Assessment on perception towards Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure for conservation / Siti Asmaa Hasshim

Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure is one of the unique identity need to be conserved for sustainability of Malay identity, cultural tourism life cycle, future generation and for economic development. It is because, nowadays, in era to achieve as a successful country, a lot of rapid development and redevelopment project being done especially in rural areas of a traditional village. Due to this, it was given a potential to damage and extinct the value and originality of Malayness. Therefore, this research study explored and determine the residents' perceptions towards Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure compound and element that very needy to be conserved. The originality identity of Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure was divided into two (2) components, spatial structure compound and spatial structure element. Malay traditional house landscape spatial compound has three (3), the compound are front yard compound, side yard compound and rear yard compound. In addition, for element of Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure has two (2), vegetation and furniture. On the other hand, the vegetation was divided into five (5) categories and the furniture was divide into fourteen (14) types. Reality, local residents have their own perception towards the vegetation and furniture in every yard compound of their landscape spatial structure. The local residents were divided into three (3) generation; the generation is Generation Baby Boom (Gen-BB), Generation Baby Bust (Gen-X), and Generation the echoes of the baby boom (Gen-Y). All the generation was giving their perception honestly by answering the questionnaire form. Their perception was analysed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Then, the researcher located the location of local residents' houses by using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The statistical analysis shown their perception towards element existing in Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure is different among generation. The perception among Gen-BB towards vegetation and types of furniture is well managed and worth to be conserved, among Gen-X is neglected and worth to be conserved but among Gen-Y, the element is mostly does not exist. Therefore, the conservation of Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure components should do. Other than that, any volunteer agency or other agency should be appointed as soon as possible because a proper managing and good conservation work and planning were giving a positive impact on sustainability of unique identity and originality of Malay traditional house landscape spatial structure to Malay traditional local residents, the future generation, academicians, local authorities and others.