The Effects of Changes to the Urban Physical Environment on Mental Disorder: Development of a theoretical framework

Marzukhi, Marlyana Azyyati; Ghazali, Nur Masyitah; Leh, Oliver Ling Hoon; Abdullah, Yusfida Ayu

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“…This inevitably affects the environment and the urban dwellers' quality of life. A low happiness level is thought to result from low satisfaction with living conditions (Abdullah and Zulkifli, 2015)., while mental illness increases due to a poor physical environment, which includes poor air quality (Marzukhi, Ghazali, Leh and Abdullah, 2020).…”

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Urban Governance Approaches for Low Carbon Cities. The Case of Shah Alam Local Government, Malaysia

Abdullah

Jamaluddin

Yakob

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Climate change is an alarming phenomenon, and no conquering mechanisms or global winning standards are available to reduce carbon footprints. Nevertheless, local governments still strive to formulate successful tactics to sustain their cities, including Low Carbon City (LCC) initiatives. However, it is widely accepted that institutional frameworks and urban governance may influence the effectiveness of LCC implementation. In this paper, we impart how the notion of urban governance affects LCC implementation. The study aims to examine the perennial topic of the urban governance approaches to LCC that have been adopted by local governments, using the Shah Alam local government as a case study. Benchmarking exercises were conducted through a detailed literature review of the existing LCC initiatives, together with a focus group discussion (FGD). The FGD session was framed through purposive sampling, with participants selected from the local government of Shah Alam, the city’s community, and the stakeholders involved in the LCC programs. The results demonstrated that urban governance is vital in implementing LCC through many approaches, like the institutional framework, practices, and delivery. Overall, the study findings suggest a crucial component in the Shah Alam local government's management of LCC implementation.

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Urban Governance Approaches for Low Carbon Cities. The Case of Shah Alam Local Government, Malaysia

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Jamaluddin

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“…According to Patino and Siegel (2018), the direct source of stressors is through the built environment and indirectly through good quality of living and working environment. Marzukhi et al, (2020) define the sphere of direct planning influence towards human settlements by the built environment including the physical space such as the buildings, streets, houses, schools, and networks. Furthermore, Compton and Shim (2015) highlighted five major factors that affect poor mental health which are noise, perceptions of crime or feeling of safe, house overcrowding, cleanliness, access to green spaces, and community facilities.…”

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“…Further studies have examined that major depressive disorder or depression is closely related to a feeling of sadness, worthlessness, or guilt, which can affect someone to lose interest in their routine activities (Srinivasan et al, 2003). Population density, the increasing cost of living in an urban area, and the built environment also contribute to the risk factor for mental health disorders (Marzukhi et al, 2020;Zainal and Hosni, 2022).…”

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“…Recent studies consistently show an association between the indoor living environment and the well-being of adults (Arif et al, 2016;Patino and Siegel, 2018;Marzukhi et al, 2020;Zainal and Hosni, 2022). People often spend more than 80% of their lives indoors, yet they know much more about ambient environmental conditions and health than they do about the built environment and mental health well-being (Zainal and Hosni, 2022).…”

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“…Definitely, the built environment affects mental health, including stress levels, depression, and anxiety in two (2) major ways: (i) quality characteristics of the indoor environment; and (ii) environmental characteristics such as housing, crowding, noise, indoor air quality, and light. Most research on housing and health has focused on physical health rather than mental health and well-being (Marzukhi et al, 2020). Nonetheless, this study aims to focus on indoor environmental quality and its association with work-from-home practice.…”

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The Movement Control Order (MCO) has forced significant segments of Malaysia’s economy to shut down or scale back operations in a nationwide effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, one segment of the population that is perhaps more susceptible to the adverse economic effects of the pandemic is the mental well-being of those who need to work remotely at home. This study expands on previous research by examining workers’ perceptions of remote working practices at home and their impact on a person’s mental condition. The reviewed literature presents four (4) main indoor environmental quality factors: spatial and thermal comfort; noise distraction and privacy; visual comfort; and overall satisfaction with their home and its relation to the work stress level, in addition to the emergence of the new norm of working during the pandemic. This study has shown that the quality of the indoor environment plays an important role in ensuring comfort when working from home, as the practice could have a negative or positive impact depending on the IEQ. From the results, most of the IEQ score values were more than 1, and the mean was the highest, which demonstrates a positive scale. The input from respondents on IEQ also indicates their mental well-being due to the fact that IEQ strongly affects workers’ stress and productivity levels when working from home. This paper recommends extending the study on gender and productivity level, as well as mental well-being (Factor 3), when working from home, and how this relationship may affect an organisation when such a policy is implemented.

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Assessing the Effect of High-Density Housing on Mental Health of Urban Population. Case Study: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

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The increasing trends of urbanisation and the increasing prevalence of people having depression, anxiety, and stress worldwide are alarming. Urbanisation has exerted pressure on housing provision for urban dwellers, and more high-density housing is built to accommodate the migration of people to urban areas. This study aims to assess the effect of living in urban high-density residential on mental disorders of urban population. To understand the relationship between urban high-density living and mental disorders, a questionnaire survey was distributed to the dwellers of urban high-density residents in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur based on the characteristics of density, open spaces, and facilities provision. Responses are analysed using Spearman’s Correlation for the questionnaire. The questionnaire surveys show relatively high symptomatology of depression, anxiety and stress and a strong correlation value with high-density living. These results suggest that most people living in an urban high-density living may risk developing mental disorders. On this basis, mental health’s requisites should be considered when designing high-density housing and can support government policies such as in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in Ministry of Health policies, in PLANMalaysia development policies, State Structure Plans, District Local Plans, and others related organisation and research.

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The Effects of Changes to the Urban Physical Environment on Mental Disorder: Development of a theoretical framework

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Urban Governance Approaches for Low Carbon Cities. The Case of Shah Alam Local Government, Malaysia

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How Does the Indoor Environment Affect Mental Health When Working Remotely?

Assessing the Effect of High-Density Housing on Mental Health of Urban Population. Case Study: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

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