47 articles in this issue
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Rugayah Hashim,Sabarinah Sh. Ahmad,,Amily Fikri Aziz,Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah
The purpose of the paper is to describe the transformed pedagogical environment in Malaysia with regards to mentally challenged children. Through interviews with teachers and parents of children schooled at the special, integrative classes in Shah Alam, S... see more
Yati Md Lasa,Norizan Ahmad,Roshana Takim
Project Financing Initiative (PFI) projects require the private sector to invest an enormous amount of capital for the development of public projects. The private sector has to seek cost-effective financing sources for their survival in the long-term conc... see more
Fazlina Jaafar,Azian Mohd Zain,Mohd Syuhaidi Abu Bakar
Quantitatively, this study intends to identify the attitude and perception of young audiences in Malaysia towards Independence day TV commercials from Petronas, and Maxis Berhad in celebrating the Independence Day. Firstly, respondents were exposed to thr... see more
Norsidah Ujang
Despite the high intensity of urban dwellers and the growing needs for socialization outdoor, the opportunity for interaction is limited due to the lack of public open spaces. This paper discusses the use of public open spaces in a city of Kuala Lumpur an... see more
Mohd Zafrullah Mohd Taib,Zulhabri Ismail,Shamsidar Ahmad,Tajuddin Rasdi
Building of a mosque is a great achievement of the Muslim community. This research aims to introduce the idea of changing uses and meaning of the mosque in contemporary Muslim societies by evaluating the development and social behavior towards spaces in M... see more
Kundoldibya Panitchpakdi
This paper is part of the participatory action research on ‘Architecture for Community Empowering’ project, which has been on-going since 2007. The project emerged from expressed need of local communities to preserve the traditional Thai house as a cultur... see more
Jamalunlaili Abdullah,Razmi Chik,Ahmad Shazrin Mohamed Azmi,Noraziah Abu Bakar
A hydroelectric project proposed by Tenaga Nasional Berhad in Telom, Pahang, Malaysia will inundate six Orang Asli villagers whose residents have relocated to a new resettlement. However, TNB still needs their agreements and provide fair and agreeable com... see more
Ahmad Ridzwan Othman,Nur Hasinah Abdul Majid
Some of urban rivers have their respective heritage value and need to be preserved. However, enforcement of river pollution had not given much effect to improvement due to human attitude and behaviour. The purpose of this research is to present an a... see more
Nastaran Parsaei,Rana Soleymanpour,Asl Navasar,Maryam Banaei
One of the main sustainable products for reducing fuel consumption is a double-glazed window. Despite the positive impacts of these windows in Iran, maybe usage of them has negative effects on environmental connectivity. Environmental connectivity i... see more
Ahmad Ezanee Hashim,Hasnizan Aksah,Mohamad Sufian Hasim,Siti Aida Samikon
Health care and hospital buildings are among the most complex construction in the built environment which comprises a broad range of utility, services, and functional units. The objectives of the study are to review the built environment performance level... see more
Zainon Tohid,Asiah Abd. Rahim
Hayati Adilin Mohd Abd Majid,Ajau Danis,Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni,Mastura Khalid
The schools environment might be one of the factors that contribute to childhood obesity since children spent most of their time at school. This study aimed to identify the compliance of selected schools in Selangor, Malaysia with whole-school mapping fra... see more
Mohd Najib Mohd Salleh,Mohd Zin Kandar,Siti Rasidah Md Sakip
Energy demand in buildings can be reduced by improving energy efficiency. MS1525 has recommended that energy efficiency for Non-Residential Buildings in Malaysia to be not more than 135kWh/m²/year. A school building is a non-residential building and has m... see more
Nik Nairan Abdullah,Mohd Shahril Ahmad Saman,Nor Aini Mohd Noor
An ageing population is a public health challenge, affects most countries. Health screenings are able to detect diseases at the earliest stage. A cross-sectional study in December 2014 conducted among 643 older women who randomly interviewed using structu... see more
Nor Malyana Samsuddin,Roshana Takim,Abdul Hadi Nawawi
Hospitals are themselves vulnerable to numerous types of disasters and can get damaged risking the lives of human being. To a certain extent, despite of hard resilience (structural and non-structural), human behavior is one of the contributing facto... see more
Haidzir Manaf,Nadia Mohd Mustafah,Saiful Adli Bukry,Maria Justine
