41 articles in this issue
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Tosin Daodu,Ismail Said
Independent mobility means children’s opportunity of free play in the neighborhood without adult supervision. Meanwhile, mobility restriction has affected child environmental friendliness of military barrack community in developing countries including Nig... see more
Norrina Din,Basri Rashid,Kamal Izzuwan Ramli,Che Noriah Othman
The food allergy commonly affected many people regardless of their age, especially among children. Their life could be dangerous if they are exposed to the food allergen because it will lead to life-threatening. Therefore, the nursery employees need to ta... see more
Roswati Nordin,Norimah Said,Fatin Faridah Nordin,Nurul Farhana Adnan
Obesity prevalence in Malaysia shown drastically increase from 15.1% in 2011 to 17.7% in 2015 with the population of Malaysian is 3.1 million. Many factors can lead to overweight and obesity among school children. The objective of this study is to examine... see more
Kamarul Ariff Omar,Dasimah Omar,Saberi Othman,Zaharah Mohd Yusoff
Focus group discussion series was set up at the vertical housing of Kerinchi People Project Housing, Lembah Pantai with two different group in separate venue and time. The analysis was done by using Atlas.ti after transcribing and coding the audio-taped o... see more
Wan Nazriah Wan Nawawi,Wan Nor Bayah Wan Kamarudin,Amanina Mat Ghani,Aina Mawaddah Adnan
This study was conducted to identify the theme restaurants’ atmospheric factors and to determine the most important factor that influences the customers’ revisit intention at Kuantan, Pahang. The 200 questionnaires had been distributed using the convenien... see more
Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain,Atikah Fukaihah Amir,Norizan Mt Akhir,Khairul Adham Ibrahim
Previous studies demonstrate that plants played a significant role in the edible garden plantings. Therefore, this study aims to analyse and evaluate the practicality and performance of plants selected in composing the recycle edible garden at Masji... see more
Siti Syamimi Omar,Nur Hanim Ilias,Mohd Zulhaili Teh,Ruwaidah Borhan
Traditionally, mosques, especially in the Middle East perform more functions than just being a place of worship. A mosque is also a place to generate economy, education and social cohesion of the community. In this paper, it is aimed to explore the potent... see more
Jamalunlaili Abdullah,Siti Aisyah Abd Samat,Che Bon Ahmad
Various studies on Orang Asli (indigenous people) of Malaysia found that the development and resettlements have benefited them while others found that there are many negative consequences to the socio-economy and socio-cultural of Orang Asli. The inundati... see more
Nur Hanim Ilias,Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain,Azran Mansor,Siti Syamimi Omar
Recycle Edible Garden (REG) is a green initiative green project that was composed to accommodate the community with edible resources, rainwater harvesting and reuse materials towards achieving subsistence living. This paper documented the rationale, risks... see more
Huichin Huang,Shenglin Elijah Chang
In recent years, we can see the development of social learning groups among Taiwanese communities, for example, the Taiwan Field School which co-operate with students and residents in southern Taiwan. Through these three patterns: digging local knowledge,... see more
Wan Hashimah Wan Ismail,Lily Ting Shu Chi
This paper elaborates on the current condition of the public library, focusing on the one in Alor Gajah. One of the main issues faced by the public library today is the lack of visitors. Scholars suggest that it is crucial to integrate the use... see more
Chen Ting Wu,Shenglin Elijah Chang
Based on action research methods in between peri-urban and rural communities of Longtan region in Taoyuan Taiwan, the object of our paper is to investigate how to reconnect lives and landscapes to revitalize small towns and shrinking rural villages by cul... see more
Saripah Abdul Latif,Nik Muniyati Nik Din,Zaiton Mustapha
Good management of charity foundations in Islam, specifically waqf, plays a significant role in achieving sustainable development. However, a substantial proportion of total waqf is still lying dormant across the world. The aim of the study is to obtain a... see more
Mohd Ramadan Ab Hamid,Nurfarhah Najwa Azman,Norimah Said,Aiman Nadia Akmar Rahman
Noralizawati Mohamed,Noriah Othman
In recent years, there have been growing bodies of research in an outdoor education setting. In the context of landscape architecture studies, the need to encourage the students to explore the nature is undeniably important. By exploring the landscapes, a... see more
Nurul Hafizah Azizan,Zamalia Mahmud
In recent years, there has been increasing in number of research focusing on subjective well-being issues in many countries all over the world. Subjective well-being concerning with people happiness and overall life satisfaction towards their own day... see more
Roslinda Ghazali,Siti Rasidah Md Sakip,Ismail Samsuddin
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction by showing themselves in repetitive behaviour, sensory issues, and cognitive delay. With proper learning environment, a... see more
Norimah Said,Mohd Ramadan Ab Hamid
Young people aged between 13 to 29 were contributed to the total of 34% of the cumulative infection Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Malaysia. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and perception among students i... see more
Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah,Herwina Rosnan,Norzayana Yusof
Despite striving to save the society from environmentally-related diseases, hospitals contribute to adverse environmental impacts. Green hospitals encourage public health through continuous reduction of its impact on the environment and the consequent bur... see more
Siti Noraini Mohd Tobi,Maslin Masrom,Erne Suzila Kassim,Yap Bee Wah
Drawing upon Health Belief Model, the study investigated the psychological predictors that determine the usage intention of the Malaysian web-based health information service, MyHEALTH Portal. The results of the measurement model show the evidences of out... see more
Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah,Rohani Mohd Shah
Since Antarctic tourism has special features because of its peculiar characteristics, tourism activities need to be controlled. By using the qualitative method, this paper argues that although there are guidelines related to Antarctic Tourism, there are a... see more
