Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market

The development of a public market in city planning is pivotal in supporting the growth of the local economy. Markets become assets to the city not only as a platform for informal vendors to conduct businesses but also as a place where the culture of the locals evolves daily. This paper examines Pas...

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Main Authors:	Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina, Kamarudin, Zumahiran
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/46117/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46117/16/46117.pdf

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spelling	iium-461172016-07-13T05:38:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46117/ Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Kamarudin, Zumahiran HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning The development of a public market in city planning is pivotal in supporting the growth of the local economy. Markets become assets to the city not only as a platform for informal vendors to conduct businesses but also as a place where the culture of the locals evolves daily. This paper examines Pasar Payang in Terengganu, Malaysia as one of the well-known markets among locals and tourists. The market is located in the city centre, and it will soon go through a redevelopment process. The aim of this paper is to examine the tangible and intangible qualities of the markets that can guide its sustainability in the future. The methods adopted for this study comprises of conducting survey questionnaire among 497 visitors and semi-structured interviews among 19 market vendors. The analysis reveals that the cultural vitality of the market is contributed by its local products and local culture. These two components are dependent on the market vendors, as they are the local people who sell goods at the markets, based on the available local resources and local demands. These findings can contribute to the repositioning of the market as a cultural attraction in sustaining its operation alongside other urban developments. 2015-11-17 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46117/16/46117.pdf Zakariya, Khalilah and Harun, Nor Zalina and Kamarudin, Zumahiran (2015) Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market. In: The 6th International Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security (SUSTAIN) 2015, 17 - 19 November 2015, Bali, Indonesia. (Unpublished)
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topic	HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning
spellingShingle	HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Kamarudin, Zumahiran Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
description	The development of a public market in city planning is pivotal in supporting the growth of the local economy. Markets become assets to the city not only as a platform for informal vendors to conduct businesses but also as a place where the culture of the locals evolves daily. This paper examines Pasar Payang in Terengganu, Malaysia as one of the well-known markets among locals and tourists. The market is located in the city centre, and it will soon go through a redevelopment process. The aim of this paper is to examine the tangible and intangible qualities of the markets that can guide its sustainability in the future. The methods adopted for this study comprises of conducting survey questionnaire among 497 visitors and semi-structured interviews among 19 market vendors. The analysis reveals that the cultural vitality of the market is contributed by its local products and local culture. These two components are dependent on the market vendors, as they are the local people who sell goods at the markets, based on the available local resources and local demands. These findings can contribute to the repositioning of the market as a cultural attraction in sustaining its operation alongside other urban developments.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Kamarudin, Zumahiran
author_facet	Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Kamarudin, Zumahiran
author_sort	Zakariya, Khalilah
title	Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
title_short	Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
title_full	Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
title_fullStr	Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
title_full_unstemmed	Sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
title_sort	sustaining the cultural vitality of urban public market
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/46117/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46117/16/46117.pdf
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