Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Planning, development and maintenance of urban green space is among the key elements of sustainable urban development. Acknowledging and participating in the conservation and enhancement of the urban green space can improve the environment and provide huge benefits to city dwellers. The aim of this...

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Main Author: Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling iium-307752016-08-05T02:43:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30775/ Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim H Social Sciences (General) Planning, development and maintenance of urban green space is among the key elements of sustainable urban development. Acknowledging and participating in the conservation and enhancement of the urban green space can improve the environment and provide huge benefits to city dwellers. The aim of this paper is to investigate the stakeholders’ and visitors’ understanding of their responsibility and responsiveness towards urban green spaces in Kuala Lumpur. Stakeholders and people understanding and responsibilities were investigated using interview method. Visitors to various urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and representatives of the National Landscape Department (JLN) and the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (CHKL) were interviewed to capture the view of stakeholders and visitors. The study found that most visitors are concerned with the quality of the physical development and social necessities as their preferences for ‘sustainable city’. The survey also indicates that the government should initiate enhancement of urban green space and promote awareness of conservation through gazettes and information campaign to preserve urban green space. Thus, stakeholders such as NGOs, developers, professionals should play their role in realizing the visions of local authorities and the nation. Research demonstrated that there is need to have high awareness towards environmental attitude which could be enhanced to encourage preservation and conservation of nature and their associated benefits. Key words: Urban planning, Urban green space, Urban environment, Social benefits. 2010-07-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30775/2/Healthy_City_Conference.pdf Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim (2010) Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. In: Making Cities Liveable, 12 July 2010, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. http://healthycities.com.au/conference_papers_reviewed.pdf
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Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim
Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
description Planning, development and maintenance of urban green space is among the key elements of sustainable urban development. Acknowledging and participating in the conservation and enhancement of the urban green space can improve the environment and provide huge benefits to city dwellers. The aim of this paper is to investigate the stakeholders’ and visitors’ understanding of their responsibility and responsiveness towards urban green spaces in Kuala Lumpur. Stakeholders and people understanding and responsibilities were investigated using interview method. Visitors to various urban parks in Kuala Lumpur and representatives of the National Landscape Department (JLN) and the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (CHKL) were interviewed to capture the view of stakeholders and visitors. The study found that most visitors are concerned with the quality of the physical development and social necessities as their preferences for ‘sustainable city’. The survey also indicates that the government should initiate enhancement of urban green space and promote awareness of conservation through gazettes and information campaign to preserve urban green space. Thus, stakeholders such as NGOs, developers, professionals should play their role in realizing the visions of local authorities and the nation. Research demonstrated that there is need to have high awareness towards environmental attitude which could be enhanced to encourage preservation and conservation of nature and their associated benefits. Key words: Urban planning, Urban green space, Urban environment, Social benefits.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim
author_facet Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim
author_sort Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim
title Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_short Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_full Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_fullStr Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_sort urban green space: stakeholders’ and visitors’ perception in kuala lumpur malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30775/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30775/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30775/2/Healthy_City_Conference.pdf
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