Rehabilitation and Conservation Framework of Old Inner Area in Asian Mega Cities (Pemulihan dan Pemuliharaan Rangka Kerja Kawasan Lama dalam Bandar Mega Asia)

TEH YEE SING, YOH SASAKI

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ABSTRACT: This paper addresses the framework of rehabilitation and conservation of old inner city areas in Asia which have so far received very little attention in urban development process. To ensure these areas are dynamic and evolving over time, exploring the heritage conservation concepts and urban planning idea in term of conservation values and honoring it into the principles and elements through the urban planning process not only help the new urban infrastructures greatly, but also cause the urban sustain the development in historic contexts and its identity. Thus, the need for urban rehabilitation and conservation is discussed with reference to a number of cases, i.e., Tokyo, Shanghai, Hanoi, and Penang. The method and system which have been implemented during the process of conserving the old inner city would be reviewed. From the particular models, delineation of the framework is provided, and some key aspects of rehabilitation and conservation are highlighted. The paper concludes with considerations on the value for area rehabilitation and revitalization approaches which contribute to tourism, cultural and socio-economic of the city. It then discussed the merit of those frameworks from the example models if they are integrated into new concepts of use in conservation effort towards the urban growth nowadays.

Keywords: Old inner city; Asia; rehabilitation; conservation; framework; urban growth

 

ABSTRAK: Kertas kerja ini membincangkan rangka pemulihan dan pemuliharaan kawasan bandar lama di Asia yang setakat ini mendapat perhatian yang sangat sedikit dalam proses pembangunan bandar. Memastikan kawasan-kawasan ini adalah dinamik dan sentiasa berubah dari semasa ke semasa, meneroka konsep pemuliharaan warisan dan idea perancangan bandar dari segi nilai-nilai pemuliharaan dan menghormati ke dalam prinsip-prinsip dan elemen melalui proses perancangan bandar bukan sahaja sangat membantu infrastruktur bandar baru, tetapi juga menyebabkan bandar mengekalkan pembangunan dalam konteks bersejarah dan mengekalkan identitinya. Oleh itu, keperluan untuk pemulihan dan pemuliharaan bandar dibincangkan dengan merujuk kepada beberapa kes, iaitu, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hanoi, dan Pulau Pinang. Kaedah dan sistem yang telah dilaksanakan dalam proses pemuliharaan bandar lama akan dikaji semula. Dari model tertentu, penggarisan rangka kerja disediakan, dan beberapa aspek utama pemulihan dan pemuliharaan diketengahkan. Kertas ini diakhiri dengan pertimbangan nilai untuk pemulihan kawasan dan pemulihan pendekatan yang menyumbang kepada pelancongan, kebudayaan dan sosioekonomi bandar. Ia kemudian membincangkan merit rangka kerja dari model contoh jika ia disepadukan ke dalam konsep baru penggunaan dalam usaha pemuliharaan ke arah pembangunan bandar pada masa kini.

Kata kunci: Bandar lama; Asia; pemulihan; pemuliharaan; rangka; pembangunan bandar


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