Sarath Simsiri,Ratananaphadol Smitinand,Mana Eiambua
The study of Product and Packaging factors that Influence on Consumer Purchase Decision aims to study consumers' products demands inclusive of the factors affecting consumer interest and buying decisions and explores the characteristics of packaging that ... see more
The recognition of animal welfare is reflected in national laws and policies to guide tourists and operators in dealing with animals. However, studies portray that tourists are ignorant that wildlife attraction is harmful to animals. This raises the issue... see more
Ramly Hasan,Noriah Othman,Faridah Ismail
This study explored the role of landscape architect in choosing trees for urban fabric. Two objectives have been formulated (i) to examine the process in selecting tree species among landscape architects and (ii) to determine the relationship between proc... see more
Shafa Marzidah Abdullah Ayeop,Halmi Zainol,Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain
Community gardens are known as space for people to plant vegetables and fruits for their daily use. Various social benefits could be obtained through the implementation of community gardens in the urban neighbourhoods. This paper aims to give a better und... see more
Ramly Hasan,Nor Diana Aziz,Abdul Hadi Nawawi,Ghazali Mohd Amin
Good tree management is the key basis for greener campus of the future. Lacking in tree management in term of knowledge is one of the factors that trees will produce hazards to the students and staffs at the campus. Two objectives of this study are (i) to... see more
Sharifah Khalizah Syed Othman Thani,Nor Hanisah Mohd Hashim,Nik Hanita Nik Mohamad,Syed Abdul Mutalib Al Junid Syed Abdul Rahman
The study aims to investigate the potential of vegetation design as a microclimatic modifier at KLCC park. The scope of the study is to determine the impact of vegetation types towards thermal comfort. The different morphological characteristics of trees,... see more
Salim Bashir Umar,Ismail Said
Worldwide population is rapidly growing economically and politically. Hence, countries have challenges of conserving its heritage properties. However, the rapid development is emerging, ignoring the existing architectural relic on the assets. Thereby fadi... see more
Normayuni Mat Zin,Suriatini Ismail,Fatin Afiqah Md. Azmi
Increasing trend in property transactions can be used as an indicator of economic sustainability of an area. This paper has analysed the transaction volumes and prices of pre-war shophouses in four historical areas in Malaysia in order to ascertain the st... see more
Khairul Fikri Khairudn,Nurul Hamiruddin Salleh,Srazali Aripin
Rumah Kutai in Perak is amongst the oldest surviving traditional Malay house and is gradually disappearing from the indigenous cultural landscape of Malaysia. Therefore, it is crucial to preserve such precious Malay heritage especially on the unique const... see more
Mohd Hanizun Hanafi,Mohd Umzarulazijo Umar,Arman Abdul Razak,Zul Zakiyudin Abdul Rashid
The paper purposely to explore, review and confirm the keys factors that have enormous impact and influence on the conservation of heritage building in Malaysia. A focus on developing an adaptive reuse (AR) model as a decision-making tool in enhancing the... see more
Noor Aimran Samsudin,Muhamad Solehin Fitry Rosley,Raja Nafida Raja Shahminan,Sapura Mohamad
Royal towns in Malaysia are the finest examples of traditional Malay towns, which are strongly associated with the long history of Malay Sultanates in Malaysia. This study aims to identify the significant characteristics that perhaps homogenously shared b... see more
Dasimah Omar,Maimunah Ramlee,Rozyah Mohd Yunus,Zalina Samadi
Revitalization of urban public space is a mechanism to redevelop the public space area in Core Zone, George Town World Heritage Site (GTWHS) in accordance with the development growth and population. This paper discussed the factors of revitalization which... see more
Muhamad Hilmi Mohamad Masri,Abdul Hadi Nawawi,Edie Ezwan Mohd Safian,Ahmad Fawwaz Ahmad Saleh
The research was conducted to measure the characteristics quality of houses in Malaysia. The aim of this research was to produce significant results of the relationship between house qualities and house prices. The methodology used in this research was pr... see more
Mohd Hanizun Hanafi,Afrina Shaheera Mazree,Mohd Umzarulazijo Umar,Hakimi Ahmad
The decline in neighbourhood quality results in neighbourhood dissatisfaction which contributes the mobility intention among households. This study aims to investigate the mobility intention among families of low and medium income group in Penang and to e... see more
Anila Ali,Roslinah Mohamad Hussain
The cognitive assessment of young motorcyclists under high-noise exposure has not been investigated previously. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects of noise-induced cognitive function and reaction time among undergraduate motorcyclists (a... see more
Norhazlan Haron,Halmi Zainol,Wan Rabiah Wan Omar
Cycling as one of a mode of transport in urban and residential areas has been determined as a solution for the urban issue. It is an active and environmentally friendly mode of travel. However, the relationship between physical built environment and cycli... see more
Muhammad Abu Eusuf Abu Eusuf,Muhammad SaadMann R. Sabeek Eusuf,Muhammad Mehbub Rahman Sami Eusuf,Mansor Ibrahim
This study covers the researchers' effort on the influence of the urban environment parameters and factors related to the quality of life of the urban inhabitants. The design and the construction industries have an increasing attention in and concern for ... see more
Nur Hayati Hashim,Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain,Asmat Ismail
Urban farming is growing in popularity for taking advantage of unused spaces on the rooftop in cities. This issue is becoming fundamentals due to the scarcity of land issue, urbanisation and urban poverty. This paper presents a brief method used in explor... see more
Lobna Hassan Ali Hassan Elgheriani,Parid Wardi,AbdulBasit Ali Ali Ahmed
Natural ventilation is an effectual passive design approach to create a better indoor thermal condition as well as energy efficiency. The primary goal of building design is providing a healthy and comfortable indoor environment titled as sustainable archi... see more