Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'

Kuala Lumpur waterfront used to be busy with activities when it was once a trading post for the export of tin. The activity at the waterfront has changed over the years along with the city development. This research investigates the level of contextual integration between the waterfront and the urba...

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Main Authors: Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala, Shamsudin, Shuhana, Liew, Mohd Shahir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Mara Malaysia 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3765/2/FUNCTIONAL_DIMENSIONS_AT_%E2%80%98KUALA_LUMPUR_WATERFRONT%E2%80%99.pdf
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author Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala
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description Kuala Lumpur waterfront used to be busy with activities when it was once a trading post for the export of tin. The activity at the waterfront has changed over the years along with the city development. This research investigates the level of contextual integration between the waterfront and the urban rivers in terms of its functional dimension. Technique adopted is field observations (building use survey and time interval observation). All researched zones have medium level of contextual integration which depends much on the continuity of activities, their positioning location, accessibility and the provision of space and facilities.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:37652013-05-08T02:41:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3765/ Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront' Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala Shamsudin, Shuhana Liew, Mohd Shahir H Social Sciences (General) Kuala Lumpur waterfront used to be busy with activities when it was once a trading post for the export of tin. The activity at the waterfront has changed over the years along with the city development. This research investigates the level of contextual integration between the waterfront and the urban rivers in terms of its functional dimension. Technique adopted is field observations (building use survey and time interval observation). All researched zones have medium level of contextual integration which depends much on the continuity of activities, their positioning location, accessibility and the provision of space and facilities. Universiti Teknologi Mara Malaysia 2010-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3765/2/FUNCTIONAL_DIMENSIONS_AT_%E2%80%98KUALA_LUMPUR_WATERFRONT%E2%80%99.pdf Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala and Shamsudin, Shuhana and Liew, Mohd Shahir (2010) Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies (ajE-Bs), 1 (1). pp. 9-23. ISSN 1394-0384 http://fspu.uitm.edu.my/cebs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=77
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title Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'
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title_fullStr Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'
title_full_unstemmed Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'
title_short Functional dimensions at 'Kuala Lumpur Waterfront'
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
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