scholarly journals Conservation Challenges of Heritage Building Reuse in Nigeria: A review of decision-making models

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 16-36
Author(s):  
Salim Bashir Umar ◽  
Ismail Said
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Decision Making Models

African countries including Nigeria are enriched with heritage properties embraced with legacy and architectural values depicting sense of identity. They deserve to be conserved to future generations. However, the properties are continuously ignored and destroyed due to redundancy and injudicious decision. Hence, this paper aimed at reviewing decision-making models adopted mostly in developed countries for possible suitability in developing countries. Meta-analysis was conducted where eight decision-making models were deduced. Practical implications and limitations of the models were acknowledged. The findings were appropriately reviewed and harmonized to suit and enhance optimum quality of conserving heritage assets in developing countries. Keywords: Conservation; Heritage buildings; Adaptive reuse; Decision-making models eISSN 2514-751X © 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 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.https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v4i12.336

Accessibility Adaptation in Heritage Boutique Hotels: A review on literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Syazwani Abdul Kadir ◽  
Mariam Jamaludin ◽  
Abd Rahim Awang
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Boutique Hotel ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Boutique Hotels ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper offers a literature review for a study that intends to explore heritage boutique hotels’ methods in adapting accessibility. Methodology employed for this paper is mainly an analysis of secondary data from scholarly articles and other types of academic publications. Topics being discussed emerged from the issue of accessible tourism to the accessibility adaptation in repurposed heritage buildings, which then scoped to the heritage boutique hotel trends in today’s tourism industry. The literature reviews highlight the heritage boutique hotels’ ability in providing distinctive cultural tourism and conclude that the discussed topics are interrelated with each other.Keywords: Accessible tourism; accessibility adaptation; heritage building; boutique hoteleISSN: 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.v4i10.1633

scholarly journals Benefits and Challenges of Heritage Building Information Modelling Application in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (SI4) ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Elma Dewiyana Ismail ◽  
Shahrul Yani Said ◽  
Mohd Khairul Anuar Jalil ◽  
Noor Akmal Adillah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Building Conservation

Studies revealed that most heritage buildings in Malaysia are deteriorating due to poor maintenance of recorded documentation. Unfortunately, conserving heritage buildings is a complex and multi-layered process that requires collaboration between different stakeholders. Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) is seen as an opportunity to establish a well-managed data collection. This paper attempts to examine the awareness, benefits and challenges of the implementation of BIM among stakeholders. Sixty-nine respondents with BIM knowledge and skills answered the questionnaire. Findings show significant attributes that could improve building conservation project performance, delivery and management, hence several challenges that need further improvement. Keywords: Building Information Modeling, Conservation, Heritage building information modelling  eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. 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/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.2917

scholarly journals Strategies of Accessible City for Malaysia as A Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (SI4) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Nur Amirah Abd Samad ◽  
Ismail Said ◽  
Asiah Abdul Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article ◽  
Planning Approaches

Becoming an Accessible City in developing countries has mitigating barriers as compared to developed countries. It is comprehensive to non-discriminate PwDs in access and facilities for equal opportunity. Accessibility legislation of different nations has various success in implementing and enforcing Universal Design through regulatory, government initiatives, and planning approaches. ASEAN developing nations have awareness and advocacy, because the fragmentary built environment, resulting in Accessible City concept that has not strived to expectation. Eliciting from interviews of access consultants and city planning regulations from London, Oslo, and Singapore. Conclusively, extraction of inclusion strategies is to be adapted for implementation in Malaysia. Keywords: Accessible City; Universal Design; Inclusion strategies; developing countries. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. 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/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.2913  

scholarly journals Assessing the Safety of Heritage Buildings using CPTED Elements

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Shahrul Yani Said ◽  
Risca Mering
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Building Conservation ◽  
Pro Forma ◽  
Heritage Area

A good design considered the safety elements are the fundamental approach in ensuring natural surveillance. This study aims to assess the safety elements in conserved heritage buildings by utilizing CPTED elements as assessment tools. The objective of the study is to determine whether the original design or the conservation work considered crime prevention aspect in the design. Elements used in CPTED formed an intensive Pro-forma checklist used in evaluating selected heritage building for this study. The assessment carried out using a scorecard system where the result indicates that all three buildings lack in consideration of preventive crime mechanism in their design consideration.Keywords: CPTED; safe heritage area; building conservation; an assessment tooleISSN: 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.v4i12.1922

scholarly journals Impacts of Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings Converted to Small Hotels in Bangkok

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Chotewit Pongsermpol ◽  
Prapatpong Upala
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
Building Community ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Community Impacts ◽  
Key Variables

