Application of sustainable materials in the hardscape elements of parks

Green spaces are much needed in the urban environment for a multitude of reasons. One of them is to curb environmental problems such as flash flood, urban heat island and to increase the quality of life of the users. However, sometimes the parks that are supposed to help in improving the environment...

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Main Authors:	Jamaluddin, Adam, Abu Bakar, Aniza
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:	NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61362/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61362/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61362/1/61362_Application%20of%20sustainable%20materials.pdf

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spelling	iium-613622018-06-28T06:29:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61362/ Application of sustainable materials in the hardscape elements of parks Jamaluddin, Adam Abu Bakar, Aniza NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture Green spaces are much needed in the urban environment for a multitude of reasons. One of them is to curb environmental problems such as flash flood, urban heat island and to increase the quality of life of the users. However, sometimes the parks that are supposed to help in improving the environment may have no significant effects or they might even harm the surrounding due to the unsuitable materials used. This research focuses on finding out the park’s level of sustainability in terms of the hardscape elements used based on its sources and how they affect the environment. One of the ways to bring out the optimum potential of parks is to incorporate sustainable hardscape elements in them. Appropriate materials selection could tackle natural phenomenon such as heavy rain as the water runoff can be reduced. This study is carried out by conducting a site investigation at Taman Tasik Dato’ Keramat on its current hardscape elements, followed by the identification of the potential to replace the hardscape elements with sustainable materials to increase the park’s environmental sustainability. It is found that swapping out materials can increase the park’s level of sustainability quite significantly. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017-04-25 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61362/1/61362_Application%20of%20sustainable%20materials.pdf Jamaluddin, Adam and Abu Bakar, Aniza (2017) Application of sustainable materials in the hardscape elements of parks. In: UMRAN 2017 National Landscape Architecture Seminar, 25th April 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://m.iium.edu.my/kaed/events/umran-2017
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description	Green spaces are much needed in the urban environment for a multitude of reasons. One of them is to curb environmental problems such as flash flood, urban heat island and to increase the quality of life of the users. However, sometimes the parks that are supposed to help in improving the environment may have no significant effects or they might even harm the surrounding due to the unsuitable materials used. This research focuses on finding out the park’s level of sustainability in terms of the hardscape elements used based on its sources and how they affect the environment. One of the ways to bring out the optimum potential of parks is to incorporate sustainable hardscape elements in them. Appropriate materials selection could tackle natural phenomenon such as heavy rain as the water runoff can be reduced. This study is carried out by conducting a site investigation at Taman Tasik Dato’ Keramat on its current hardscape elements, followed by the identification of the potential to replace the hardscape elements with sustainable materials to increase the park’s environmental sustainability. It is found that swapping out materials can increase the park’s level of sustainability quite significantly.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jamaluddin, Adam Abu Bakar, Aniza
author_facet	Jamaluddin, Adam Abu Bakar, Aniza
author_sort	Jamaluddin, Adam
title	Application of sustainable materials in the hardscape elements of parks
title_short	Application of sustainable materials in the hardscape elements of parks
title_full	Application of sustainable materials in the hardscape elements of parks
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publisher	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia
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