Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers

Many of the present eco-cities are designed and planned with an emphasis on high technology and infrastructure yet the meaning of sustainability itself implies a balance between past and present. Past urban configurations that rise from earlier traditional socio-cultural structures reflect sustainab...

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Main Authors:	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ibrahim, Illyani, Harun, Nor Zalina, Kamaruddin, Kamariah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Science Publishing Corporation Inc. 2018
Subjects:	NA Architecture NB1160 Design and technique T Technology (General)
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spelling	iium-673892019-06-24T02:06:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67389/ Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Ibrahim, Illyani Harun, Nor Zalina Kamaruddin, Kamariah NA Architecture NB1160 Design and technique T Technology (General) Many of the present eco-cities are designed and planned with an emphasis on high technology and infrastructure yet the meaning of sustainability itself implies a balance between past and present. Past urban configurations that rise from earlier traditional socio-cultural structures reflect sustainable principles localised to climate and ecology. The aim of this study is to reconstruct urban morphologies be-fore the advent of the automobile in order to analyse and characterise urban forms that are aligned with ecological criteria such as walk-ability, permeability and shade. Three traditional urban center or ‘cores’ in tropical Malaysia which had reigned during the early colo-nial era yet still related sultanate-based polities are mapped in terms of morphologies and these urban ‘core’ configurations were esti-mated and composed according to historical documents and evidences . These urban patterns are then discussed with regards to the present principles and criteria of green urbanism. The reconstructed and mapped urban cores are discussed in relation to green urban-ism principles and criteria, namely, based on global sustainable standards namely the LEED ND (Leadership in Energy and Environ-mental Design) version 4 neighbourhood rating system. The findings from this study suggest the contextualization of sustainable criteria according to climate and postulate the differences between traditional urban morphologies that can further regionalism principles of current green urbanism and further contextualise key principles in international standards on urbanism. Science Publishing Corporation Inc. 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67389/1/ECOLOGICAL%20ICACE.pdf Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Ibrahim, Illyani and Harun, Nor Zalina and Kamaruddin, Kamariah (2018) Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.9 Special Issue 9). pp. 93-99. ISSN 2227-524X https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/15285/6335
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NB1160 Design and technique T Technology (General) Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Ibrahim, Illyani Harun, Nor Zalina Kamaruddin, Kamariah Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers
description	Many of the present eco-cities are designed and planned with an emphasis on high technology and infrastructure yet the meaning of sustainability itself implies a balance between past and present. Past urban configurations that rise from earlier traditional socio-cultural structures reflect sustainable principles localised to climate and ecology. The aim of this study is to reconstruct urban morphologies be-fore the advent of the automobile in order to analyse and characterise urban forms that are aligned with ecological criteria such as walk-ability, permeability and shade. Three traditional urban center or ‘cores’ in tropical Malaysia which had reigned during the early colo-nial era yet still related sultanate-based polities are mapped in terms of morphologies and these urban ‘core’ configurations were esti-mated and composed according to historical documents and evidences . These urban patterns are then discussed with regards to the present principles and criteria of green urbanism. The reconstructed and mapped urban cores are discussed in relation to green urban-ism principles and criteria, namely, based on global sustainable standards namely the LEED ND (Leadership in Energy and Environ-mental Design) version 4 neighbourhood rating system. The findings from this study suggest the contextualization of sustainable criteria according to climate and postulate the differences between traditional urban morphologies that can further regionalism principles of current green urbanism and further contextualise key principles in international standards on urbanism.
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author	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Ibrahim, Illyani Harun, Nor Zalina Kamaruddin, Kamariah
author_facet	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Ibrahim, Illyani Harun, Nor Zalina Kamaruddin, Kamariah
author_sort	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
title	Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers
title_short	Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers
title_full	Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers
title_fullStr	Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of Malay traditional urban centers
title_sort	ecological urbanism in the tropics studies on the sustainable dimensions of malay traditional urban centers
publisher	Science Publishing Corporation Inc.
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