Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah

Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah

Liveability Planning is a new dimension of town planning practice. Town planning in Malaysia has been very physical and policy-biased. The soul component of liveability, quality of life and sustainability has been lacking. That is why environmental problems have now become the order of the day ma...

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Main Authors: Md Dali, Norimah, Abdullah, Alias, Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Institute of Planners 2016
Subjects:
BP1 Islam
HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/51489/
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spelling iium-514892016-11-17T10:08:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51489/ Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah Md Dali, Norimah Abdullah, Alias Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila BP1 Islam HT51 Human settlements. Communities Liveability Planning is a new dimension of town planning practice. Town planning in Malaysia has been very physical and policy-biased. The soul component of liveability, quality of life and sustainability has been lacking. That is why environmental problems have now become the order of the day making urban living unhappy. Indeed liveability, quality of life and sustainability is one continuous process; a continuum. Conventional liveable indicators seem to concentrate more on economic and social wellbeing and lack religious elements. This gap is thought to be the missing link disabling human beings to live in harmony with nature. This research engages in the combined methodology which involves Focus Group Discussions, Interviews and Perception surveys in the formulation of the liveable city planning methodology based on Maqasid Al-Shari'ah (objectives of the Islamic Laws). Liveability planning practice that incorporate Maqasid into the conventional liveability indicators will render cities more liveable in the future. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51489/1/51489.pdf Md Dali, Norimah and Abdullah, Alias and Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila (2016) Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, Special issue IV-2016. pp. 197-208. ISSN 1675-6215 http://www.mip.org.my/doc/apsa2016.pdf
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language English
topic BP1 Islam
HT51 Human settlements. Communities
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Md Dali, Norimah
Abdullah, Alias
Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah
description Liveability Planning is a new dimension of town planning practice. Town planning in Malaysia has been very physical and policy-biased. The soul component of liveability, quality of life and sustainability has been lacking. That is why environmental problems have now become the order of the day making urban living unhappy. Indeed liveability, quality of life and sustainability is one continuous process; a continuum. Conventional liveable indicators seem to concentrate more on economic and social wellbeing and lack religious elements. This gap is thought to be the missing link disabling human beings to live in harmony with nature. This research engages in the combined methodology which involves Focus Group Discussions, Interviews and Perception surveys in the formulation of the liveable city planning methodology based on Maqasid Al-Shari'ah (objectives of the Islamic Laws). Liveability planning practice that incorporate Maqasid into the conventional liveability indicators will render cities more liveable in the future.
format Article
author Md Dali, Norimah
Abdullah, Alias
Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
author_facet Md Dali, Norimah
Abdullah, Alias
Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
author_sort Md Dali, Norimah
title Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah
title_short Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah
title_full Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah
title_fullStr Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah
title_full_unstemmed Liveability planning for cities: Within the Islamic framework of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah
title_sort liveability planning for cities: within the islamic framework of maqasid al-shari’ah
publisher Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/51489/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/51489/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/51489/1/51489.pdf
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