Turning is an attentionally demanding task for stroke survivors especially when it involves challenging environments. The aim of this study was to investigate turning characteristics under dual-task conditions (dual motor and dual cognitive) in stroke sur... see more
Khairil Anuar Md Isa,Ghazali Masuri,Nazrul Hadi Ismail,Norazlanshah Hazali
Food insecurity problem is growing public health concern worldwide. Thus, the estimation of the prevalence of food insecurity especially among the younger generation is important. Hence, reliable and valid instrument to access it prevalence is needed espe... see more
Ummi Mohlisi Mohd Asmawi,Mohammad Nazmul Hasan Maziz,Mohammad Abdur Rashid,Jamal Houssaini
Consumption of undercooked ground beef is the most common route of transmission of verotoxin-producing E.coli. It is estimated that non-O157 verotoxigenic E.coli (VTEC) can cause diarrhea.The sample was isolated from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. All ... see more
Sima Mansoori,Mohsen Faizi,Farhang Mozaffar,Bahram Saleh Sedgh Pour
To develop health, it is necessary to pay attention to different dimensions of social settings, abilities, and affordance. Behavioral bathhouses compared to the modern day bathrooms are different regarding meanings, function, and properties. The research ... see more
Hazreena Hussein,Syaidatul Azzreen Ishak,Zaliha Omar
This paper introduces a joint program between the University of Malaya and Kuala Lumpur City Hall undertaking the Therapeutic Sensory Stimulation Garden at University of Malaya Medical Centre to promote an inclusive society through sensory therapy. ... see more
Mariam Jamaludin,Zeenat Begam Yusof
Sustainability becomes main management issues for hospitality firms. Big hospitality firms conduct countless attempts to accommodate into the sustainability agenda. However, the small hospitality firms are left behind. The reason is some barriers that are... see more
Norhaslin Abu Hassan,Mohamad Abdullah Hemdi
This study proposed to explore how the image of a destination could influence medical tourists in choosing a destination as their future medical and tourism destination choice. Scholars argued that destination image had a significant relationship wi... see more
Zulkifli Muslim
There is a lack of initiative from the designers to integrate the environmental resources in the material and design production of local urban landscape elements that reflects human culture and lifestyle. Based on criteria and principles of symbol design ... see more
Elizabeth Grant
The Indigenous peoples of north east Arnhem Land in Australia (Yolngu) overlay their culture with the customs and social behaviour of other societies to achieve positive outcomes and autonomy. Passing down cultural knowledge is intrinsic to the cultural i... see more
Adilah Md Ramli,Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari,Mohd Zulhilmi Suhaimi,Salim Abdul Talib
Many studies on traditional food and food products towards identity have been carried out, but there is insufficient study relating to heritage context. In exploring this issue, conceptual frameworks have developed and examined the relationship between th... see more
Nur Izzati Mohd Rodzi,Saniah Ahmad Zaki,Syed Mohd Hassan Syed Subli
Cultural heritage is constructed from the intrinsic relationship between three fundamentals: society; tangible cultural heritage (TCH); and intangible cultural heritage (ICH). To sustain, cultural heritage relies on the social behavior of society. Thus, r... see more
Faizah Darus,Wan Mashitah Yusof,Tamoi Janggu
The managers of corporations can play a significant role to protect the natural environment. This study aims to examine the environmental disclosure of 200Shariah compliant companies for 2013 and the subsequent effect of such disclosure for the organ... see more
Siti Aminah Mainal,Catherine S F Ho,Jamaliah Mohd Yusof
The study of household behavior towards debt is important in this challenging financial environment. Escalating household debt can cause social and economic problems. For the past few years, Malaysia has emerged as the country with the highest household d... see more
Hamizah Yakob,Fatimah Yusof,Hazlina Hamdan
The current planning mechanisms which are development plan and planning control were recognised as important tools in housing planning process. However, the weaknesses involved in the preparation of development plans and its implementation through d... see more
Yusfida Ayu Abdullah,Farrah Lyana Zulkifli
In this paper, we impart on the notion of happiness and indicate the many beliefs and perspectives of happiness. The theory and concept of happiness are variously defined and interpreted by separate groups. It relates greatly to human’s emotions thus infl... see more
Zohreh Yousefi,Seyed Bagher Hosseini,Seyed Abbas Yazdanfar,Saeid Norouzian-Maleki
Today, poor performance in old residential contexts in terms of memorable visual elements reduce the residents’ sense of belonging. The study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. To meet the needs of residents, a questionna... see more
Rasha Mahmoud Ali El-Zeiny
Interior design plays an important role in reflecting the social and cultural environments of countries and showing the characteristics of the age. The previous literature has suggested that people’s preferences for interior design styles are influe... see more
Maryam Banaei,Abbas Yazdanfar,Javad Hatami,Ali Ahmadi
Focusing on inhabitant’s climate comfort causes the neglect of personal and aesthetic factors that have effects on emotions and psychological comfort. Blindly adhering to sustainable design principles regardless of the basic architectural design parameter... see more
Sepide Saiedlue,Seyed Bagher Hosseini,Seyed Abbas Yazdanfar,Saeed Norouzian Maleki
From the early 50s onwards the major Iranian cities were subject to a massive immigration. The immediate solution to this crisis was residential complex in the less populated areas. After few decades of accommodating a large number of new citizens in thes... see more
Hebatalla Sherin Nazmy
This study aims to reveal the impact of Virtual Environment as a design tool on the interior architect's design behavior towards adopting sustainable residential interior design practices. This approach is guided by the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a th... see more
Nik Mastura Nik Mohammad,Rohana Sham,Azlin Abdul Latif
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 ... see more
Mohamad Ghazali Masuri,Dayang Norfazila Abang Mustaffa,Akehsan Dahlan,Khairil Anuar Md. Isa
The number of road traffic accidents among young adult aged under 25 years old is an alarming issue in Malaysia. A five pages self-reported questionnaire was distributed to 384 young drivers' to investigate their intention in speeding while driving. Resul... see more
Nurulhusna Qamaruz Zaman,Aidatul Fadzlin Bakri,Sabarinah Sh. Ahmad,Ahmad Tarmizi Ab Jalal
Nooriati Taib,Zalila Ali
One passive approach that can significantly reduce energy usage in high-rise buildings is through the creation of non-air conditioned spaces such as transitional spaces. Optimizing passive design would reduce wastage associated with the building’s energy ... see more
Mohammad Yusup,Ahmad Fuzi Arshad,Yusfida Ayu Abdullah,Nor Syafa’ah Ishak
It is apparent that the weakness in land reclamation development in Malacca includes the incapability of the existing laws in terms of guiding the delivery of development. Additionally, the lack of comprehensiveness of the present development plan causes ... see more
Nor Hafizah Mohamed Harith,Hazizan Md. Noon
The trend of urbanization in Malaysia is increasing and presently sixty-seven percent (67%) of the Malaysia’s population are living in the urban regions. Therefore, the concern over the quality of life of the urban residents becomes more crucial in the Ma... see more
Wahyuni Zahrah,Shella Lie
The paper means to explore how people use and perceive the shop house corridor as the most built environment found in Medan, Indonesia. The research observed the adaptation and or adjustment pattern of people in their built environment. The study did an i... see more
Achmad Delianur Nasution,Wahyuni Zahrah
The urbanization process that change urban space and people also goes on in small towns in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. As the region becomes more urbanized, commercial centers grow up. In contrast, public open space tends to decline. In this ... see more
Nooraslinda Abdul Aris,Rohana Othman,Wan Mohd Yusof Wan Chik,Safawi Abdul Rahman
Mission statements are recognized as effective strategic management tools that influence firms’ performance. The evolution of a culture of sustainability begins with a mission statement that strikes a balance between financial performance and social commi... see more
Rohana Othman,Huang Ching Choo,Suhana Zazale,Nooraslinda Abdul Aris
Co-operatives comprise the crucial third engine of growth for the Malaysian economy after the public and private sectors. This study investigates the human capital based governance structure, success factors and barriers to effective governance of c... see more
Faizah Darus,Haslinda Yusoff
The aim of this study is to examine the prioritization of workplace practices among Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia for 2012. A content analysis of the annual and sustainability reports were carried out to examine the extensiveness of disclosur... see more