Download or read book Architecture and Heritage Buildings in George Town Penang Penerbit USM written by Ahmad Sanusi Hassan and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2012 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonial buildings and monuments in George Town symbolise new offspring of an architecture style ‒ neoclassical architecture blended with the local style ‒ due to its adjustment to the tropical climate. The establishment of George Town as a port city had changed the landscape of this island from the existed small settlements of traditional fishing villages to colonial settlements. In this exquisite book, the authors welcome you into one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Written in a clear and engaging style, the text includes a wealth of information, and is attractively formatted and enhanced with 143 colorful photographs and illustrations. The book begins with the introduction of George Town as a historic city, and its transformation into one of the world heritage sites. Chapters are then arranged according to building categories. Each provides overview of historical events that influenced the architectural styles of the respective buildings. For anyone interested in architecture, as well as those who are planning to visit this uniquely multicultural heritage city, Architecture and Heritage Buildings in George Town, Penang is an essential reading.
Download or read book Articles in ITJEMAST 10 18 2019 written by and published by International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers in ITJEMAST 10(18) 2019
Download or read book Retracing Tradition for a Sustainable Future The Malaysian Experience Penerbit USM written by Nurul Farhana Low Abdullah and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2012 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a selection of articles aimed at introducing the field of local knowledge to a local and international audience. Based upon the theme “Retracing Tradition for a Sustainable Future,” the articles detail local practices that reflect local wisdom in various domains of knowledge such as literature, architecture, water management, tourism, dance and drama. This collection of articles embodies an important, tangible initiative by Universiti Sains Malaysia Local Knowledge Secretariat to identify and retrace indigenous local knowledge, besides documenting and conserving local wisdom for future generations. It presents an important resource for researchers and students interested in exploring the under-researched area of local knowledge and indigenous science in the Malaysian context.
Download or read book Towards a Sustainable Built Environment in Malaysia Penerbit USM written by Mahyuddin Ramli, Hugh Byrd. and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2012 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities have a metabolism that requires energy, food, materials and water to be supplied and waste products to be removed. If cities are to remain the engines of economic growth they also require an input of knowledge as well as commodities. This fuels innovation and the skills that lead to economic success. With economic success comes the input of people and investment that require new buildings and the conservation of existing buildings. This, in turn, requires an input of both building materials and the knowledge of manufacturing and assembling them efficiently and effectively. This book reviews these aspects of development from an academic point of view and covers a wide area of professional expertise including planning, tourism, architecture, structural engineering, project management, air and water quality, conservation, landscape design, waste management and many other issues that impact on urbanism in Malaysia.
Download or read book Spatial Information in Local Knowledge Penerbit USM written by Tarmiji Masron and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an eclectic collection of articles written in English that explores the assimilation of spatial information technology (SIT) such as remote sensing, global positioning system, geographic information system and maps to enhance and sustained the local knowledge. The goal to SIT integration is to make the invisible knowledge visible and beneficial to be used by others. It is a technology that transfers the local knowledge from owners into the form of maps and analysis. The maps play a key role in locating the presence of different local knowledge thus, help stakeholders in future planning, development and resource allocation. The editors have chosen topics to embody the SIT in multidisciplinary nature of local knowledge in this region.
Download or read book Government and Homeownership The Penang Scenario Penerbit USM written by Ernawati Mustafa Kamal and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government and Homeownership : The Penang Scenario Addressing the housing needs of the nation is one of the important agendas for developed and developing countries. Previous studies suggested that the government plays a central role in creating, sustaining, and improving the housing system. This book is an outcome of the research that had been carried out to address the critical issues on affordable housing faced by Malaysians that have caused inaccessibility to the house, especially to those in the middle-income group. This book provides understanding and knowledge on current housing issues in Malaysia, specifically focussing on Penang.
Download or read book Conserving Our Heritage written by Mohd Ismail Isa and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conserving Our Heritage is a compilation of chapters on heritage conservation. Awareness on the valuable nation's assets is brought into light of its diversity and of many focuses. This book encompasses a broad spectrum, ranging from the architecture of the colonial era in the form of godown buildings, vernacular and traditional architecture, the intangible cultural and heritage, and to the heritage aspect of the urban settings. Interesting enough, these chapters cover not just in Malaysia but also in Indonesia by looking into the conservation activities relating to traditional houses. Above all, this book offers an insight into heritage relating to many aspects of culture and history.
