Green Neighbourhood Adaptive Model for Urban Living: A Conceptual Review

Authors

  • Puziah Ahmad
  • Alamah Misni
  • Siti Mazwin Kamaruddin
  • Nurazureen Daud

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.690

Abstract

Green Neighborhood can be defined as a neighborhood area that meets the needs of peoples’ daily activities and allows communities to control pollution, save energy, increase employment, decrease crime rates, develop friendships, practice on-site renewable energy methods and preserve agricultural and environmentally sensitive areas. In such an environment, people make easy access to their home, workplaces, public facilities, transit facilities and green spaces within a comfortable walking scale. The guidance is aimed at assisting local authorities and agencies to implement five (5) selected green neighborhood initiatives; Provision of Pedestrian Walkway, Provision of Bicycle Lane, rainwater Harvesting System, Waste Composting and  Community Farming.

Keywords: Green Neighbourhood; Environment; Community

ISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA 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.

References

Article on Comparative Analysis of Material Criteria in Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools and Urban Design Guidelines : Cases of the UK, the US, Japan, and Korea, retrieved on 15 November 2016 at www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability.

Andras Reith and Melinda Orova (2015), Ecological Indicators : Do green neighbourhood ratings cover sustainability?, 48 (2015) 660–672, ABUD Engineering Ltd., 29. Lónyay St., Budapest 1093, Hungary.

A.Martos, R.Pacheco-Torres, J.Ordonez, E.Jadraque-Gago, (2016), Towards Successful Environmental Performance Of Sustainable Cities: Intervening Sectors. Department Of Engineering Construction And Project Management, University Of Granada, Spain.

Caroline Bergelin, Ayehlet Cooper, Desirae Hoffman, Fan Huang, Marcus Jones, Daniel Power, Julia Raskin (2012), Creating Sustainable Neighborhood Design for Legacy Cities: A New Framework for Sustainability Assessment.

Gary Haq and Anne Owen, (2011), York Green Neighbourhood Challenge A Targeted Social Marketing Approach for Community Pro-Environmental Behavioural Change, Stockholm Environment Institute.

International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2014, UN

Jiyoung Park and Jungwon Yoon and (2015), Sustainability : Comparative Analysis of Material Criteria in Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools and Urban Design Guidelines: Cases of the UK, the US, Japan, and Korea.

MIP, (2011), Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Department, Guideline And Framework For Green Township In Malaysia.

Nicola Wheeler (2011), National Housing Federation, Greener Neighbourhoods: A good practice guide to managing green space, The University of Sheffield.

Raji Banani, Maria M. Vahdati, Mehdi Shahrestani, Derek Clements-Croome (2016). The development of building assessment criteria framework for sustainable non-residential buildings in Saudi Arabia, School of the Built Environment, University of Reading, UK.

S. Nurul Akmal, Z. Rosilawati, A. Faizah and M.N. Norzailawati, (2014) Factors that Contribute to Green Neighbourhood, International Journal of Property Sciences Vol. 4 Issue 1, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Sharifi Ayyoob (2013), Sustainability At The Neighborhood Level: Assessment Tools And The Pursuit of Sustainability, Department Of Environmental Engineering And Architecture Graduate School Of Environmental Studies Nagoya University.

Tavel, Michael., (2012). Climate Responsive Urbanism. In Neis, Hans Joachim et. al, (Ed.), Generative Process, Patterns, and the Urban Challenge. Portland, OR: PUARL Press.

The Reference Framework For Sustainable Cities, 5 Dimensions And 30 Objectives For A European Vision Of Tomorrow’s Cities

Wangel, J. et al.(2016), Environmental Impact Assessment Review 56 (2016) 200–213.

The EcoDistrictsâ„¢(2013) Framework : Building Blocks of Sustainable Cities

Green Healthy Neighbourhood Part 2 and Part 3, City of Chicago

Articles on Ideal Neigbourhood Indicators.

Downloads

Published

2017-03-19

How to Cite

Ahmad, P., Misni, A., Kamaruddin, S. M., & Daud, N. (2017). Green Neighbourhood Adaptive Model for Urban Living: A Conceptual Review. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2(5), 55–63. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.690

Issue

Section

Community Environment / Social Psychology

Most read articles by the same author(s)