Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia

In Malaysian urban areas, the issue of underutilization of public parks persists despite the apparently well-designed landscape. Face to face interviews with 30 park users in SaujanaHijau Park (SP) and Putra Perdana Park (PP) in Putrajaya were conducted to examine the role of place attachment in par...

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Main Authors:	Ujang, Norsidah, Moulay, Amine, Zakariya, Khalilah
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Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning
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spelling	iium-447412015-09-17T12:58:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44741/ Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia Ujang, Norsidah Moulay, Amine Zakariya, Khalilah NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning In Malaysian urban areas, the issue of underutilization of public parks persists despite the apparently well-designed landscape. Face to face interviews with 30 park users in SaujanaHijau Park (SP) and Putra Perdana Park (PP) in Putrajaya were conducted to examine the role of place attachment in park utilization and social interaction. The study found that frequent visits, proximity to residences, and the landscape features contribute to the development of attachment to a place. Despite the meaningful experience with nature and green environment, the function of the park as a social space for the community was still insufficient. Engagement to the parks was dominated by personal health-related activities while social interaction involved mainly family members and close friends. This situation limits the function of public parks as social integrators. Elsevier 2015-08-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://irep.iium.edu.my/44741/1/2015_Norsidah_Khalilah_et_al___Sense_of_Wellbeing_Indicators.pdf Ujang, Norsidah and Moulay, Amine and Zakariya, Khalilah (2015) Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 202. pp. 487-494. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042815048430
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description	In Malaysian urban areas, the issue of underutilization of public parks persists despite the apparently well-designed landscape. Face to face interviews with 30 park users in SaujanaHijau Park (SP) and Putra Perdana Park (PP) in Putrajaya were conducted to examine the role of place attachment in park utilization and social interaction. The study found that frequent visits, proximity to residences, and the landscape features contribute to the development of attachment to a place. Despite the meaningful experience with nature and green environment, the function of the park as a social space for the community was still insufficient. Engagement to the parks was dominated by personal health-related activities while social interaction involved mainly family members and close friends. This situation limits the function of public parks as social integrators.
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author	Ujang, Norsidah Moulay, Amine Zakariya, Khalilah
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title	Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia
title_short	Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia
title_full	Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia
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title_sort	sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in putrajaya, malaysia
publisher	Elsevier
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Sense of well-being indicators: attachment to public parks in Putrajaya, Malaysia

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