Download or read book Urban Crisis written by M. Nadarajah and published by UN. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unprecedented urban growth makes sustainability in cities a crucial issue for policy makers, scholars and business leaders. This emerging urban crisis challenges environment-based and economic-based approaches to sustainability, and highlights the complex and critical role that culture plays in ensuring that cities are viable for future generations. This publication assesses the use of cultural indicators as a tool for policymakers, drawing on case studies of Patan (Nepal), Penang (Malaysia), Cheongju (South Korea), and Kanazawa (Japan), and offers fresh insights into the role of culture in fostering community development, environmental awareness and balanced economic growth.
Download or read book Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture written by Mariana Correia and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a continuously changing world, there has been a growing interest in the protection of vernacular heritage and earthen architecture. The need to protect and enhance this fragile heritage via intelligent responses to threats from nature and the environment has become evident.Historically, vernacular heritage research focussed on philosophical aspe
Download or read book Mosque Architecture in the Malay World written by Abdul Halim Nasir and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Changing Academic Profession written by Ulrich Teichler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview on the major findings of a questionnaire survey of academic profession in international perspective. More than 25,000 professors and junior staff at universities and other institutions of higher education at almost 20 countries from all over the world provide information on their working situation, their views and activities. The study “The Changing Academic Profession” is the second major study of its kind, and changes of views and activities are presented through a comparison of the findings with those of the earlier study undertaken in the early 1990s. Major themes are the academics’ perception of their societal and institutional environments, the views on the major tasks of teaching, research and services, their professional preferences and actual activities, their career, their perceived influence and their overall job satisfaction. Emphasis is placed on the influence of recent changes in higher education: the internationalisation and globalisation, the increasing expectation to provide evidence of the relevance of academic work, and finally the growing power of management at higher education institutions. Overall, the academics surveyed show that worldwide discourses and trends in higher education put their mark on the academic profession, but differences by country continue to be noteworthy. Academics consider themselves to be more strongly exposed to mechanism of regulations, incentives and sanctions as well as various assessments than in the past; yet their own freedom, and responsibilities and influence shape their identity more strongly and are reflected in widespread professional satisfaction.
Download or read book My Island in the Sun written by Cheang Kee Khor and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Houses in Malaysia written by Hashimah Wan Ismail (Wan.) and published by Penerbit UTM. This book was released on 2005 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reframing Singapore written by Derek Thiam Soon Heng and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, Singapore has advanced rapidly towards becoming a both a global city-state and a key nodal point in the international economic sphere. These developments have caused us to reassess how we understand this changing nation, including its history, population, and geography, as well as its transregional and transnational experiences with the external world. This collection spans several disciplines in the humanities and social sciences and draws on various theoretical approaches and methodologies in order to produce a more refined understanding of Singapore and to reconceptialize the challenges faced by the country and its peoples.
Download or read book Redesigning Learning for Greater Social Impact written by Siew Fun Tang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These conference proceedings explore the design of pedagogical intervention and learning cultures, the inclusion of socio-emotional support in teaching and policy, transforming technology to support the social fabric of our institutions, and challenging established beliefs about learning. They clarify the complex challenges involved in employing social learning in education and higher education institutions to foster greater understanding and insights, while also avoiding the pitfalls that come with rolling out the concept of “redesigning learning”. The Taylor’s Teaching and Learning Conference has been held at Taylor’s University, Malaysia, since 2006.
Download or read book Elements of Architectural Design written by Ernest Burden and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete visual guide to the elements of architectural design ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN A PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCEBOOK SECOND EDITION With over 3,000 photographs and illustrations! This book offers quick access to thousands of ideas, terms, and photographs related to the essentialelements of architectural design. Comprehensive and easy to use, it combines the best features of a dictionary, photographic guide, and textbook-making information simple to find. It lets you search visually (through the photographs), alphabetically (by index), or by general subject (through chapter headings). Throughout, chapters are arranged to cover different aspects of architectural design, establishing a solid framework that puts information into a physical, historical, and conceptual context. No other reference covers the subject with so much flexibility and from so many perspectives in a single volume. Ideal for long-term use as a study aid or refresher, or as a springboard for design inspiration, Elements of Architectural Design, Second Edition is an essential resource for the desktop. * Traditional and contemporary styles * Work of famous architects * Different building types and uses * Elements of form and composition * Materials and their use in structures * Building components and details * Clear definitions of terms
Download or read book The Architectural Heritage of the Malay World written by Mohamad Tajuddin Haji Mohamad Rasdi and published by Penerbit UTM. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
