scholarly journals Functional Dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Nurul Syala Abdul Latip ◽  
Shuhana Shamsudin ◽  
Mohd Shahir Liew
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Urban River ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Main Mode ◽  
Contextual Integration ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
The City

The 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront' may be unfamiliar to many. Kuala Lumpur is a city that originates at the confluence of two rivers, the Klang and Gombak Rivers. The waterfront used to be very busy with activities when it was once a trading post for the export of tin. This was once the lifeline of the city - its main mode of transportation. The activity at the waterfront has changed over the years along with the social, economic and physical development of the city. Many waterfront cities throughout the world have gone through similar changes when the mode of transportation changed from water to the motor system. A number of cities have made efforts to integrate the cities' activities with their water body. This research attempts to investigate the functional aspects at the Kuala Lumpur waterfront within the city centre in terms of its level of contextual integration with the urban rivers in the current context. The technique adopted for this research is field observations which include building use survey and time interval observation to investigate the Junctional aspects in ten demarcated zones along the Kuala Lumpur waterfront within the city centre. The research concluded with the finding that all the zones have medium level of contextual integration between the waterfront and the urban river in terms of its building use, which depends much on the continuity of activities, their positioning location, accessibility and the provision of space and facilities. © 2016 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v1i1.164 Keywords: Contextual integration, waterfront, urban river, activity

scholarly journals Place Attachment and Continuity of Urban Place Identity

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norsidah Ujang
Keyword(s):  
Place Attachment ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
City Center ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Places ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper focused on place attachment and its significance in defining place identity with reference to three main shopping streets in the city center of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Place identity refers to the identification of emotion and feelings to a particular place and the distinctive characteristics of the place in which human-place bonding is developed. The weakening of place identity has been identified as one of the urban design issues for contemporary cities. This paper identified the issues concerning place identity; concepts of place and place attachment constructs, the identification of place attachment constructs and place attributes that could be used as assessment indicators for future redevelopment of local urban places. A questionnaire survey and interviews were conducted to examine place attachment and to identify the characteristics of the places that exerted influence and would then benefit in terms of securing place identity which in turn sustained attraction and thus brought greater economic and tourism advantages to the city. Keywords: Place, Attachment, Identity, Kuala Lumpur City Centre. © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Visitors’ Attachment to Historic Tourism Places in Kuala Lumpur City Centre towards Sustainable Urban Regeneration

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Norsidah Ujang ◽  
Amine Moulay ◽  
Juriah Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Cultural Image ◽  
Physical Setting ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper discusses visitors' attachment to historic tourism places in the city of Kuala Lumpur in the context of urban regeneration. The study found that despite having a short duration of visits, the visitors' functional and emotional attachment to attractions was fairly strong. Future regeneration of the places has been linked to improvement of the physical setting and preservation of historic places. The visitors identified strongly with the cultural image and the need to experience the places with comfort. Sustainable urban regeneration within the tourism context demands a good understanding of place attachment reflected in the relationship between people and the destinations that go beyond the attractive image of tourism places.Keywords: urban regeneration; urban tourism; place attachmenteISSN: 2398-4287 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1521

scholarly journals Understanding a Pedestrian Needs: Cases of metropolitan area

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Rohana Sham ◽  
Noranita Abdamia ◽  
Dia Widyawati Amat ◽  
Nurul Huda Md Yatim
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The City ◽  
Open Access Article

Understanding the pedestrian needs is crucial. Malaysian citizen, especially those living in the city centre, has been too dependent on private transports due to high dissatisfaction towards pedestrian design provision. This includes cleanliness, accessibility and connectivity. Main objective of the research is to determine the factors that affect pedestrian satisfaction and to propose a solution model. This research embarks into a quantitative study where daily and active pedestrian were interview using a stated preference survey in Kuala Lumpur urban area. The research suggests a details understanding of the pedestrian needs among urban citizen who live and work in the city.Keywords: Pedestrian Need; Urban Area; Infrastructure; SatisfactioneISSN 2398-4295 ©2020 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v5i18.189

scholarly journals Morphology of Street Vegetation along Pedestrian Walkways in Kuala Lumpur City Centre

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Hazreena Hussein ◽  
Nur Ameelia Rokhaza’ain Mohsin
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
City Hall ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Economic ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The City ◽  
Open Access Article

