Eco-urbanism and the South East Asian city climate, urban-architectural form and heritage

Jahn Kassim, Shireen and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Abdul Razak, Dzulkifli, eds. (2023) Eco-urbanism and the South East Asian city climate, urban-architectural form and heritage. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19-1636-6

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Abstract

This book traces the history of urban design in tropical South East Asia with a view to offering solutions to contemporary architectural and urban problems. The book examines how pre-colonial forms and patterns from South East Asian traditional cities, overlaid by centuries of change, recall present notions of ecological and organic urbanism. These may look disorganised, yet they reflect and suggest certain common patterns that inform eco-urban design paradigms for the development of future cities. Taking a thematic approach, the book examines how such historical findings, debates and discussions can assist designers and policy makers to interpret and then instil identities in urban design across the Asian region. The book weaves a discourse across planning, urban design, architecture and ornamentation dimensions to reconstruct forgotten forms that align with the climate of place and resynchronise with the natural world, unearthing an ecologically benign urbanism that can inform the future. Written in an accessible style, this book will be an invaluable reference for researchers and students within the fields of cultural geography, urban studies and architecture. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	architecture in tropical Asia; Cultural geography; Malay history; placemaking; pre-colonial urbanism; South East Asia; urban design; urban geography; urban history; urbanism; vernacular and regional architecture
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA1 General
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design Office of the Rector
Depositing User:	Fuziah Arifin
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2023 16:27
Last Modified:	06 May 2024 15:22
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/107512

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