Unbalance urban development would affect the ecosystem and environment of the people and living things. Declining and loss of flora and fauna species occurs because of landscapes and living habitat changes. Urban biodiversity is a part of ecological elements and ecosystems services of the urban environments. Thus, it is important to be maintained o

Open space provides many functions in urban context that benefits people`s quality of life. Planning an effective open space for the community is essential to ensure it can run its function very well. Malaysia as a developing country has experienced a drastic growth with many lands has to be developed. This phenomenon disturbed the open space plann

Environmental concern on climate change have greater impact to urban health around the globe. Temperature risk, water quality status and air pollution are major threat for living environment including urban biodiversity. Thus, the aim of the paper are to investigate environmental attitude among people in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There are five urban

Placed as the crown of the mountain, Moist forest or tropical montane cloud forest (TMOF) are one of Earth’s most imperiled and neglected ecosystems. More than half of these forests are situated within Southeast Asia; those located in Malaysia are considered well studied in the region compared to others. Malaysia is known for its numerous mountai

This chapter is a brief description of the foundation of Islamic Knowledge Management (IKM), its functional characteristic and dimensional practices. The philosophy of knowledge is an established discipline in human civilization, especially in Islam. It is understandable that knowledge is a source of intellectual prosperity and development. Natural

Remote sensing UAVs/drones applications have changed the people view on urban and city planning. The latest technologies on remotely-sensed applications allow people to see and understand their neighborhood from above. This paper attempts to review on the evolution of remote sensing UAVs/drones application from the urban planning perspectives. Thus

SDG 11 aims to make “cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Hence, achieving this Goal depends in part on the level of engagement of local stakeholders, regional governments, community-based organizations, academia and the business sector, as well as on adequate synergies between national and local policies. M

Context: A number of systematic literature reviews and mapping studies (SLRs) covering numerous pri- mary research studies on various aspects of agile software development (ASD) exist. Objective: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the SLRs on ASD research topics for software engineering researchers and practitioners. Method: We foll

Telecommuting has been recognized and promoted as a strategy for alleviating traffic congestion in urban areas, especially reducing rush-hour traffic. Substantial evidence in the literature suggests that Telecommuting is more suited to women who when compared to men, experience more work/non-work role conflict and more career interruptions. This re

The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in commercial applications has the potential to dramatically alter several industries, and, in the process, change our attitudes and behaviors regarding their impact on our daily life. This paper is attempts to review a legal and privacy in urban planning context regards to the use of Unmanned ae