The tangible and intangible values of river towards sustainable urban landscape development

This paper presents a review on the tangible and intangible values of river towards sustaina-ble urban landscape development. The frame-work incorporated ecological knowledge related to river and sustainable planning and design process, rivers as an urban greenways corridor and green patches, river...

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Main Author: Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/4135/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4135/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4135/1/The_Tangible_and_Intangible_Values_of_River.pdf
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Summary:This paper presents a review on the tangible and intangible values of river towards sustaina-ble urban landscape development. The frame-work incorporated ecological knowledge related to river and sustainable planning and design process, rivers as an urban greenways corridor and green patches, river as urban heritage con-servation, rivers and riverfront development and theory from the Islamic perspectives. The objec-tive of the paper is to identify the functional and spatial structure of the existing river with respect to the requirements for harmonious develop-ment, protection and improvement of the sus-tainable urban landscape. It is also to provide important ecological and aesthetic benefits of river in urban setting. This study presents an understanding for facilitating protection, preser-vation, restoration, ecological enhancement of the river into a more comprehensive land-use planning process.