The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KLCH) has planted 100,000 trees along the main streets of the city centre through the National Economic Transformation Programme to make the city more liveable. This paper studies the reasons for its different establishments, and it determines the social and physical benefits to the pedestrian walkways through a further investigation regarding the morphological parameters used by the Landscape Department of KLCH. The outcomes indicated that the street vegetation morphology implemented is mainly to improve the social and physical condition of the pedestrian walkways, especially the safety of the pedestrians due to snatching and reckless crossings.Keywords: Street Vegetation; City Centre; Main Street; Pedestrian WalkwayseISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1627

scholarly journals Quantification of an atmospheric nucleation and growth process as a single source of aerosol particles in a city

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 15007-15017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imre Salma ◽  
Veronika Varga ◽  
Zoltán Németh
Keyword(s):  
Growth Process ◽  
Particle Number ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Single Source ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Early Afternoon ◽  
The City

Abstract. Effects of a new aerosol particle formation (NPF) and particle diameter growth process as a single source of atmospheric particle number concentrations were evaluated and quantified on the basis of experimental data sets obtained from particle number size distribution measurements in the city centre and near-city background of Budapest for 5 years. Nucleation strength factors for a nucleation day (NSFNUC) and for a general day (NSFGEN) were derived separately for seasons and full years. The former characteristic represents the concentration increment of ultrafine (UF) particles specifically on nucleation days with respect to accumulation-mode (regional background) concentrations (particles with equivalent diameters of 100–1000 nm; N100−1000) due solely to the nucleation process. The latter factor expresses the contribution of nucleation to particle numbers on general days; thus, it represents a longer time interval such as season or year. The nucleation source had the largest effect on the concentrations around noon and early afternoon, as expected. During this time interval, it became the major source of particles in the near-city background. Nucleation increased the daily mean concentrations on nucleation days by mean factors of 2.3 and 1.58 in the near-city background and city centre, respectively. Its effect was largest in winter, which was explained by the substantially lower N100−1000 levels on nucleation days than those on non-nucleation days. On an annual timescale, 37 % of the UF particles were generated by nucleation in the near-city background, while NPF produced 13 % of UF particles in the city centre. The differences among the annual mean values, and among the corresponding seasonal mean values, were likely caused by the variability in controlling factors from year to year. The values obtained represent the lower limits of the contributions. The shares determined imply that NPF is a non-negligible or substantial source of particles in near-city background environments and even in city centres, where the vehicular road emissions usually prevail. Atmospheric residence time of nucleation-mode particles was assessed by a decay curve analysis, and a mean of 02:30 was obtained. The present study suggests that the health-related consequences of the atmospheric NPF and growth process in cities should also be considered in addition to its urban climate implications.

scholarly journals Urban River and Its Heritage Value: A river of life at Precinct 7, Kuala Lumpur

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ridzwan Othman ◽  
Nur Hasinah Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Urban River ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Urban Rivers ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Life Project ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Human Attitude

Some of urban rivers have their respective heritage value and need to be preserved. However, enforcement of river pollution had not given much effect to improvement due to human attitude and behaviour. The purpose of this research is to present an analysis to revitalize the urban river at Precinct 7, River of Life Project, Kuala Lumpur. Through analysis of the precedent studies, the rationale will then be compared to suit the most suitable and relevant proposal. The study revealed that the historic buildings along the river and the river itself should be maintained and integrated to preserve its heritage value.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Urban river; heritage value; sustainable development; River of Life

scholarly journals Legal Issues and Challenges in Managing Kuala Lumpur as a Tourism Destination: A case study of the Silang Street

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI1) ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Siti Sarah Sulaiman ◽  
Nur Ezan Rahmat ◽  
Najwa Azizun
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Suggested Keywords ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Licence To Operate ◽  
The City ◽  
Open Access Article

Kuala Lumpur is a historical city with heritage significance for tourism destination. However, the heritage significance of the city may be challenged by several issues. One of which is the number of immigrants who have manipulated business activities in the busy street which is known as Silang Street. The issue of immigrants at Silang Street is not only on the matter of licence to operate business, but also involved the immigration aspect. This paper highlights the challenges faced by the stakeholders in regulating business activities conducted by the immigrants at Silang Street and possible improvements are suggested.    Keywords: heritage; Kuala Lumpur; legal issues; tourism destination.    eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2321

scholarly journals Place Attachment as Indicator for Place Significance and Value

