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Investigation of Mental Mapping in Urban Design: Case of Queensbay, Penang |
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| Creator | Norliza Mohd Yasin |
| Title | Investigation of Mental Mapping in Urban Design: Case of Queensbay, Penang |
| Contributor | Ahmad Sanusi Hassan, Najib Taher Al-Ashwal |
| Publisher | TUENGR Group |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| Journal Vol. | 8 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 261-273 |
| Keyword | Urban Design Element, Modern Urban Design, Sustainable Architecture, Kevin Lynch. |
| URL Website | http://tuengr.com |
| Website title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| ISSN | 2228-9860 |
| Abstract | Configuration of urban design in Queensbay, Penang has played an important rule to highlight image of this city. The main goal for this research is to investigate mental mapping based on the observer perception. This study approaches an inventory of the layout plan Queensbay for the case study. With scientific research from books and internet, the study will help to determine five important elements namely paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks. The analysis shows the city was derived from modern urban design. It was constructed with a gridiron system as a primary layout plan. Vehicular access road was smooth but lacks of arterial and collector roads. The north-south building arrangement was well oriented and being design to capture sea breeze and vista. Residential houses, commercial buildings and promenade have a direct access to the sea front. Even though this is one sample of a successful new urban planning in Penang, the development needs to have clear and dominant landmark. |
