Morphology of Street Vegetation along Pedestrian Walkways in Kuala Lumpur City Centre
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1627Keywords:
Street Vegetation, City Centre, Main Street, Pedestrian WalkwaysAbstract
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KLCH) has planted 100,000 trees along the main streets of the city centre through the National Economic Transformation Programme to make the city more liveable. This paper studies the reasons for its different establishments, and it determines the social and physical benefits to the pedestrian walkways through a further investigation regarding the morphological parameters used by the Landscape Department of KLCH. The outcomes indicated that the street vegetation morphology implemented is mainly to improve the social and physical condition of the pedestrian walkways, especially the safety of the pedestrians due to snatching and reckless crossings.
Keywords: Street Vegetation; City Centre; Main Street; Pedestrian Walkways
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1627
References
Ayoub. (1989). The Role of City Hall In Improving The Quality Of Urban Green In Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: University Of Malaya.
Burkill, I. (1966). A Dictionary Of The Economic Products Of The Malay Peninsula. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation.
Chevallerie, H. (1983). The Ecology and Preservation of Street Trees. In D. G. A.D. Bradshaw, Ecology and Design in Landscape, 24th Symposium of the British Ecological Society (pp. 345-355). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publication.
Chiesura, A. (2004). The Role Of Urban Parks For The Sustainable City. Landscape and Urban Planning, 129-138. DBKL. (2004, August 12). Urban Design and Landscape. Retrieved from Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020: http://www.dbkl.gov.my/pskl2020/english/urban_design_and_landscape/index.htm
Dimoudi, M. (2003). Vegetation In The Urban Environment: Microclimatic Analysis And Benefits. Energy and Building 35, 69-76.
Foundation, H. (2003, March). Heart Foundation. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/AMEELIA/Downloads/TreesLandscapingSnapshot_proof5.pdf
Government, M. o. (2010, July 26). Program Bandar Selamat 2010. Retrieved from Portal 1Klik: http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/index.php/keselamatan/7148-program-bandar-selamat-2010.html
Jacobs, A. (1993). Great Street. Massachusetts: M.I.T.
Juriah Zakaria, N. U. (2015). Comfort of Walking in the City Center of Kuala Lumpur. Social And Behavioral Sciences 170, 642-652.
Kent, R. (1993). Attributes, Features and Reasons For Enjoyment of Scenic Routes: A Comparison of Experts, Residents And Citizens. Landscape Research 18, 92-102.
Koening, J. (1894). Journal of a voyage from India to Siam and Malacca in 1779. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 26, 58-201.
L.M. Anderson, H. C. (1988). Influence Of Trees On Residential Property Values in Athens, Georgia (USA): A Survey Based On Actual Sales Prices. Landscape Urban Planning 15, 153-164.
M. Sreetheran, M. A. (2011). Street Tree Inventory and Tree Risk Assessment of Selected Major Roads in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Scientific Journal of the International Society of Agriculture, 226-235.
Miller, B. (2014). Mesopotamia to Milwaukee: A Brief History of Trees In The City. Retrieved from www.isa-arbor.com: http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/conference/proceedings/2014/2014_Bob_Miller.pdf
Niti B. Mishra, K. A. (2015). Mapping Vegetation Morphology Types in Southern Africa Savanna Using MODIS Time-Series Metrics: A Case Study of Central Kalahari, Botswana. Land, 194-215.
Oxford. (2012). Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pradines, C. (2009). Road Infrastructures: Tree Avenues In The Landscape. Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
R Mitchell, F. P. (2007). Greenspace, Urbanity And Health: Relationships In England. Epidem and Community Health, 681.
Shuhana Shamsuddin, N. R. (2012). Walkable Environment In Increasing The Liveability Of A City. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 50, 167-178.
Smardon, R. (1988). Perception and Aesthetics Of The Urban Environment: Review Of The Role Of Vegetation. Landscape Urban Planning 15, 85-106.
Technology, E. S. (2012, August 29). Green Plants Reduce Pollutions On City Streets Up to Eight Times More Than Previously Believed. Retrieved from ACS: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2012/acs-presspac-august-29-2012/green-plants-reduce-pollution-on-city-streets-up-to-eight-times-more-than-previously-believed.html
Walks, V. (2017, May). Street Trees And Planting. Retrieved from Victoria Walks: http://www.victoriawalks.org.au/trees/
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2019 Hazreena Hussein, Nur Ameelia Rokhaza’ain Mohsin
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
