Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks

The understanding of needs aspect is important. A lot of people share common needs, but by identifying each person’s unique needs will help answer why people use a particular space in the first place. Various studies also confirms the link between high quality green spaces with the increased prop...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Mariapan, Manohar, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Aziz, Azlizam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	INSI Publications 2011
Subjects:	GV Recreation Leisure
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/7431/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/7431/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/7431/2/743-753.pdf

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spelling	iium-74312013-01-17T03:10:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7431/ Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal Aziz, Azlizam GV Recreation Leisure The understanding of needs aspect is important. A lot of people share common needs, but by identifying each person’s unique needs will help answer why people use a particular space in the first place. Various studies also confirms the link between high quality green spaces with the increased property value; benefits in improving the image of an area as to attract investment; contribution to biodiversity; contribution in promoting physical activities and the benefits to health; and finally overcoming the anti-social behavior through design and management. The purpose of this review paper is to help fill in gaps that more methods are required for evaluating projects so as to obtain high quality evidence for better outdoor recreational venues such as neighbourhood parks.This review suggests that natural settings, safety, aesthetic appeal, convenience, psychological comfort, and symbolic ownership, policy on use, cost and interaction with natural environment are significantly important to park users’ needs attributes relating to the design of a neighbourhood green open space. This paper provides a critical review of past and current research and its theoretical fundamentals on park users needs for a successful or a quality neighbourhood green open spaces. It should be of interest to landscape architects, park designers, urban designers, city planners, architects, developers as well as any other professional involved in the development of new residential neighbourhoods. INSI Publications 2011-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7431/2/743-753.pdf Abdul Malek, Nurhayati and Mariapan, Manohar and Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal and Aziz, Azlizam (2011) Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (10). pp. 743-753. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.insipub.com/ajbas/2011/October-2011/743-753.pdf
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description	The understanding of needs aspect is important. A lot of people share common needs, but by identifying each person’s unique needs will help answer why people use a particular space in the first place. Various studies also confirms the link between high quality green spaces with the increased property value; benefits in improving the image of an area as to attract investment; contribution to biodiversity; contribution in promoting physical activities and the benefits to health; and finally overcoming the anti-social behavior through design and management. The purpose of this review paper is to help fill in gaps that more methods are required for evaluating projects so as to obtain high quality evidence for better outdoor recreational venues such as neighbourhood parks.This review suggests that natural settings, safety, aesthetic appeal, convenience, psychological comfort, and symbolic ownership, policy on use, cost and interaction with natural environment are significantly important to park users’ needs attributes relating to the design of a neighbourhood green open space. This paper provides a critical review of past and current research and its theoretical fundamentals on park users needs for a successful or a quality neighbourhood green open spaces. It should be of interest to landscape architects, park designers, urban designers, city planners, architects, developers as well as any other professional involved in the development of new residential neighbourhoods.
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author	Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal Aziz, Azlizam
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title	Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks
title_short	Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks
title_full	Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks
title_fullStr	Assessing the needs for quality neighbourhood parks
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publisher	INSI Publications
publishDate	2011
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