Design factors contributing to active urban squares in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• Subjects: HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying; NA9053.R4 City planning
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58595/1/ASL%202017%20Zakariya%20et%20al%20Design%20Factors%20Urban%20Square.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58595/7/58595_Design%20factors%20contributing%20to%20active%20urban%20squares_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58595/; http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000007/art00011

Urban squares are a type of public open space that cater for various activities for the public. While the design of urban squares has been studied in depth by researchers in other countries, however, local studies that interrogate how urban squares are occupied in Malaysia are still scarce. Due to t...