Abdullah, Alias

Abdullah, Muhammad Faris

Mustaffa, Nurul Hana

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A COMPENDIUM OF URBANAND REGIONAL PLANNINGSTUDIES IN THE BUILTENVIRONMENT OF MALAYSIAMARIANA MOHAMED OSMANSYAHRIAH BACHOKMOHAMMAD ABDUL MOHITMANSOR IBRAHIMHUM PRESSINTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIAPublished by:nUM PressIntemationallslamic University MalaysiaFirst Edition, 20 II© HUM Press, nUMIndividual contributors copyright © Prof. Dato' Dr. Mansor Ibrahim, Prof. Dato' Dr. AliasAbdullah, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Mohit, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Azeez Kadar Hamsa,Asst. Prof. Dr. Rustam Khairi Zahari, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mariana Mohamed Osman, Br.Samsuddin Jaafar, Asst. Prof. Dr. Lukman Hakim Mahamod, Asst. Prof Dr. M. ZainoraAsmawi, Asst. Prof. Dr. Azila Ahmad Sarkawi, Asst. Prof. Dr. Syafiee Shuid, Asst. Prof Dr.Norzailawati Mohd Nor.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording, or otherwise, without any prior written permission of the publisher.Mariana Mohamed Osman, Muhammad Abdul MohitThe Compendium of Built Environment in MalaysiaMariana Mohamed OsmanISBN :978-967-418-038-6Printed by:IIUM PRINTING SDN.BHO.No. I, Jalan Industri Batu Caves 1/3Taman Perindustrian Batu CavesBatu Caves Centre Point68100 Batu CavesSelangor Daml EhsanCONTENTSPage No.Comems vList ofTables VllList ofFigures VlllForeword IX~~e XContributors XllCHAPTER 1: KUALA LUMPUR DRAFT CITY PLAN 2020 LOCALINQUIRY: AN ANALYSIS OF ITS SHORTCOMINGSAlias Abdullah, Zulaikha Nurulzuhri zahar and MuhammadFaris AbdullahCHAPTER 2: RESIDENTS' PERCEPTION OF SAFETY OF 8BACKLANES AT TERRACED-HOUSING AREAS INKUALA LUMPURAlias Abdullah, Nurul Hana Mustaffa and Muhammad FarisAbdullahCHAPTER 3: EFFECTIVESS OF NOISE BARRIERS IN 19RESIDENTIAL AREA: A CASE STUDY OF USJ 3/1AND USJ/2 OF SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR DARULEHSANManwr Ibrahim and Mohd Azli NgatemanCHAPTER 4: MANAGING STORMWATER THROUGHLANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR URBANSUSTAINABILITYMohd Faiz Musa, lsmawi HI Zen, and !zawatiTukiman32CHAPTER 5: PROBLEMS OF ALLEVIATING POVERTYIN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCs)Lukman Hakim Mahamodv39CHAPTER 6: MALAYSIA URBAN INDICATORS NETWORK 49(MURNlnet) IN THE CONTEXT OF MAQASID AL-SHARIAH: AN OVERVIEWNurul Aida Salim, Azila Ahmad Sarka wi and Alias AbdullahCHAPTER 7: ZAKATIN MALAYSIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT 57Lukman Hakim MahamodCHAPTER 8: INEQUALITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF 66CENTRALIZING ZAKAT COLLECTION: A CASESTUDY OF PADANG TERAP DISTRICT OF KEDAHLukman Hakim MahamodCHAPTER 9: THE AWARENESS AND PRACTICES OF 3R AMONG 75STUDENTS TOWARDS WASTE REDUCTIONMariana Mohamed Osman and Siti Rohayu YusofCHAPTER 10: A REVIEW ON SIMULATION MODEL OF CROWD 89MOVEMENT DURING INGRESS AND EGRESS OFSTADIUMSyahriah Bachok and Zu!fadly Azizt BohartVICHAPTER 2RESIDENTS' PERCEPTION OF SAFETY ON BACKLANESAT TERRACED-HOUSING AREAS IN KUALA LUMPURAlias Abdullah, Nurul Hana Mustaffa, and Muhammad Faris AbdullahABSTRACTTerraced-houses are the most popular housing design in modern housing areas hI Malaysia.However, due to theif design, terraced-houses require back lanes, mainly fOf the purpose ofventilation. Nevertheless, back lanes also serve other functions including spaces for residents tointeract and access for emergency and other types of services. Poorly maintained back lanes,however, are causes of concern to the residents. They may pose safety hazards as well as provideopportunities for criminals to break into houses without detection.Keywords: terrace house, back lane, safety.INTRODUCTIONThe origin of linked or terrace housing design can be traced back to the Victorian era.During the period, a large number of people had moved into the new industrial towns to work inthe mills and factories. To accommodate the surge in population number, rows of back-to-backhouses were built to house them. The houses were joined together side by side in order to saveland space. Each row was called a terrace (Ban'ow, 2000).It is reported that terrace house design was introduced into Malaysia by the British duringtheir early colonial rule in the country (Wikipedia, 2007). Since then, the design has caught onand seems to be the most preferred house design by housing developers in present day Malaysia.Terrace housing is the most typical of the house design in the modem housing industry inMalaysia. Ahmad Sanusi Hassan (2002) states that:'... the development of terraced housing is encouraging in Malaysia. There were about456,7000 terraced houses in 1980, but by 1991 the number had grown to 1,074,000,representing 27% of the dwellings in Malaysia. The number increased dramatically inurban areas lvhere about 40% of the total was terraced (house) in 1991. Thus, theterraced house represents the most common housing type in urban areas instead ofdetached and semi-detached, townhouse, tmvnhouse link, traditional house, mid-rise andhigh-rise house type' (p.5).

Residents' perception of safety of backlanes at terraced-housing areas in Kuala Lumpur

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Residents' perception of safety of backlanes at terraced-housing areas in Kuala Lumpur

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