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  title info:
    title: Physical characteristics of the Islamic garden in response to landscape development in Malaysia
  name:
    name part: Haza Hanurhaza binti Md Jani
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    date issued: 2018
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xix, 391 leaves : illustrations ; 30cm.
  abstract: The Islamic garden rose to prominence during the peak of the Muslim civilisation. The garden is regarded as one of the important legacies for Muslims in Islamic history. The Islamic garden gained the attention of European culture in the 18th century, and the values of the garden are respected as a valuable part of Muslim heritage. However, acknowledgement of the garden is gradually starting to be overlooked and undervalued. One of the factors contributing to this issue is the occurrence of a huge gap to connect the current and historical values of the Islamic garden as the earliest evidence of the Persian garden is initiated in the seventh century. In short, this study seeks to identify the physical characteristics of the Islamic garden and adapt its values to garden design in Malaysia. Three prominent gardens are brought to the fore as gardens of reference in developing an understanding of the Islamic garden, namely the Persian, Andalusian and Mughal gardens. Another primary focus of the study is to highlight the relevance of implementing the Islamic garden in an Asian country, notably Malaysia. In view of this, three objectives are outlined to achieve the aim: to identify a list of the physical characteristics of the Islamic garden, evaluate the level of importance of the physical characteristics and evaluate the level of adaptation of the Islamic garden in Malaysia. The study is based on qualitative methods of data collection. However, a quantitative method of analysis is also integrated into the data analysis to measure the level of adaptation of the Islamic garden. Three methods of data collection were employed: document analysis, semi-structured interviews with participants from the National Landscape Department and the Landscape Department at the Putrajaya Corporation, as well as multiple case studies. The multiple case studies were conducted at three gardens in Andalusia, Spain. As for the local context, two categories of gardens, both with and without an Is…
  note: by Haza Hanurhaza binti Md Jani
  note: Thesis (Ph.D)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2018.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 287-312).
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  classification: BPN189
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/2719
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 180412
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng