TY - JOUR AU - Said, Shahrul Yani PY - 2018/05/20 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Urban Regeneration and Conservation of Historic Areas in Malaysia JF - Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies JA - AjBeS VL - 3 IS - 11 SE - Articles DO - 10.21834/ajbes.v3i11.115 UR - https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/115 SP - 201-210 AB - <a style="cursor: pointer;" href="https://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog?doi=10.21834/ajbes.v3i11.115&amp;domain=ajbes.e-iph.co.uk&amp;uri_scheme=http;cm_version=v2.0" data-target="crossmark"><img src="/xmark.jpg" alt="" /></a><p>Heritage cities in the developing nations, including Malaysia, currently face intensified urban problems as a result of rapid population growth, economic development and population growth. The introduction of new townships at the edge of many historic cities in Malaysia has exposed them to severe pressure of commercialization, poor design and cultural uniformity that has faded away their place identity. Thus, regeneration initiatives should be introduced to restore the wealth of the prestigious past of the historic cities and to improve the lifestyle of its population, as the vibrancy of a heritage site is only significant when its original community remains</p><p>Keywords: Urban conservation, regeneration, character of place, urban environment</p><p class="eIPH-AbstractCopyright"><em>eISSN</em><em> 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning &amp; Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. </em></p><p class="eIPH-AbstractCopyright">http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i11.115</p> ER -