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This book discusses several topics regarding different
vocabularies, such as sacred architecture, heritage buildings, open
spaces, landmarks, and street escapes, all of which have a direct
influence on the city form. The city form is also affected by the
indirect impact of the citizens themselves, for example their
culture, which in turn depends on the arts, as can be seen and
embodied in morals, paintings, media, digital art, and sculpture.
The book also examines the fundamental elements that are
responsible for the identity of the city. Presenting case studies
that demonstrate the how implementing the concept of the
responsibility of architecture and arts affects the development of
our cities, the book offers a new approach that is based on the
available features of a city and explores how planners and
decision-makers can use these features to address the myriad
problems that our cities are facing.
This book presents works that book offer a novel interpretation of
how today's urban problems can be tackled through the efficient use
of resources and the modeling of solutions to best utilize the
available features of cities. The second edition of this book
compiles several research papers that present a detailed discussion
of the formation and identification of cities and illustrate
different case studies that deal with historical areas and
buildings as part of preserving cities' vocabularies and
self-identities. By unfolding a stimulating variety of topics in
relation to the conservation of culture and identity, the book
provides insights into planners and decision-makers, aiding them in
their contributions to the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable
Development goals with reference to heritage preservation.Â
This book represents the latest research on urban forestry in a
Malaysian context. It demonstrates that urban forestry is concerned
not only with environmental enhancement, but also other aspects,
such as recreation, health and well-being, and government policies.
This edited collection provides a comprehensive overview of urban
forestry studies from various researchers in Malaysia, and includes
rich historical perspectives of urban forestry in the country. It
also tackles related issues in policy. The greening of urban
Malaysia in the 1970s focused primarily on beautification and was
primarily the province of horticulturists, landscapers, nursery
workers, town planners, and architects, with negligible inputs from
foresters, particularly urban foresters. Perhaps for that reason,
the term "landscaping" has been used more widely than "urban
forestry" by government and private institutions, politicians,
stakeholders, academicians, and the public. Nevertheless, the
authors show that the concept of urban forestry is not new for
developing countries such as Malaysia, where urbanization is
increasing at a rapid rate. The book unpacks this demographic shift
from a predominantly rural to a principally urban society. As the
only unified body of work on urban forestry and arboricultural
studies in Malaysia, this volume presents an important
interdisciplinary reference for students, researchers, and scholars
in physical geography, forestry and urban forestry, arboriculture
and landscape architecture, both in Malaysia, and in other
developing urbanizing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia. It
is also an important resource for those working in environmental
policy and practice, excavating the vital connection between the
environment and well-being.
This book explains how learning from past mistakes in urban design
can help to enhance sustainable cities and how the principles of
Green Urbanism can yield more resilient urban settlements.
Environmental design is a fundamental principle in shaping cities.
However, environmental challenges like increased resource
consumption, water degradation and waste-related issues are among
the greatest problems now facing humanity - which is why these
issues need to be considered with regard to "smart cities," either
for the development of new urban centers or for the transformation
of existing cities. The book not only discusses the importance of
integrating sustainability principles in the urban design process,
but also demonstrates their application to the development of
sustainable cities. As such, the book offers essential information
and a source of inspiration for all those who want to build more
sustainable cities.
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