Historic waterfront and the sense of place: the case of two unesco world heritage sites of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shamsuddin, Shuhana, Abd. Latip, Nurul Syala, Sulaiman, Ahmad Bashri, Ujang, Norsidah, Alias, Nursyahida Alfath, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Azlan, Nurul Azreen
• Format: Article
• Published: International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS) 2011
• Subjects: G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39968/; https://search.proquest.com/openview/eb1df69157c2237691fc6f4fa1b231a7/1?cbl=626342&pq-origsite=gscholar
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Urban waterfronts are unique cultural resources which has great potential to improve economic development, public enjoyment and civic identity. The waterfront area in the historic parts of a city presents an opportunity to revitalise declining urban areas as well as giving the city its sense of plac...