GREEN INNOVATION RESEARCH GROUP

Research Alliance SUSTAINABILITY

3 Nov 2014

Agenda and Aim

• WE focus on studies of relationship between greenery and built environment for the comfort and sustainability of man’s living environment.

• OUR research agenda involved with development of new methods to integrate the attributes of greenery with the needs of man for better and sustainable living.

• WE aim to promote green development research through the use of technology and innovative elements.

Advisor Dean of Faculty Built Environment, UTM

Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Said

Researcher Dr. Kei Saito

Researcher Dr. Mohd Hisyam Rasidi

Researcher Assoc Prof Dr. Dilshan

Remaz Ossen

International Research Fellows: Professor Dr. Michihiko Shinozaki Shibaura Institute of Technology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tetsu Kubota

Hiroshima University

Professor Dr. Johannes Widodo

National University of Singapore, SG

Dr. Dhani Mutiari Universitas Muhamadiah Surakarta

International Professional Fellows:

Research Officer Research Assistant

Researcher Muhammad Farid Azizul

Local Research Fellows: Dr. Hazreena Hussein

Universiti Malaya Dr Saiful Arif, LESTARI at UKM

Current Master candidates • Yasmin Taruk

•Janatun

•Mega Suria

•Nadzirah Jausus

•Yeo Lee Bak

Local Professional Fellows: Mr. Muhammad Ridha Lua

PACE Architects, Kuala Lumpur

Technical Assistant Zoolamali

Management Members: Dept. Landscape Architecture, Faculty Built Environment, UTM

Current PhD candidates (15)

Adeeb Alamery, Fatimah Adi, Hesham Omran, Mehdi Mehran, Badrulzaman,

Nadiah Sahimi, Roslina Sapawi, Usman Bakawa, Alkali, Muhammad Isa Bala,

Norliyana Ramlee, Wan Saiful, Henry Ojobo, Nurun Nadzirah Isa, Paul, Arti

Manikam, Chris Heng, Noraini Bahari, Fatemeh Mozafari,

PhD Graduates (9)

Tareq Gaber,, Mazlina Mansor, Zumahiran Kamarudin, Nor Zalina Harun, Kayode,

Mohd Saeed Ahmed, Mansoureh Soltani, Widya Fransiska,Nor Fadzilah Aziz,

OBJECTIVES

• To contribute a sustainable form of green environment through innovative research activities pertaining to needs of community, climate and environment;

• To supervise postgraduate studies on five research areas, namely, vertical greenery, urban morphology, landscape and microclimate, architecture and human comfort, and children’s environment; and

• To perform fundamental and applied research aimed at improving knowledge and productive techniques concerning the various sectors of built environment

RESEARCH ACTIVITY and RESEARCH AREAS

• GIRG engages in research and development into built

environment system, green policy, landscape architecture planning and design, sustainable spaces for outdoor and indoor, community planning and design, children spaces and participation, natural resources planning and microclimate studies and evaluations.

• Urban landscape and greenery

• Urban morphology and typology

• Landscape and microclimate

• Architecture and human comfort

• Children’s environment

• Community planning and design strategy

Example 1 of a PhD Research

THE MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC PLACE IN HISTORIC TOWN OF MELAKA By Nur Zalina Harun, PhD Candidate

Example 2 of a PhD Research

RESIDENTS’ BIOPHILIC NEEDS

FOR GREEN STRUCTURE

IN TAIPING, MALAYSIA

RESIDENTS’ BIOPHILIC NEEDS FOR GREEN STRUCTURE

IN TAIPING, MALAYSIA

PhD Thesis Defense, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Widya Fransiska Febriati Anwar (PB093004)

Supervisor(s):

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Said

Dr. Dilshan Remaz Ossen

Dr. Moh. Hisyam bin Rasidi

Rebuilding identity of historical area through the use of urban morphology

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December 2009 – January 2013

Affordances of School Grounds

for Children’s Outdoor Play and Environmental Learning

Nor Fadzila Aziz (PB103013)

PhD Candidate Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr Ismail Said

Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

1 October 2014

AFFORDANCES OF HOME-SCHOOL JOURNEY AS A PLAY AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

FOR MIDDLE CHILHOOD CHILDREN

NOOR AIN YATIMAN : MB113011 SUPERVISOR: ASSOC. PROF. DR. ISMAIL SAID

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Examples of Past Research • 1. Developing a Participatory Workshop Method for Use with Children in UHI

Mitigation Strategies in Malaysia (A joint research with IDEC at Hiroshima University)

• Approach to Design Method for Micro-scale Landscape in Hot and Humid Climate: A Case Study of New Housing Area in Johor, Malaysia

