Community Participation in Quality Assessment for Green Open Spaces in Malaysia

Malek, Nurhayati Abdul; Mariapan, Manohar; Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan Ab

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.227

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“…The rotated solution revealed the presence of a simple structure (Thurstone 1947), with both components showing a number of strong loadings and all variables loading substantially in one component. The interpretation of the two components was consistent with the previous research (see Malek et al, 2015) on outdoor recreational activity with the passive activity items loading strongly on Component 1, while the active activity items loading strongly on Component 2 (refer to Table 4). Accordingly, one variable (accompany children at the playground) has been omitted because it cannot be loaded onto any factor.…”

Section: Factor Analysissupporting

confidence: 89%

Stressed Adult’s Preferences for Outdoor Recreational Activity in Urban Parks

Shobri

Rahman

Saman

2021

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Albeit the importance of the urban parks to serve as physical, physiological, and health relief platforms, little attention has been paid to the study of the adult’s preferences of outdoor recreational activity that is based on the human stress level. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to unveil the preference for outdoor recreational activity according to the human stress levels. Accordingly, this paper adopts a quantitative method through a web-based questionnaire survey that rests upon Kuala Lumpur’s urban population as the representative sample. The questionnaire consists of three parts- personal data, the preference of outdoor recreational activity, and a self-reported health status. This paper reveals from a pilot study of 62 respondents only, as the actual questionnaires’ survey and data analysis are still in progress. The data was analysed using factor and descriptive statistics in order to identify the most preferred outdoor recreational activity by a stressed adult. The result showed that the 20 items of outdoor recreational activities load into two dimensions, i.e., passive activity and active activity. The preferred passive activities by the adult who is reporting stress are enjoying the peace, resting and relaxation, enjoying the fresh air, releasing stress, enjoying nature, enjoying the sun and the sound of birds. For active activities, most of the adults who are reporting stress prefer to jog and do brisk walking. Significantly, the study’s findings enlighten the urban park planners - including the landscape architects, to design parks for outdoor recreation that could correspond and accommodate the different levels of stress.

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Section: Factor Analysissupporting

confidence: 89%

Stressed Adult’s Preferences for Outdoor Recreational Activity in Urban Parks

Shobri

Rahman

Saman

2021

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“…Many studies on GOS have been conducted in relation to the priority of various previously evaluated factors, such as vegetation density, temperature, humidity, population density, land price, and public services (Harahap, 2015;Humaida, Prasetyo, & Rushayati, 2016;Jiao et al, 2015;Malek, Mariapan, & Rahman, 2015). However, it is also important to consider the role of GOS as a public space from which city residents can benefit from the provision of 'green lungs', or fresh air, social interaction, and amenities (Cho, Poudyal, & Roberts, 2008;Khotdee, Singhirunnusorn, & Sahachaisaeree, 2012;Subadyo, A Tutut, Tutuko, & Cahyani, 2018).…”

Section: The Role Of Green Open Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Implementation Analysis of Green City Concept in Malang - Indonesia

Jati

Subadyo

Tutuko

2019

IRSPSD International

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Malang is the second largest city in East Java after Surabaya. In general, the problems in Malang are similar to those in other big cities in Indonesia. Although urbanization is especially important for economic growth, it results in the degradation of environmental quality and promotes flooding, congestion, urban infrastructure problems, and slums. The tendency of the built-up area of Malang to increase faster, along with the population growth and development expansion, indicates that the city will surpass the region's holding capacity sooner than it should. Such conditions create an uncomfortable living environment. One way to make the city more comfortable, safe and in harmony with nature is to apply the green city (GC) concept. The purpose of this study is to analyse and evaluate the implementation of the GC concept in Malang. This research employs the gap analysis method, which compares the ideal GC conditions with the actual conditions in Malang. The results indicate that of the eight GC indicators, Malang focuses on three: green planning and design, green open space, and green community. Building construction comprises the lowest score of 0%, while the highest score is green open space indicator with 50%.

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“…Therefore, it is important to monitor changes in children's experiences related to nature and how these changes affect their physical and mental health and attitudes toward nature. Public spaces in Malaysia [55] are being transformed into better playing spaces by local stakeholders and state city councils [56], which provide opportunities for direct contact with elements of nature (e.g., plants, soil, and animals) and nature-related experiences for children in urban areas [57]. However, many urban parks in developing countries are being designed similar to those in Western countries [34,58,59].…”

Section: Differences In Nature-related Experiences In Childhood Amongmentioning

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Nature-Related Experience during Childhood in Urban and Rural Areas: The Case of Peninsular Malaysians

Muslim

Hosaka

Numata

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Urban Studies Research

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Direct experiences with nature in childhood are essential for enhancing psychological and physical development in children. However, researches on childhood nature-related experiences and their effects are largely biased toward more developed Western countries. In this study, we created a questionnaire on childhood experiences with nature and surveyed 357 adults (>20 years old) around Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, to determine whether younger generations had fewer nature-based experiences than older generations and whether people who grew up in urban areas had fewer experiences than those who grew up in rural areas. We found that playing in rivers or waterfalls and collecting and eating tropical fruits were the most common nature-related activities experienced in childhood. There was a minimal decline in nature-related experiences among generations. However, people who grew up in rural areas had more nature-related experiences than those who grew up in urban areas. The loss of nature areas and increase in population density may accelerate the decline in nature-related experiences in urban areas. Therefore, efforts to create urban parks and other public spaces for reconnecting urban children to nature will become increasingly important for urban planning and environmental education in tropical developing countries such as Malaysia.

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Community Participation in Quality Assessment for Green Open Spaces in Malaysia

Cited by 31 publications

References 13 publications

Stressed Adult’s Preferences for Outdoor Recreational Activity in Urban Parks

Stressed Adult’s Preferences for Outdoor Recreational Activity in Urban Parks

Implementation Analysis of Green City Concept in Malang - Indonesia

Nature-Related Experience during Childhood in Urban and Rural Areas: The Case of Peninsular Malaysians

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