AbstractDue to the scale of recent development and rapid urbanisation in Kelantan, Malaysia,
there is a general lack of understanding and appreciation of the Kelantan Malay cultural
landscape. This PhD research was undertaken in order to identify the characteristics and
identity of the Kelantan Malay cultural landscape. Through this improved understanding,
it is hoped to better respect the heritage in contemporary planning and landscape design.
The investigation highlights the authentic traditional elements that the inherited
landscape can offer to contemporary planners, landscape architects, and municipal
administrators in order to preserve the integrity and the beauty of the Kelantan Malay
landscape. The search for the Kelantan Malay regional identity is quite a complicated
endeavour both because of the diverse causes of change, and the difficulties in obtaining
references and documentation about the; Kelantan Malay cultural landscape. There is an
urgent and imperative task to sec.....