Rosley, M.B., Lange, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-2917-697X and Thwaites, K. orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-4544 (2018) Mapping of public places : integration of mobile devices and conventional mapping to investigate place identity in Muar, Malaysia. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 3. pp. 86-93. ISSN 2367-4253
Abstract
Advancement in technology provides new opportunities for mapping. Human factors need to be considered when implementing this advanced technology, mainly in the context of humans’ perceptions and engagement. A combination of digital technology and conventional approaches offers possibilities to cater for different group of participants. This paper aims to highlight the roles of mapping technique as a tool to empower residents in identifying spaces that they believed to portray their local identity in Muar, the royal town of Johor. During the investigation of place identity in Muar, 150 participants were given choices to elicit their preferences by sketching polygons either via online software on an IPad or an A3 sized printed map. They were asked to identify places that located within the targeted area by referring to a provided list of 15 landscape features. The results were then processed using GIS in order to show spaces and places that are significant and contribute to the identity of place in Muar, as a modern royal town of Johor Sultanate, Malaysia.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Place mapping; mobile devices; GIS; place identity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Landscape Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2019 15:42 |
Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2019 15:42 |
Published Version: | https://gispoint.de/gisopen-paper/4356-mapping-of-... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wichmann-Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.14627/537642010 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:152550 |