Adaptive reuse (AR) is the process of reusing building to new purposes. In Bangkok, the popularity of AR turned to small hotels (AR-hotel) is increasing. There are more criteria for substantial renovation, business investment and valuing of heritage buildings but no concern to the community surrounding. This study was aimed to investigate community impacts occurred from AR-hotel projects. The key variables focused on four main issues - physical, economic, value and social issues. The results indicated that there were better physical improvements, livable area, more public social interaction whereas there was a little disturbance, and not much socialization of privacy. Keywords: adaptive reuse; hotel; heritage building; community impacts.eISSN 2398-4279 © 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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.163

A Review of Decision-making Models in Developed Countries towards Enhancing the Quality of Built Heritage Assets in Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Salim Bashir Umar ◽  
Ismail Said
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Worldwide Population ◽  
Decision Making Models

Worldwide population is rapidly growing economically and politically. Hence, countries have challenges of conserving its heritage properties. However, the rapid development is emerging, ignoring the existing architectural relic on the assets. Thereby fading away historical value and loss of asset’s identity. Lack of optimum reuse decision-making and less application of the available models contributed to such phenomenon, particularly in developing countries. Consequently, this study aimed at appraising the models adopted in developed countries by reviewing 9 Journal articles from year 1999 to 2017. As a result, Europe and USA were found to have the practice of conserving their built assets.

scholarly journals Impacts of Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings to Small Hotel Buildings in Bangkok

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chotewit Pongsermpol ◽  
Prapatpong Upala
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
Building Community ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Community Impacts ◽  
Key Variables

Adaptive reuse (AR) is the process of reusing building to new purposes. In Bangkok, the popularity of AR turned to small hotels (AR-hotel) is increasing. There are more criteria for substantial renovation, business investment and valuing of heritage buildings but no concern to the community surrounding. This study was aimed to investigate community impacts occurred from AR-hotel projects. The key variables focused on four main issues - physical, economic, value and social issues. The results indicated that there were better physical improvements, livable area, more public social interaction whereas there was a little disturbance, and not much socialization of privacy. Keywords: adaptive reuse; hotel; heritage building; community impacts;ISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA 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.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Significance of Car-Free Streets in Developing Countries: The case of Nairobi, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (14) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Murithi Njeru ◽  
Isami Kinoshita
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Smooth Flow ◽  
Central Business Districts ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Depth Interviews

Central Business Districts (CBDs) in developing countries continue to experience adverse effects of automobile dominance but most car-free initiatives are concentrated in developed countries. This study evaluates the significance of car-free streets in developing countries by evaluating perceptions of street users and the priorities of key decision makers in Nairobi, Kenya. Based on structured interviews, the results indicate differences in perceptions towards safety comfort and connectivity in varying traffic conditions. From in-depth interviews, it is clear that decision makers have focused on smooth flow and parking of automobiles, order, and security of adjacent premises while side-lining the affairs of pedestrians.Keywords: Car-free; pedestrians; livability; StreeteISSN 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 Analysis of Challenges Facing Rice Processing in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Ajala ◽  
A. Gana
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Population Growth Rate ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Food Crop ◽  
Important Food ◽  
Rice Processing

Rice is the most economically important food crop in many developing countries and has also become a major crop in many developed countries where its consumption has increased considerably. It has become necessary to meet the demand of the world’s current population growth rate, and the least costly means for achieving this aim is to increase rice productivity, wherever possible. The main challenges encountered by rice processors in Nigeria are to find appropriate solutions for quality rice processing. Therefore this work provides basic information about the challenges of rice processing and focuses on the challenges faced by the small scale rice processors and reasons for continuous rice importation with a view to guiding decision-making to be self-sufficient in rice production, thereby making some improvement in Nigerian economy.

Revisiting African States Participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement through Intra-Africa RTA Dispute Settlement

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malebakeng Forere
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Dispute Settlement Mechanism ◽  
East African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Trade Disputes ◽  
East African Community ◽  
Wto Dispute Settlement ◽  
Southern Africa Development Community

AbstractWhereas developed countries were the main players in the GATT dispute settlement mechanism, the era of the WTO saw a sharp increase in the developing countries’ participation in trade disputes. Thus, developing countries are active complainants and defendants in the WTO dispute settlement processes. Nevertheless, African states are still marginalised, and this situation has attracted attention of many scholars. As a result, scholars in the field have come up with many reasons to explain why African states do not appear as either complainants or respondents. The reasons for Africa’s non-participation have been argued to include cost of WTO litigation relative to the gains, low trade volumes, legal knowledge and non-integration of African countries in the WTO system. This article seeks to contribute to the existing literature on Africa’s non-participation in the WTO dispute settlement. The goal in this article is to confirm or dispel assumptions that African states have interests that they need to safeguard through dispute settlement but are inhibited from doing so because of the reasons mentioned above. Unlike other studies, the determination on Africa’s non-participation in the WTO dispute settlement will be approached from African states’ participation in intra-Africa RTA dispute settlement mechanisms. While there are six intra-Africa RTAs notified to the WTO, this work focuses on only two – East African Community and Southern Africa Development Community.

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