The Study of Place Identity of Fishermen Water Vilage in Malaysia

Abstract

Identifying the critical elements in fisherman's village is vital as the identity of the place is slowly dying due to the rapid coastal development. The research objectives were to understand elements of cultural identity and characteristics of water village culture, to identify the cultural identity and characteristics of the water village in Malaysia, and to evaluate typical culture water village activities in Malaysia. A comparative study is conducted to determine the main element that signifies the fisherman village in Malaysia to guide and retain the future identity of fishers in Malaysia. Keywords: fishermen water village, sense of place, cultural identity eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: ttps://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3507