Nurulhusna Qamaruz-Zaman

University of Birmingham · Human Geograpgy, GEES

The transition to a place-based approach in urban regeneration has heightened the significance of increasing inclusion and capability for participatory governance, collaborative planning, and implementation of projects. Within place branding and global city competitions, smaller placemaking efforts have become an increasingly popular approach in ur...

Existences of public spaces in cities are essentials for social interactions to take place, fostering the creation of sustainable, safe and livable cities. Although public spaces are often designed for certain activities, existence of unplanned spaces seemed interwoven in the cityscape, some in the form of leftover spaces, including under the flyov...

This paper represents on women behavior safety enigma, also an on-going progress study of the cultural landscape in the context of the historic city where knowledge unfolds. The study has tracked women’s experience of place, which responses on the visual elements that become an incredibly diverse culture surrounding and norms. Eventually, the histo...

The vertical greenery system (VGS) is a passive shading and urban greening solution for multi-storey buildings. Buildings installed with VGS could benefit from lower indoor air temperature, which in turn will save energy. As cities are experiencing urban heat island due to excessive development and overpopulation, building occupants turn to mechani...

Every heritage building has it values or cultural heritage significance, and its values are being perceived differently by various stakeholders. Today, the task of assessing the heritage significance does not depend solely on the experts but also to the public as well. The purpose of this research is to discover and understand public perception of...

Built cultural heritage is a dominant urban component. Experts assess the value of built cultural heritage based on criteria set by a particular regulating organisation. This paper aims to ascertain the valuing process and how each stakeholder contributes towards valuing and decision making of built cultural heritage in a Malaysian urban context. T...

Ethnic enclave is a manifestation by the immigrants of their lives back home. This paper aims to investigate on the physical and cultural attributes of an ethnic enclave, which in turn can be a strong foundation in its conservation approach. Data was obtained through literature review, field survey and interviews with the stakeholders; and matched...

The paper explores the functional dimension of spillover activities towards liveliness of Sungai Besi Market. Marketplaces are known as one of the catalysts for urban regeneration as people and activities give live to the setting. However, nowadays, market places are being relocated out of the city, causing a loophole of nodes in the urban form. Th...

Ethnic enclaves exist in many countries as a manifestation of the immigrants' identity and the connection to their homeland. This research investigates on the tangible and intangible attributes of an ethnic enclave. The study was conducted on Little India, Penang and 'Little India' of Klang through observations and interviews, with literature revie...

Existences of public spaces in cities are essentials for social interactions to take place, fostering creation of sustainable, safe and livable cities. Although public spaces are often designed for certain activities, existence of unplanned spaces seemed interwoven in the cityscape, some in the form of „leftover spaces‟, including under the flyover...