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Green Space’s Carbon Neutral Design Characteristics: Mitigation Strategy in Reducing CO2
                                             Emission
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                           Nurzuliza Jamirsah  , and  Mohd Haniff Mohd Hassani
                                       1
                                        Postgraduate Student,
                                     Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
                            2
                             Landscape Architect, Khoo Soon Lee Realty Sdn. Bhd.

                 Abstract.  Even though Malaysia is one of the highest carbon emission countries in
                 ASEAN, its initiative in reducing carbon emission is gaining results with 33% up to
                 2016 [5]. The government targeted to reduce carbon emission up to 45% by 2030.
                 This research attempted to investigate the issues of carbon emission in Landscape
                 Architecture field. Due to inevitable urbanization, green fads phenomena by using
                 Green Space Projects had become the key selling point phenomenon to promote
                 any  development.  Large  scale  carbon  footprint  was  produced  during  the
                 processes  of  green  space  generations.  Currently,  the  trend  of  frequent  green
                 spaces renewal  and upgrading also increases carbon emission. Thus, the aim of
                 this  research  is  to  investigate  the  ideal  green  space  planning  for  better  carbon
                 storage  by  keeping  and  maintaining  existing  green  spaces  instead  of  frequently
                 renewed.  These  research  objectives  are  (i)  to  identify  the  green  space  design
                 characteristics that support carbon neutral objectives and  (ii) to investigate  the
                 carbon  footprint  factors  involved  during  the  green  space  generation  processes.
                 Green spaces as study sites were selected based on its vibrant activities and years
                 of  establishments.  The  older  the  green  space  the  higher  the  its  potential  to  be
                 frequently renewed, the strategy for data collection is by collecting the landscape
                 as-built  drawing  for  first  time  completion  of  the  selected  green  space  and
                 compared it to its latest updated landscape as-built drawing. Tracking from that,
                 the green space renewal process morphology can be identified using timeline. The
                 findings  show  that  the  minimum  years  for  a  green  space  to  be  renewed  are  5
                 years.

                 Keywords: Green Space Generation Process, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Emission, Mitigation
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