Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan
This paper makes a case on how the existence of padang, a public place which is commonly found in most historic cities in Malaysia, develops place meaning and place attachment amongst residents. Using mixed method approach and reviews of literature across urban design and environmental psychology d...
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| author | Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail |
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| description | This paper makes a case on how the existence of padang, a public place which is commonly found in most historic
cities in Malaysia, develops place meaning and place attachment amongst residents. Using mixed method approach and reviews of literature across urban design and environmental psychology disciplines, a framework for the understanding the psychological dimensions of residents' interactions with padang is demonstrated. The primary data was obtained from face to face interview (n:441) and surveys (n:165)with users of Padang Pahlawan, a demolished padang in Melaka city,Malaysia. The findings show (a) three processes and levels of place meaning; (b) the association between place meaningand place attachment; and (c) how changes of place changed people's perception and meaning to particular places. The findings suggest that residents developed deep attachments to Padang Pahlawan however change of physical character and discontinuity of place experiences have altered its meaning. This study provides substantial aspects of peopleenvironment relationship and has important implications to the task of place creation. |
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| spelling | iium-323712021-07-17T16:54:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32371/ Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography HM Sociology HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform This paper makes a case on how the existence of padang, a public place which is commonly found in most historic cities in Malaysia, develops place meaning and place attachment amongst residents. Using mixed method approach and reviews of literature across urban design and environmental psychology disciplines, a framework for the understanding the psychological dimensions of residents' interactions with padang is demonstrated. The primary data was obtained from face to face interview (n:441) and surveys (n:165)with users of Padang Pahlawan, a demolished padang in Melaka city,Malaysia. The findings show (a) three processes and levels of place meaning; (b) the association between place meaningand place attachment; and (c) how changes of place changed people's perception and meaning to particular places. The findings suggest that residents developed deep attachments to Padang Pahlawan however change of physical character and discontinuity of place experiences have altered its meaning. This study provides substantial aspects of peopleenvironment relationship and has important implications to the task of place creation. 2013-10-13 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32371/1/ACLA_Dr._Zalina.pdf Harun, Nor Zalina and Mansor, Mazlina and Said, Ismail (2013) Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan. In: 2013 ACLA International Symposium, 12-14 October 2013, Seoul National Univeristy, South Korea. |
| spellingShingle | GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography HM Sociology HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan |
| title | Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan |
| title_full | Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan |
| title_fullStr | Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan |
| title_short | Meaning of a public place: a story of Padang Pahlawan |
| title_sort | meaning of a public place: a story of padang pahlawan |
| topic | GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography HM Sociology HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/32371/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32371/1/ACLA_Dr._Zalina.pdf |