Video by Nadine Macauley
Melaka, Malaysia: Colonial Influence on the Urban Planing of a UNESCO World Heritage City
A UNESCO World Heritage City, Melaka, Malaysia’s urban planning is influenced by colonial rule: Portuguese, Dutch and British. Today, it is a unique city dissected into inner and outer cores done deliberately by urban planners to preserve the old while making way for the city’s modern needs. Fully embracing its past, Melaka has progressed without disregarding its past.