Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town

Green infrastructure is urban nature conslstmg of greenery and green spaces distributed in and around town. It facilitates residents' contact with natural environment that may fulfil their needs for nature in urban places. Human's inherent affiliation with the natural environment or Bio...

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Main Author:	Mansor, Mazlina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2011
Subjects:	NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/1/Biophilia-_residents_connection_with_green_infrustructure.pdf

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spelling	iium-229302012-04-02T02:25:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/ Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town Mansor, Mazlina NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Green infrastructure is urban nature conslstmg of greenery and green spaces distributed in and around town. It facilitates residents' contact with natural environment that may fulfil their needs for nature in urban places. Human's inherent affiliation with the natural environment or Biophilia has been long hypotesised. The paper draws the findings of a case study exploration on the connection between residents with green infrastructure in Taiping, a small colonial town in Peninsular Malaysia. Biophilic tendency of residents to green infrastructure in the town was elicited using questionnaire survey (n=335) and semi-structured interviews (n=33). The results show that residents who participated in activities within the greenery and open spaces in the town experienced various benefits that fulfil their needs for nature. Physically, participating in activities provided the residents active living. Physical and visual experience afforded relaxation, comfort and calmness. More social interactions were experienced resulting in community satisfaction. The study concludes that existence of matured green infrastructure extends beyond aesthetic enjoyment. It provides urban residents with a connection to nature that induces affiliation with green infrastructure in a town. Thus, planning and provision of green infrastructure with care by urban planners and designers are essential in the urban fabrics. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/1/Biophilia-_residents_connection_with_green_infrustructure.pdf Mansor, Mazlina (2011) Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 1 (1). pp. 123-145. ISSN 2231-9514 http://iium.edu.my/kaedjournal/
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description	Green infrastructure is urban nature conslstmg of greenery and green spaces distributed in and around town. It facilitates residents' contact with natural environment that may fulfil their needs for nature in urban places. Human's inherent affiliation with the natural environment or Biophilia has been long hypotesised. The paper draws the findings of a case study exploration on the connection between residents with green infrastructure in Taiping, a small colonial town in Peninsular Malaysia. Biophilic tendency of residents to green infrastructure in the town was elicited using questionnaire survey (n=335) and semi-structured interviews (n=33). The results show that residents who participated in activities within the greenery and open spaces in the town experienced various benefits that fulfil their needs for nature. Physically, participating in activities provided the residents active living. Physical and visual experience afforded relaxation, comfort and calmness. More social interactions were experienced resulting in community satisfaction. The study concludes that existence of matured green infrastructure extends beyond aesthetic enjoyment. It provides urban residents with a connection to nature that induces affiliation with green infrastructure in a town. Thus, planning and provision of green infrastructure with care by urban planners and designers are essential in the urban fabrics.
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title	Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town
title_short	Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town
title_full	Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town
title_fullStr	Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town
title_full_unstemmed	Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town
title_sort	biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town
publisher	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22930/1/Biophilia-_residents_connection_with_green_infrustructure.pdf
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Biophilia: residents' connection with green infrustructure in a town

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