Enhancing urban farming as a social node via space visibility studies within Kuala Lumpur City Centre

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to study the potential nodes to enhance the urban farming activity as social node via spatial visibility studies within urban setting. Series of literature reviews illustrate the understanding of sense of place towards facilitating the placemaking process of a social node throughout urban farming activity. The studies are conducted in a selected urban area in Kuala Lumpur City Centre which is Kampong Bharu neighbourhood. This paper also studies the importance of community engagement in the placemaking process where urban farming activity can be performed and further to understanding the overall socioeconomic benefits to the community. There are several factors to be considered in developing public space within urban setting including of access and linkages, comfort, type of activity use, sociability as well as the social benefits can that public space provides. In this research where urban farming activity as the main topic, understanding the concept and framework of planning urban green spaces is essential to relate the connection with placemaking process with the activity that comes with social benefits to the local community. Based on the structured literature review, there are different types of urban farming can be performed that varies in terms of scale, techniques and locations of these urban farming can be. With the aid of two methodology used in this research which are space syntax tools and behaviour mapping, this study is able to identify the potential of proposing urban farming activity into making a social node within an urban area.