Tittle; PUTRAJAYA STEPS AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALING INSTRUMENT

FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN LIVING

Sub-Theme; ACT LOCAL, THINK GLOBAL

Authors:

Wan Ab Aziz, Wan Fakaruddinᵃ; Ishak, Nazriᵃ; Ibrahim, Muhammad Shamsul, Ph.Dᵇ;

ᵃ Denai Ilham Sdn. Bhd., No. 242, Jalan Desa Taman Desa, 58100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
ᵇ Department of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya,
50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

Presenter: Ishak, Nazri, LAr.

Presentation Location: Nairobi / Stockholm / Virtual Session

Abstract

Over the years, the impact of climate change has tremendously influenced the way of living of
people in urban which caused the environment degradation as well as the health quality.
Therefore, the Putrajaya Steps (Tangga Putrajaya) was iniatied as a combating tool for climate
change from the perspective of landscape industry. This recent iconic green infrastructure
project for Putrajaya is located in Precint 1, Federal Territory of Putrajaya, Malaysia. It’s a
staircase project equipped with 199 number of stairs is to enhance the vibrant urban healthy
lifestyle and to ensure the sustainable urban environment for a betterment of urban dwellers
well-being. A systematic review was conducted from various sources like Elsevier, SciRes,
Taylor & Francis, Emerald, ESA and published technical journals or data publication from the
technical agencies to gather findings that could justified the development Putrajaya steps as
a healing mechanism for the environment and the people. The study indicated two crucial
variables relevant to the case study subject; the physical activities as an urban healthy
lifestyles indicator and the healing and healed milieu approaches. In the case of Putrajaya
Steps, performing a set of flight of stair climbing as a form of physical activity, could burn up
to 37.15 calories and with a combination form of exercises will increase the number of burned
calories. In this regards, more intense of the calories brun, the healthier our body will be. As
the Putrajaya Steps is being planted with Tabebuia rosea, it will ensure the cleaner
surrounding and a better air quality as this plant have a high air pollution tolerance index
(APTI) value and an excessive capability for carbon sequestration in order to reduce the
amount of CO2 in the air. As Putrajaya Steps is a project which applied the concept of the
ecosystem-based adaptation to the climate change, this project could contribute to a better
and sustainable urban living by promoting a sustainable heathy lifestyle and enhancing the
existing site components.

Keywords: Sustainable Healing Environment

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