Students Perception on Sustainable in Creating Eco City Living Community: Case Study at Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia
Wan Noor Anira Hj Wan Ali @ Yaacob*, Nadiyanti Mat Nayan, Siti Syamimi Omar
- Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar Campus, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
Published in The First NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 26 June 2016, pages 145 to 151. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print).
Abstract
Nowadays, the sustainable living is important in urban community to socially interact and to live safely. The community and urban design involves with a vital role in creating environments that support community sustainability by successfully integrating urban spaces into businesses, living and leisure. Besides, the ecological planning approach, that consider the sustainability of natural resources and addresses the interaction between man and the environment, have gained importance. Therefore, ecological neighborhoods and eco cities have started to be designed. This paper study about the Eco-City living concept and principles based on students perceptions on sustainable community living at Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Penang. The research methodology are based on a site survey and using questionnaire by conducted with 50 students as respondents. The importance of this study as a key development in Eco City living strategy to promote sensitive community and urban development that preserves ecological integrity and balance of city living.
Keywords: Eco City; Living; Sustainable; Community; Ecological
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