What Brings Youth to Recreational Parks?

Zainol, Rosilawati; Au-Yong, Cheong Peng

doi:10.21837/pmjournal.v14.i5.184

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“…However, most opinions of users in many studies suggest that recreational parks bring many benefits to their quality of life (e.g. studies by Maulan, 2002;Zainol and Au-Yong, 2016;Roth, 2016). There are also issues of maintenance and upkeep of design facilities in a park.…”

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“…Researchers in many countries in the world have provided various evidence on the benefits of recreational parks (e.g. studies by Akpinar and Cankurt, 2016;Zainol and Au-Yong, 2016;Nasir, Ahmad and Ahmed, 2013;McCormack et Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA al., 2010). Regrettably, there are also negative perceptions regarding use of recreational parks in urban areas.…”

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“…It detracts people from the enjoyment that a recreational park can offer because people are concern about safe travelling to and from their nearest local park, and worry about their safety while doing activities in the park (Aziz, 2012;Ayegi and Ujang, 2014;Maruthaveeran and van den Bosh, 2015). Other than that, there is also lack of awareness of the location of parks and what recreational park offers may not match users' interest (Loukaitou-Sideris and Sideris, 2009;Cohen et al, 2010;Zainol and Au-Yong, 2016). Other challenges include reduced in spending for green spaces in many countries including Malaysia has also impacted the ability to manage parks effectively, because of the current national economy and state budget cutbacks (Dalip, 2001;Fratini and Marone, 2011;Aziz, 2012;Kabisch, 2015).…”

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Challenges on Use of Recreational Parks in Kuala Lumpur

Mansor¹,

Zakariya²,

Harun³

2019

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Recreational public parks in Kuala Lumpur are provided to support leisure activities of city residents. The leisure activities include voluntary, recreation and social activities. Recreational parks have been recognised to play a positive reinforcement in promoting a healthy lifestyle, regarding physical health, social or even mental health. Nonetheless, some users have negative perceptions of recreational parks. The study investigates challenges pertaining to city residents' use and needs of recreational parks in Kuala Lumpur. Survey results from respondents who live in various zones in Kuala Lumpur were analysed to identify the parameters relevant for the study (n = 1617). The respondents' answers were statistically analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). The findings revealed challenges related to the use and needs of recreational parks, namely facilities, design aspect, maintenance and safety. The findings imply that similar challenges are prominent in many research papers in the last 15 years. In other words, the specific challenges identified in this study need more attention, should be evaluated closely and be solved for future improvement on the conditions of city's recreational parks. Through solving the pertinent aspects, comfortable spaces and activities that affect residents' health and well-being can be planned and managed.

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Challenges on Use of Recreational Parks in Kuala Lumpur

Mansor¹,

Zakariya²,

Harun³

2019

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“…In the third part, the respondent was given the multiple-choice answer on outdoor activities that they preferred to do in the urban park. 20 types of outdoor activities were listed referring to the previous research (see Karlsson & Grahn, 2011;Ngesan et al, 2013;Ratcliffe et al, 2013;Sreetheran, 2017;Zainol & Au-Yong, 2016;Ni et al, 2019). The criteria have been listed in Table 1.…”

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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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“…However, some studies have highlighted differences both in the profiles of users of these spaces and the characteristics and types of sport and exercise performed there. Previous studies on the use of PS for exercise, have recorded differences both in age [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and, to a lesser extent due to the scarcity of studies, variables affecting the activity, such as type, frequency or intensity [11,13,18,19].…”

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Usage Behaviour of Public Spaces Associated with Sport and Recreational Activities

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Public spaces (PS) encourage personal interaction and promote behaviours such as doing sport and recreational activities. This study analysed the characteristics of sport and recreational activities among the adult population of Seville associated with and/or determining the use of a PS for the activity. We adopted a cross sectional survey design with 1002 subjects (18+) from the municipality of Seville using a questionnaire on habits of sport and recreational activities. We then performed a descriptive, correlational and binary logistical regression analysis of the data. Results showed that the characteristics of sport and recreational activities associated with and determining the use of PS are age and gender as sociodemographic variables and the type of activity performed, high frequency and duration, on any day of the week and throughout the year.

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What Brings Youth to Recreational Parks?

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Challenges on Use of Recreational Parks in Kuala Lumpur

Challenges on Use of Recreational Parks in Kuala Lumpur

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

Usage Behaviour of Public Spaces Associated with Sport and Recreational Activities

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