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Editors: Wan Zakiah Wan Ismail, Nor Syahila Ab Rashid, Fauzun Abdullah Asuhaimi

ISBN: 9786297863450

Publication Year: 2026

Price: RM 60.00

Pages: 168 pp.

Language: English

Advancing the Built Environment: Insights on Urban and Environmental Design offers a rich and multidisciplinary exploration of the critical issues shaping today’s cities and spaces.

Bringing together the work of scholars from the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and international collaborators, this volume examines the intersections of urban conservation and environmental performance.

Through seven rigorously researched chapters, the book spans topics from the role of louvred façades in enhancing daylighting and indoor comfort, to the cultural and social narratives embedded in alleys across Western and Asian cities.

It reviews the legal frameworks supporting the conservation of shophouses in the Melaka World Heritage Site, and explores strategies for sustainable indoor ventilation.

Other chapters highlight the design of streetscapes in Putrajaya as a vehicle for place-making, followed by an analysis of building obsolescence and adaptive reuse practices in heritage towns such as Melaka and George Town.

The final chapter revisits the contested role of alleys in defining urban form.

Blending empirical studies, theoretical reflections, and case-based analyses, this collection underscores the importance of context-sensitive, sustainable, and culturally grounded approaches to the built environment.

It is an invaluable resource for architects, urban designers, heritage professionals, policymakers, and scholars seeking to understand the evolving relationship between people, space, and society.