The Potential of Urban River Reserve in Modifying Outdoor Thermal Condition : A Case Study in Johor, Malaysia

Omar, Siti Rahmah; Sohaili, Johan

doi:10.1109/icgea.2018.8356313

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“…As such, the government has to revise the existing regulations that control river pollution and riverfront developments in Malaysia, so as to aid the government facilitate, control, and enforce the best practice for riverfront developments in Malaysia towards achieving successful river management and riverfront outcomes [12,13,14]. Additionally, past studies have emphasised the potential of riparian vegetation as an effective strategy to decrease the rising temperatures in urban areas [15,16,17]. With that, this paper determined the potential of urban river reserve vegetation as a passive cooling strategy [18,19] by comparing the vegetation technical requirement for river buffer with its physical structure, as well as its ability in altering heat transfer mechanisms.…”

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Urban River Reserve Potentials as Passive Cooling Strategies

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In Malaysia, urban riparian refers to river reserve that reflects green space. As surviving greenery space amidst concrete jungle, urban riparian is essential for safe-keeping the river health, the surrounding environment, and the well-being of urbanites. The existing developments found by the Malaysian riversides are already in place prior to river reserves establishment, thus constricting expansion and synchronisation due to its guidelines applied in isolation within several related agencies. Prior studies have highlighted the potential of riparian vegetation as a viable method that lowers the temperature within urban space. Hence, this paper probes into the potential of river reserve as a passive cooling strategy by determining the vegetation technical requirements from the light of urban river physical planning and design guidelines in Malaysia. Thus, this study outlines the possibility of integration by comparing vegetation requirements for river buffer with vegetation function and ability in altering radiation, as well as heat transfer, through physical attributes. By focusing on vegetation physical structure, the riparian area can attain multiple functions and benefits. Thus, this finding serves as a basis for integration of passive cooling strategies with vegetation requirements for urban river reserve, and for further studies that investigate other essential physical attributes.

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