マレーシア都市における多民族居住

ジョージタウン市「リトルインディア」民族界隈の形成と空間

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THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF HIGH-DENSITY AND MIXED ETHNIC LIVING IN THE INNER CITY OF GEORGETOWN. THE CITY HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE BRITISH ADMISTRATION IN THE LATE 18TH.C., AND WHEN ON THE PROCESS MIXED-LIVING WAS REALIZED. THE STUDY IS FOCUSED ON THE "LITTLE INDIA ETHNIC NEIGHBOR" WHICH IS LOCATED ON BUSY INNER AREA. IT HAS DISTINCTIVE AREA'S IMAGE AS AN INDIAN'S ETHNIC NEIGHBOR, BUT THERE ISN'T ANY PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES TO SEPARATE WITH OTHER AREA. HOWEVER, THE SOCIETY HAS VERY CLOSE RELATION TO BOTH ETHNIC CHINESE AND ETHNIC MALAY WHO LIVE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. ANYHOW, THERE IS A CHINESE RESIDENTS IN IT. MOSTLY, THE BUILDING TYPE ARE "TOWN HOUSE", BUT ALL OF THOSE TOWN HOUSE IN THE AREA HAS BEEN CHANGED AND DECORATED INTO INDIAN ETHNICITY BY THE RESIDENTS. THE STREET ACTIVITES LIKE A HAWKERS AND THE PEOPLE'S DAIRY ARE IMPORTANT AS WELL AS PHYSICAL ASPECTS.