Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia

At present time, Malaysia gradually undergoes a pace of urban and rural transformation. The rapid growth of cities in Malaysia expanding beyond their incorporation boundaries transformed the land use from rural to urban. This situation developed an area in between urban and rural kno...

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Main Authors: Mazlan, Maizura, Ismail, Nor Atiah, Abdul Aziz, Faziawati, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
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Language:English
Published: Science Publishing Corporation 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82192/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82192/1/Socio%20cultural%20perspective%20.pdf
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author Mazlan, Maizura
Ismail, Nor Atiah
Abdul Aziz, Faziawati
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
author_facet Mazlan, Maizura
Ismail, Nor Atiah
Abdul Aziz, Faziawati
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
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description At present time, Malaysia gradually undergoes a pace of urban and rural transformation. The rapid growth of cities in Malaysia expanding beyond their incorporation boundaries transformed the land use from rural to urban. This situation developed an area in between urban and rural knows as peri-urban area which increase in number and typologies. Peri-urban continues to grow spatially and in population, thus these zones have unique identities which continue to evolve. Thus, the aim of this article is to explore the importance of socio-cultural landscape at Kuala Selangor as urban peripheries and how it could establish the identity for the future of a good environment.Providing a socio-cultural approach to the peri-urban notion, this paper discovers through the literature study the subjective dimension on the socio-cultural definition at the peri-urban area, in order to understand its ‘unique identity’. In this article, the notion of ‘socio-cultural landscape’ is presented in arrange to investigate the ambiguity that exists within these days peri-urban area with respect to their social and unique presence. The paper is based on an extensive literature review to distinguish the significance of socio-cultural landscape for peri-urban areas in regards to revive its image and identity.
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spelling upm-821922020-12-16T00:16:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82192/ Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia Mazlan, Maizura Ismail, Nor Atiah Abdul Aziz, Faziawati Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari At present time, Malaysia gradually undergoes a pace of urban and rural transformation. The rapid growth of cities in Malaysia expanding beyond their incorporation boundaries transformed the land use from rural to urban. This situation developed an area in between urban and rural knows as peri-urban area which increase in number and typologies. Peri-urban continues to grow spatially and in population, thus these zones have unique identities which continue to evolve. Thus, the aim of this article is to explore the importance of socio-cultural landscape at Kuala Selangor as urban peripheries and how it could establish the identity for the future of a good environment.Providing a socio-cultural approach to the peri-urban notion, this paper discovers through the literature study the subjective dimension on the socio-cultural definition at the peri-urban area, in order to understand its ‘unique identity’. In this article, the notion of ‘socio-cultural landscape’ is presented in arrange to investigate the ambiguity that exists within these days peri-urban area with respect to their social and unique presence. The paper is based on an extensive literature review to distinguish the significance of socio-cultural landscape for peri-urban areas in regards to revive its image and identity. Science Publishing Corporation 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82192/1/Socio%20cultural%20perspective%20.pdf Mazlan, Maizura and Ismail, Nor Atiah and Abdul Aziz, Faziawati and Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari (2019) Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering and Technology (UAE), 8 (1.9). pp. 630-634. ISSN 2227-5258; ESSN: 2227-524X https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/30076
spellingShingle Mazlan, Maizura
Ismail, Nor Atiah
Abdul Aziz, Faziawati
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia
title Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia
title_full Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia
title_fullStr Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia
title_short Socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in Kuala Selangor Region, Malaysia
title_sort socio cultural perspective on a formation of peri-urban identity in kuala selangor region, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82192/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82192/1/Socio%20cultural%20perspective%20.pdf