Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia

Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia

This study validates the use pattern scales for green open spaces in Malaysia. The measures on use pattern were developed using three use pattern scales, which are activities, passive activity and active activity. Samples of 414 daily park users were analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)...

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Main Authors: Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Mariapan, Manohar, Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
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HT51 Human settlements. Communities
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spelling iium-414102015-04-28T01:23:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41410/ Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan HT51 Human settlements. Communities This study validates the use pattern scales for green open spaces in Malaysia. The measures on use pattern were developed using three use pattern scales, which are activities, passive activity and active activity. Samples of 414 daily park users were analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate the instrument. Results showed good-fit indices on each construct confirming the theory behind each and every item used in the study. Despite several reductions on the items, the CFA on use pattern yield good internal consistencies making it suitable for its use in the research design focusing in measuring the use pattern from the community participation aspect of neighbourhood green. Elsevier 2015-01-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41410/1/Community_Participation_in_Quality_Assessment_for_Green_Open_Spaces_in_Malaysia.pdf Abdul Malek, Nurhayati and Mariapan, Manohar and Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan (2015) Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 168. pp. 219-228. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleListURL&_method=list&_ArticleListID=-742341868&_sort=r&_st=13&view=c&md5=07b82338be2dd5f43317d0c094998b7f&searchtype=a doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.227
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topic HT51 Human settlements. Communities
spellingShingle HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Abdul Malek, Nurhayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan
Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia
description This study validates the use pattern scales for green open spaces in Malaysia. The measures on use pattern were developed using three use pattern scales, which are activities, passive activity and active activity. Samples of 414 daily park users were analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate the instrument. Results showed good-fit indices on each construct confirming the theory behind each and every item used in the study. Despite several reductions on the items, the CFA on use pattern yield good internal consistencies making it suitable for its use in the research design focusing in measuring the use pattern from the community participation aspect of neighbourhood green.
format Article
author Abdul Malek, Nurhayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan
author_facet Abdul Malek, Nurhayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan
author_sort Abdul Malek, Nurhayati
title Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia
title_short Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia
title_full Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia
title_fullStr Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in Malaysia
title_sort community participation in quality assessment for green open spaces in malaysia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/41410/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/41410/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/41410/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/41410/1/Community_Participation_in_Quality_Assessment_for_Green_Open_Spaces_in_Malaysia.pdf
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