Transforming Shopping Malls into Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Spaces in Malaysia
AKINDELE AKINROPO: Hello. My name is Akindele O. Akinropo. I'm an urban planner studying sustainable development in Malaysia. The study of this course in this video compares shopping at two malls. The first one is Jusco mall located in the heart of Bukit Indah in Johor, and the other is Alamanda in Putrajaya, the administrative headquarters of Malaysia. In this video, I want to share with you my research on the sustainable dimensions of shopping malls. Sustainable development means different things to different people. However, it generally refers to using environmental resources in a way that allows other generations to continue to use and preserve it. Shopping in malls can be sustainable under certain conditions. For instance, the processes of siting, building, and using malls need to be properly organized within the urban system to promote city livability and environmental performance. Mall sustainability will be guaranteed when site and operation discourage carbon...