Inheriting the city: Historic urban landscape of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site

This research presents the value of historic urban landscape (HUL) elements in influencing the character of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), Penang, Malaysia. The values were perceived by the local community of different social-cultural groups that occupied the study area. The historic...

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Main Author: Che Amat, Rohayah
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Published: Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018
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description This research presents the value of historic urban landscape (HUL) elements in influencing the character of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), Penang, Malaysia. The values were perceived by the local community of different social-cultural groups that occupied the study area. The historic urban landscape elements constitute towards the protection of its townscape. The identification of the heritage elements influenced by the community interaction with their environment. This study also helps to define the character of a place, as well as reflecting its historical significance. The study adopted four techniques to gather both qualitative and quantitative data, including questionnaire survey, in-depth interview, visual survey and content analysis. In general, the local community has the capability in valuing the historic urban landscape values. The outcomes of their perceptions became the statement of the historic urban landscape values, which are expected to lead to the development of the areas. The community evaluation and perception can be expanded in implementing any development of the historic urban area by the authority.
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spelling utm.eprints-845812020-02-27T03:05:46Z http://eprints.utm.my/84581/ Inheriting the city: Historic urban landscape of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site Che Amat, Rohayah T Technology (General) This research presents the value of historic urban landscape (HUL) elements in influencing the character of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), Penang, Malaysia. The values were perceived by the local community of different social-cultural groups that occupied the study area. The historic urban landscape elements constitute towards the protection of its townscape. The identification of the heritage elements influenced by the community interaction with their environment. This study also helps to define the character of a place, as well as reflecting its historical significance. The study adopted four techniques to gather both qualitative and quantitative data, including questionnaire survey, in-depth interview, visual survey and content analysis. In general, the local community has the capability in valuing the historic urban landscape values. The outcomes of their perceptions became the statement of the historic urban landscape values, which are expected to lead to the development of the areas. The community evaluation and perception can be expanded in implementing any development of the historic urban area by the authority. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018 Article PeerReviewed Che Amat, Rohayah (2018) Inheriting the city: Historic urban landscape of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. Planning Malaysia, 16 (1). pp. 205-210. ISSN 1675-6215 https://planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/424
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