STREET NETWORK DESIGN, PATTERN AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR MALAYSIAN LOCAL TOWN

Authors

  • Wan Saiful Nizam Wan Mohamad Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
  • Ismail Said Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Khalilah Hassan Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
  • Siti Nurathirah Che Mohd Nasir Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
  • Mohammad Rusdi Mohd Nasir Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
  • Nor Iza Syazwani Lokman Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v18i12.754

Keywords:

Local town, street network, zoning characteristics, urban patterns, design criteria

Abstract

A large number of local towns with compare to another type of town in Malaysia notifying the variety which required further identification to highlight a standard in planning on this town category. Hence, this paper aims to define the basic criteria for street network of Malaysia's local town. Pasir Puteh, Baling, Rembau and Pontian were selected based on the diversity of the street network structure develop from beginning to the modern era. The towns were mapped using land use data. This study employed comparative analysis to assess similarity and differences on the principles and term of street network system. The finding suggests that local towns founded before independence retain the historical value of the street system built by the colonizer and new zone of local town is to serve the community rather than the administration. Thus, the research on how street network in local town influence vehicle or pedestrian movement is recommended.

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Published

2020-05-10

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Wan Mohamad, W. S. N., Said, I., Hassan, K., Che Mohd Nasir, S. N., Mohd Nasir, M. R., & Lokman, N. I. S. (2020). STREET NETWORK DESIGN, PATTERN AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR MALAYSIAN LOCAL TOWN. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 18(12). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v18i12.754

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Vol. 18 (2020): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 18, Issue 2, 2020

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