An analysis of physical environment of the Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention for sustainable development

Abstract

A study of physical environment of the Institute of Urban Disease Prevention and Control was conducted by the institute scholars and college researchers in accordance with the institute’s policy to maintain architectural value of historical building aged over 80 years old. This research aims to study physical environment and spatial context of the institute which leads to propose a conservative guidance for target area development. Data were collected from related literature, cadastral survey, questionnaires, and focus groups. The analysis was performed by sieve mapping technique based on 6 indicators as follows: 1) building performance, 2) land use, 3) transportation, 4) water treatment, 5) garbage management, and 6) safety. The results revealed that the average mean of overall factors reaches a particularly low level at 1.65 from 5. It was found that the most challenging problem is water treatment (0.00) followed by building performance (1.00), land use (1.00), garbage management (2.00), transportation (3.00), and safety (3.00). As a result, a well-designed guidance is required to solve the problems which could potentially lead to sustainable development.