The University Development Planning From The Aspects Of Accessibility And Circulation : A Comparative Study Of Four Malaysian Universities

The purpose of this research is to review the existing university campus planning development in Malaysia and to identify the advantages and the disadvantages of every planning in order to create a sustainable campus. Case study method has been used in this research. This research was confined to t...

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Main Authors: Nurakmal, Abdullah@ Goh Tuo Ho, Mohd Zulhanif, Abd Razak, Mazlan, Mohd Tahir, Che-Ani, A. I.
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31152/1/The%20University.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31152/
http://www.wseas.us/conferences/2010/timisoara/eeesd
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Summary:The purpose of this research is to review the existing university campus planning development in Malaysia and to identify the advantages and the disadvantages of every planning in order to create a sustainable campus. Case study method has been used in this research. This research was confined to the campus of public institutions of higher learning and campus physical planning only. There are four institutions that have been selected, which are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The techniques used are the survey form, behavioral observation and visual research. Data obtained were compared between research campus.This research found out that there are a lot of disadvantages arising because of the existing planning from accessibility, circulation, building design, landscape design as well as lightning and security aspect. This paper is part of the study and will be discussing on two main aspects which are accessibility and circulation.