Utilization of open space – tale of two cities
People’s experience is a significant factor in the development of urban activities in the city. The provisions of open space are considered as a “lung” of the city whilst the urban structure as the nerve. The integration of these two factors can give “life” to the city. The city council maintained...
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| description | People’s experience is a significant factor in the development of urban activities in the city.
The provisions of open space are considered as a “lung” of the city whilst the urban structure as the
nerve. The integration of these two factors can give “life” to the city. The city council maintained the
idea of extending the open spaces by implementing designing principles in the new development.
However, do the location and the provisions of the urban street furniture really fit the need of the
urbanites? By taking examples from two cities i.e. Medan, Indonesia and Georgetown, Penang, this
paper emphasize on the aspects of space utilization and analyzed the passive or active activities taken
place here. The city of Medan was the product of the Dutch whilst Georgetown was the remnants of
the British. The urban design of the cities resembles that of the Western principles. The size and
location of these open spaces were suitable to the past requirements during the early period. The paper
also delineates the potentials and problems of the linkage in the city. It is believed that the success and
failure of the open space in the city is very much related to the primary and secondary intertwine of
usage in the city. |
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| spelling | usm-348212017-06-01T03:53:44Z http://eprints.usm.my/34821/ Utilization of open space – tale of two cities Wahid, Julaihi TH1-9745 Building construction People’s experience is a significant factor in the development of urban activities in the city. The provisions of open space are considered as a “lung” of the city whilst the urban structure as the nerve. The integration of these two factors can give “life” to the city. The city council maintained the idea of extending the open spaces by implementing designing principles in the new development. However, do the location and the provisions of the urban street furniture really fit the need of the urbanites? By taking examples from two cities i.e. Medan, Indonesia and Georgetown, Penang, this paper emphasize on the aspects of space utilization and analyzed the passive or active activities taken place here. The city of Medan was the product of the Dutch whilst Georgetown was the remnants of the British. The urban design of the cities resembles that of the Western principles. The size and location of these open spaces were suitable to the past requirements during the early period. The paper also delineates the potentials and problems of the linkage in the city. It is believed that the success and failure of the open space in the city is very much related to the primary and secondary intertwine of usage in the city. 2008-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34821/1/HBP18.pdf Wahid, Julaihi (2008) Utilization of open space – tale of two cities. In: 2nd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries., 3rd- 4th December 2008, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Wahid, Julaihi Utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| title | Utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| title_full | Utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| title_fullStr | Utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| title_short | Utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| title_sort | utilization of open space – tale of two cities |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34821/ http://eprints.usm.my/34821/1/HBP18.pdf |