Papers by shuhana shamsuddin
Shamsudin , Supiah and Alias, Nor Eliza and Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan and Sulaiman, AB and Lati... more Shamsudin , Supiah and Alias, Nor Eliza and Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan and Sulaiman, AB and Latip, NSA and Ujang, N. and Azlan, NA (2010) Regeneration of the historic waterfront of world heritage sites in Malaysia: the case of Penang and Melaka. In: UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Diversity and Covergence: Planning in a World of Change, 7-9 April 2010, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex. ... Full text not available from this repository. ... Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Institutional Repository is powered by EPrints 3 which is developed ...
The past century has witnessed rapid growth of urbanization affecting the sustainability of citie... more The past century has witnessed rapid growth of urbanization affecting the sustainability of cities. Residents become more dependent on automobiles as cities are severed into parts by transportation networks. Hence, one of the alternative approaches to sustainable development is to change from the traditional " traffic oriented " approach to the sustainable " people oriented " approach, also known as walking. Walking is typically the forgotten mode of transport and consequently few analytical techniques are available to help practitioners identify acceptable standard for walking environments. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence people to choose to walk in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur. Approach: This study adopts a mix method approach using Kuala Lumpur city centre as a case study. A questionnaire survey is combined with the qualitative method using field observation to investigate the phenomena in the study area. Result: The findings demonstrate that the city centre in Kuala Lumpur becomes more walkable when the psychological and physical factors that have been considered such as the linkages are connected and the environment is safer, enjoyable and comfortable. It is important to emphasize the quality of walkability in order to achieve urban sustainability. Conclusion: A walkable city will help to enrich the urban environment in terms of economic, social and cultural aspects to achieve a sustainable livable city in a development.
The National Physical Plan highlighted the problem of towns and cities in Malaysia lacking in cha... more The National Physical Plan highlighted the problem of towns and cities in Malaysia lacking in character and identity. This research foresees that new towns should be able to portray its distinct identity through the design of its physical elements. However, the "created" identity in a new town in certain aspects may differ from that perceived by its inhabitants. Thus, the main interest of the research is to examine the elements and qualities of identity that residents associate with the new town, as compared to what has been created. The research was approached using a mixed method approach with questionnaire, interviews, field observation and content analysis to be its main research tools. This paper presents the research methodology and the initial findings of the questionnaire survey. This paper highlights the aspects that need to be considered in helping to prepare the final stage of in-depth interview, mind-mapping and photo recognition task. The paper concludes by discussing the future direction of the research.
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2008
This paper analyzes continuity and change of an ethnic housing pattern due to informal urbanism. ... more This paper analyzes continuity and change of an ethnic housing pattern due to informal urbanism. Focusing on housing characters, a case study research approach qualitatively evaluates physical, social and psychological transformation of traditional Gbagyi ...
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2012
Kuala Lumpur owes its beginnings to the two rivers that transect its historic core but it lost it... more Kuala Lumpur owes its beginnings to the two rivers that transect its historic core but it lost its waterfront as a public place due to rapid urbanisation. The rivers were used as flood mitigation measures with limited visual and physical access to the public. This paper traces the effects of policies on the waterfront development of the city by focusing on the factors that contributed to its disappearance. It employs a qualitative approach by analysing the riverfront physical conditions based on old maps and photographs as well as government documents and in-depth interviews with local authority officials, architects and developers.
Habitat International, 2008
Sense of place definition includes the point where the physical element, activity and meaning are... more Sense of place definition includes the point where the physical element, activity and meaning are intertwined in the people experience of place. In urban design and place quality research, much has been discussed on the significance of the physical elements and activities in creating the sense of place; however, the role of place attachment as a component that gives places meaning(s) has not been adequately explored. This article is based on the main findings of a doctoral research examining attachment to traditional shopping streets in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur. Surveys and face-to-face interviews were conducted with users of the streets to investigate place attachment and its influence on place identity. The finding demonstrates that attachment to the traditional streets is strong and it influences the users' perception on the identity of the places. The streets were regarded as very important in sustaining the economic activities and meaningful in accentuating cultural diversity and self and group identity. The historical significance of the area as the earliest shopping locations in the city evoked personal and shared meanings to the long-term users who developed stronger place attachment. The paper concludes by establishing that place attachment has a significant contribution to the sense of place therefore should be considered in the design of urban places especially when redevelopment is one of the options. r
This paper examines the factors that make people used the street in Kuala Lumpur city centre. The... more This paper examines the factors that make people used the street in Kuala Lumpur city centre. The study employed a mix-methodology method. The results suggest that the needs of users on the street depend on various factors, such as attractions; activities and reasons for using the streets; proximity, lack of congestion; and familiarity and length of engagement with the place public space, greenery, public amenities, maintenance and freedom of action. The findings show that, in general, the factors that make people use the street are mostly similar with previous theories. However, the attributes that contribute to the factors vary for each context.
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