Street network: physical and cultural transformations on the morphology of historical city of Malacca

Mohd Nor, Marina and Mohd Noor, Norzailawati and Shimoda, Sadayuki (2021) Street network: physical and cultural transformations on the morphology of historical city of Malacca. Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism, 2 (2). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2717-5626

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Abstract

The deterioration of streets in the historical city of Malacca in Malaysia due to modernization contributes to the streets’ vulnerabilities. This paper purposely analyses the physical transformation of the street networks for the years of 1993-2015, and the cultural influences and impact throughout the establishment of multi-racial cultural society. The methodology for the study is through mapping the street networks of Malacca city by using SPOT satellite imageries of three different years; 1993, 2005, and 2015, and through the street semi-automatic extraction technique to monitor the street pattern of Malacca city. Multiple sensors of SPOT were used, consisting of SPOT-2XS, SPOT 5, and SPOT 6 with 20 m, 5 m, and 1.5 m resolutions in extracting the street objects, while using the IMAGINE OBJECTIVE tools from ERDAS. The finding shows that the street network trend varied from 1993, 2005, and 2015 where the streets achieved 23.8% street expansions in the year 1993 compared to 10.49% in the year 2005. However, the development trend of streets increased to 14.68% in the year 2015. The connection of the physical transformations of the streets with the cultural impact contributed to the sense of place and divided the streets based on socio-economic, cultural and ethnic lines. Finally, it shows that the trend and pattern of street networks were essential in understanding a city’s morphology that has a significant impact on cultural evolution since the establishment of the Chinese community in Malacca.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	satellite extraction, SPOT, street network, Chinese society, Malaysia
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) N Fine Arts N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Depositing User:	Dr Norzailawati Mohd Noor
Date Deposited:	22 Dec 2021 08:52
Last Modified:	22 Dec 2021 08:52
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95069

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