River and city: microclimatic ameliorations and accretions of the ancient urban grain

Kamaruddin, Kamariah and Ibrahim, Illyani and Umi Kalsum, Nyimas (2023) River and city: microclimatic ameliorations and accretions of the ancient urban grain. In: Eco-Urbanism and the South East Asian City: Climate, Urban-Architectural Form and Heritage. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 29-49. ISBN 978-981-19-1636-6

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Abstract

The river lies at the heart of the dynamic historical evolution of cities of maritime Southeast Asia, and the early growth of cities was primarily driven by the river—the “giver” of its life. Southeast Asian trade routes gave rise to water-based urban communities, and traders, visitors, and administrators settled and shaped cities around the growth of ports and river–estuary settlements. Cities grew initially into trading and administrative urban sites in edges and estuaries. Andaya (2008, p. 22) asserts in his observation of the link between historical geographies and the sociocultural nature of the archipelago:

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Depositing User:	Dr Illyani Ibrahim
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2023 15:56
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2023 12:08
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/104510

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