A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur

Public recreational parks and open spaces in Kuala Lumpur are provided to support leisure activities of city residents, including voluntary, recreation and social activities. The public spaces play a positive reinforcement in promoting a healthy lifestyle for the residents. They are the places that...

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Main Authors:	Mansor, Mazlina, Ghani, Nurfaezah, Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan 2017
Subjects:	GV Recreation Leisure NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/25/61819_A%20SURVEY%20ON%20ISSUES%20AND%20NEEDS%20OF%20RECREATIONAL%20PUBLIC_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-618192018-02-23T04:16:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/ A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur Mansor, Mazlina Ghani, Nurfaezah Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina GV Recreation Leisure NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Public recreational parks and open spaces in Kuala Lumpur are provided to support leisure activities of city residents, including voluntary, recreation and social activities. The public spaces play a positive reinforcement in promoting a healthy lifestyle for the residents. They are the places that can contribute to city residents’ health, physically, mentally and socially. Nonetheless, it is implied that Malaysia has not yet achieved a satisfactory degree of public space planning, design and development of recreational areas in order to facilitate residents with a healthy environment. The study investigates city residents’ use and needs of public recreational parks and open spaces in Kuala Lumpur. The parameters such as issues, types of activities needed and quality of the public recreational parks were investigated. Survey results from 1500 respondents who live in the areas of Kuala Lumpur City Center, Wangsa Maju-Maluri and Sentul-Manjalara strategic zones were obtained. The respondents’ answers were statistically analyzed using the SPSS software. The findings will reveal leisure time behavior of residents in Kuala Lumpur, and places that fulfill their acquisition for a healthy lifestyle. Furthermore, the findings will suggest pertinent issues on the recreational spaces, and what residents actually require of the recreation areas. This is useful for evaluating future needs on the city’s public recreational spaces and the physical environment that can cater activities that affect city residents’ health. Keywords: Public recreational parks; leisure activities; issues; needs Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan 2017-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/25/61819_A%20SURVEY%20ON%20ISSUES%20AND%20NEEDS%20OF%20RECREATIONAL%20PUBLIC_complete.pdf Mansor, Mazlina and Ghani, Nurfaezah and Zakariya, Khalilah and Harun, Nor Zalina (2017) A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur. In: Persidangan Kebangsaan Masyarakat, Ruang dan Alam Sekitar MATRA 2017, 23-24 February 2017, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. (Unpublished) http://matra2017.usm.my/
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spellingShingle	GV Recreation Leisure NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Mansor, Mazlina Ghani, Nurfaezah Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur
description	Public recreational parks and open spaces in Kuala Lumpur are provided to support leisure activities of city residents, including voluntary, recreation and social activities. The public spaces play a positive reinforcement in promoting a healthy lifestyle for the residents. They are the places that can contribute to city residents’ health, physically, mentally and socially. Nonetheless, it is implied that Malaysia has not yet achieved a satisfactory degree of public space planning, design and development of recreational areas in order to facilitate residents with a healthy environment. The study investigates city residents’ use and needs of public recreational parks and open spaces in Kuala Lumpur. The parameters such as issues, types of activities needed and quality of the public recreational parks were investigated. Survey results from 1500 respondents who live in the areas of Kuala Lumpur City Center, Wangsa Maju-Maluri and Sentul-Manjalara strategic zones were obtained. The respondents’ answers were statistically analyzed using the SPSS software. The findings will reveal leisure time behavior of residents in Kuala Lumpur, and places that fulfill their acquisition for a healthy lifestyle. Furthermore, the findings will suggest pertinent issues on the recreational spaces, and what residents actually require of the recreation areas. This is useful for evaluating future needs on the city’s public recreational spaces and the physical environment that can cater activities that affect city residents’ health. Keywords: Public recreational parks; leisure activities; issues; needs
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mansor, Mazlina Ghani, Nurfaezah Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina
author_facet	Mansor, Mazlina Ghani, Nurfaezah Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina
author_sort	Mansor, Mazlina
title	A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur
title_short	A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur
title_full	A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr	A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed	A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur
title_sort	survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in kuala lumpur
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61819/25/61819_A%20SURVEY%20ON%20ISSUES%20AND%20NEEDS%20OF%20RECREATIONAL%20PUBLIC_complete.pdf
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A survey on issues and needs of recreational public spaces in Kuala Lumpur

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