Background
CEDM was established in January 2008. It is one of the CoE under FSPU. It is headed by an academic of the faculty who reports to the Dean of FSPU. It is a multidisciplinary centre focusing on areas related to built environment design and management. The centre undertakes research, consultancy and training in the field of Town and Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture.
Currently the centre is involved in research funded by public agencies in Malaysia. Its members are academicians on the related fields which stand at about 100 people. It seeks to form partnership to conduct research, consultancies, conference and training with institutions nationally and internationally.
Activities
CEDM involves in research, consultancy and conference activities as listed below:
1. Research
a) NATIONAL LEVEL ACTIVE RESEARCH FUNDING (MOSTI/FRGS & Others)
|
|
Research Project |
Source |
Total Funds |
Begin Year |
End Year |
|
1 |
Sustainable Urban Form: Environment and Responsive Design: A Study of Hot Humid Cities of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore |
FRGS |
RM22,590 |
2007 |
2009 |
|
2 |
An Interaction of Space and Crime in Residential Areas |
FRGS |
RM25,000 |
2009 |
2011 |
|
3 |
The Ability in Decoding Cities Competitive Initiatives by Local Authorities in Enhancing City Region Competitiveness |
FRGS |
RM40,000 |
2010 |
2012 |
|
4 |
The Inclusiveness of Culture Economy in Promoting the Growth of Eastern Coast Economic Region: Case Study Kelantan Malaysia |
FRGS |
RM40,000 |
2010 |
2012 |
|
5 |
The Inclusiveness of Spatial Variation of Cultural Skills and Local Innovative Capacity: The Key Issues and Data Analysis in SCORE Region Sarawak |
FRGS |
RM40,000 |
2010 |
2012 |
|
6 |
Socio-economic Diversity Housing Based Social Capital Towards Promoting Community Development |
FRGS |
RM50,000 |
2011 |
2013 |
|
7 |
City Place Identity for Corporate Innovation Culture |
FRGS |
RM30,000 |
2011 |
2013 |
b) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH FUNDING INCLUDING CONTRACT RESEARCH
|
|
Research Project |
Source |
Total Funds |
Begin Year |
End Year |
|
1 |
Kajian Impak Sosial Bagi Cadangan Rancangan Kawasan Khas (RKK) MBPJ (Consultancy) |
Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya |
RM203,675 |
2009 |
2012 |
|
2 |
Off Campus Living Environment on Students at UiTM and the Impacts on Local Neighbourhoods (Contract Research) |
Pejabat Pembangunan UiTM |
RM25,000 |
2010 |
2012 |
|
3 |
The Embeddedness Between Higher Education Institution and Industries in Promoting City Region Competitiveness (Contract Research) |
Pejabat Pembangunan UiTM |
RM25,000 |
2010 |
2012 |
c) DANA KECEMERLANGAN UiTM
|
|
Research Project |
Total Funds |
Begin Year |
End Year |
|
1 |
Clinical Waste Management in District Hospitals of Tumpat, Batu Pahat dan Taiping |
RM8,000 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
2 |
Sports Facilities in Malaysia: The Impacts to Urban Environments |
RM5,000 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
3 |
Geographical Information System (GIS) Fundamental Concept Towards Sustainable Living of Low Cost Housing |
RM10,000 |
2009 |
2011 |
|
4 |
Control of Daylight and Artifact Display and Placement in Malaysian Historic Buildings |
RM38,000 |
2009 |
2011 |
|
5 |
The relationship between residential layouts and burglary in Klang Valley |
RM16,000 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
6 |
The Impacts of Sports Facilities Development on the Urban Growth of KLFT |
RM10,000 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
7 |
Transit Oriented Neighbourhood Planning in Klang Valley |
RM10,000 |
2004 |
2006 |
ii. Conference/ Lecture/Short Course
# International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Marginalisation, Globalisation, and Regional and Local Responses International Conference, July 2009
# Professorial Lecture for Yang Berbahagia Prof Dato Dr Abdullah Mohamad Said, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, July 2010
# Training programmes/short courses in December 2010
Prepared by:
Prof. Dr. Dasimah Bt Omar
Head of CEDM
(13th February 2012)
