Building a livable urban environment: an analysis of post-modernist and Islamic view-points

• Main Authors: Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin, Md Yassin, Khairil Azhar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: GN Anthropology; HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/8614/2/Building_Livable_Urban_Environment_-_Finalized_Version.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/8614/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to analyse comparatively postmodernist and Islamic views on the constituents of a livable urban environment. The 21st century has witnessed an increasing urbanization of human settlements, especially in the emerging economies of the developing world. In the wake of such...