It involves descriptive and affective aspects of environmental experience of users of the two open spaces. The study suggests that diversity means socialization, which can be achieved through gradual and natural occurring assimilation.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Said, Ismail
author_facet Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Said, Ismail
author_sort Harun, Nor Zalina
title Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
title_short Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
title_full Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
title_fullStr Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
title_full_unstemmed Diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
title_sort diversity as the physical correlate to open space's experience in two historical towns
publisher Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/1/2013-FULL_PAPER_zalina_et_al_AcE-Bs_2013_Hanoi.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30975/2/2013-AceBsHanoi-cover.pdf
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