Ramadan and Bussorah street: The spirit of place

GeoJournal

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-256

  Ismail, Rahil ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heritage; Identity; Muslims; Planners; Space

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

ISLAMIC HERITAGE; KAMPONG GLAM DISTRICT; RAMADAN-RELATED ACTIVITIES; SEASONAL SPACES;

GEOLOGY;

CULTURAL TRADITION; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

OROXYLUM INDICUM;

EID: 33751181216     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-006-9027-y     Document Type: Article

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