@inproceedings{9141, author = {Nur Rodzi and Saniah Zaki and Syed Subli}, title = {Influence of Social Behaviors toward Cultural Heritage Sustainability in World Heritage Site, Melaka}, abstract = {Cultural heritage is constructed from the intrinsic relationship between three fundamentals: society; tangible cultural heritage (TCH); and intangible cultural heritage (ICH). To sustain, cultural heritage relies on the social behavior of society. Thus, reflecting fragility of heritage. Hence, this paper attempts to discourse the society s behavior towards ICH. Exploratory case study was employed by adapting five social behavior related-criterions required by UNESCO. The data was analysed using two techniques: (1) simple statistical; and (2) thematic. The results indicate that the status of ICH is threatened due to the weak viability level and minimal safeguarding effort by the society . (C) 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd.}, volume = {1}, pages = {217-225}, isbn = {2398-4287}, doi = {10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.218}, note = {Issue: 1}, }