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Norsidah Ujang ◽  
Khalilah Zakariya
Keyword(s):  
Place Attachment ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Daily Experience ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Environmental Setting ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Attachment Dimensions

Place attachment is a form of connection between a person and the environmental setting. In the production of urban places, planners and designers mainly focus on the quality of the physical components. However, the aspects of meanings and attachment are not adequately considered in the planning and decision-making process. This study utilizes semi-structured interview method to examine place attachment dimensions in understanding the values of a place in the life of the users. Sample cases include examining attachment to streets in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was evident that users’ roles and ethnic backgrounds influenced their responses. Attachment to the places was economically, socially and culturally oriented and prevalent in their daily experience of the places, and the place memories recalled. Keywords: Place attachment; meaning; value; userseISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD APPROACH FOR OPEN SPACE PLANNING IN KUALA LUMPUR

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robiah Suratman ◽  
Maryanti Mohd Raid ◽  
Mohd Izuan Nadzri ◽  
Salfarina Samsudin ◽  
Nurkhairiyah Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Open Space Planning ◽  
Implementation Of Standards ◽  
The City

This article attempts to discuss the implementation of standards approach, 2 hectares per 1000 population as approved by the National Physical Planning Council in 2005. Using Kuala Lumpur as case study, the analysis showed that the uniformity of standards approach implementation has failed to take into account the distinction within the local conditions which have implications on the level of achievement for the 6 planning zones in Kuala Lumpur from 2011 to 2017. Use of the standards approach without modifications has created high density zones such as the City Centre, Sentul-Manjalara and Wangsa Maju-Maluri failed to attain the standards. Besides, other zones namely Damansara-Penchala, Bandar Tun Razak-Sungai Besi and Bukit Jalil-Seputih have exceeded the targeted standards. Based on the analysis, the distinction of local condition for each zone in Kuala Lumpur in terms of population number, urban land availability, land value, urbanization process and densification rate of the city need to be considered in implementing standards approach.

scholarly journals Quantification of atmospheric nucleation and growth process as a single source of aerosol particles in a city

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imre Salma ◽  
Veronika Varga ◽  
Zoltán Németh
Keyword(s):  
Growth Process ◽  
Particle Number ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Background Concentration ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Single Source ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Early Afternoon ◽  
The City

Abstract. Effects of new aerosol particle formation (NPF) and particle diameter growth process as a single source on atmospheric particle number concentrations were evaluated and quantified on the basis of experimental data sets obtained from particle number size distribution measurements in the city centre and near-city background of Budapest for 5 years. Nucleation strength factors separately for nucleation days (NSFnucl days) and for all days (NSFall days) were derived for seasons and full years. The former characteristics represents the concentration increment of ultrafine (UF) particle numbers with respect to background concentration due solely to nucleation specifically on nucleation days. The latter factor expresses the contribution of nucleation process to the background particle number concentrations in general, thus on a longer time interval such as season or year. The nucleation source had the largest effect on particle concentrations around noon and early afternoon as expected. During this time interval, it became the major source of particles in the near-city background. Nucleation increased the daily mean particle number concentrations on nucleation days by mean factors of 2.3 and 1.58 in the near-city background and city centre, respectively. Its effect was the largest in winter, which was explained with the substantially lower background concentration levels on nucleation days than that on non-nucleation days. On an annual time scale, 37 % of the UF particles were generated by nucleation in the near-city background, while NPF produced 13 % of UF particles in the city centre. The differences among the annual mean values, and among the corresponding seasonal mean values were likely caused by the variability in controlling factors from year to year. The values obtained represent lower limits of contributions. The shares determined imply that NPF is a non-negligible or substantial source of particles in near-city background environments and even in city centres, where the vehicular road emissions usually prevail. Atmospheric residence time of nucleation-mode particles was assessed by decay curve analysis of N6–25 concentrations in time, and a mean of 2:30 was obtained. The present study suggests that the health-related consequences of atmospheric NPF and growth process in cities should also be considered in addition to its urban climate implications.

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