• Ecological corridor based on biodiverity, human and climatic factors for new township in Malaysia

• Developing Maps of Affordances for Children’s Environmental Learning at Primary Schools in Malaysia

• Quantitative study of Urban Greenery Methods and Its Effects for Climate-Sensitive Housing Area Design in Malaysia

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good scenery

a lot of trees

shady

be able to play

be able to running

fresh air

nice play equipment

beautiful frowers

beautiful trees

comfortable

large ground

roof and bench for rest

safety

maintained sidewalk

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A participatory workshop to investigate children understanding on Urban Heat Island Favorite places: Location and reasons

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Wind Velocity

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Housing Area Micro-climate study in Johor Bahru by using computer simulation

Past Topics of PhD Candidates (n=11)

• Effects of Experiential Contacts with Green Infrastructure on Wellbeing of Residents in a Small Town, Mazlina Mansor

• Motif and Placement of Carved Components in Malay Houses in Kelantan and Terengganu, Zumahiran Kamarudin

• Place attachment on Padang as Social Place in Historical Town, Malaysia, Nur Zalina Harun

• Urban Morphology at Historical Urban Settlement Area: Rebuilding city’s Identity through morphology of historical area, Widya Fransiska Febriati Anwar

• Factors Affecting Park Visitation in Khartoum, Mohammed Ahmed Saeed

• Path Choice Behavior of Urban Users Walking in Urban Setting, Mohamaed Paydar

• Home-to-school Way as Playscape in Residential Setting, Mansoureh Rezasoltani

• Mapping the Affordances of Primary Schools for Middle-Childhood Environmental Learning, Nor Fadzila Abdul Aziz

• Developing Index for Vertical Greenery for Buildings in the Tropic, Badrul Zaman Jaffar

• Walkability in Residential Neighborhood for Sustainable Living, Roslina Sapawi

• A Child Friendly City: Syntax Mapping of Urban Residential Community in Traditional City, Mohmad Mehdi

Past Topics of Master Candidates (n=7)

• Establishing Greenway in Campus Planning, Noraini Bahari

• Social Cohesion of Visitor in Urban Forest, Nurzuliza Jamirsah

• COMPLEXITY OF FLORAL MOTIFS IN MALAY WOODCARVING OF KELANTAN AND TERENGGANU TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE, Nursuraini Shaffee

• Green Plot Ratio in Central Business District, Farhana Abdullah

• Impact of Vertical Greenery for Buildings in CBD of Johor Bahru, Juliana Johari

• GREEN SPACE VALUES for CONNECTING BIRDS and COMMUNITY WITHIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN NEW TOWNSHIP, MALAYSIA, Sara Aziz

• Creating sustainable integrated coastal zone management for landscape resources in urban coastal area, Solehin

Ongoing Research

• Carbon Sequestration Potential as a Baseline in Managing Urban Forest, GUP Grant RM35000

• Daylight and Thermal Performance of Intelligent Glazing with Transparent Wireless Communication System, GUP Flagship Grant

• Developing River as a Sustainable Social and Habitat Corridor in a City

• Development of the Conceptualization Process in Design Activities: A Case Study on Studio Learning at UTM

• Exploring the Use of Green Plot Ratio to Measure the Optimum Amount of Greenery in Reducing Urban Heat Island Effect in Cities

Papers in Indexed Journal 2014

– Ahmed, A. Q., Ossen, D.R., Jamel, E., Manaf, N.A., Said, I., Ahmad, M.H. (2014). Urban Surface Temperature Behaviour and Heat Island Effect in Tropical Planned City, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1-22

– Usman Bukar Wakawa, Ismail bin Said, (2014). Natural Play Materials as Motivators for Health Restoration in Pediatric Ward of Nigerian Hospital (2014), Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 988, 407-410

– Ibrahim, A. Alkali, Mohd Hamdan Ahmad, Ismail Said (2014). The Challenges of Nigerian Hospital Ward Setting in Providing for Family Participation, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 584-586, 142-151

– Mohamad, W.S.N.W., Said, I. (2014). A review of variables of urban street connectivity for spatial connection, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol 18, Issue 1, Article number 012173

– O.T.S. Yeo, K. Saito, Said, I. (2014). Quantitative Study of Green Area for Climate Sensitive Terraced Housing Area Design in Malaysia, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol 18, Issue 1

– Hesham, E.O., Ismail, S., Mohd Hisyam, R , (2014). Residents’ Perception towards Social Interaction among Malaysian Ethnic Groups in Urban Park. Recent Trends in Social and Behaviour Sciences - Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Interdisciplinary Behavior and Social Sciences 2013, ICIBSoS 2013, pages 9-15.