Study on Ecological and Cultural Characteristics of Human Settlement in Bali Island, Indonesia

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In the process of rapid urbanization, there are many challenges people have to face. In this study, typical human settlements in Bali Island in Southeast Asia were introduced, and impact of ecological and cultural factors on human settlements in this region were especially investigated, aiming to provide inspirations to solve the problems related with rapid and uncontrolled urbanization in many other parts in Asia. Impacts of ecological and cultural aspects on style of housing building and private gardening and on public spaces were analyzed separately. It was concluded that ecological and cultural factors contribute much for both the preservation of context in traditional human settlements styles and preservation of ecological background in Bali Island.

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November 2012

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