The demand of recreational facilities in neighbourhood parks: Visitors' perspectives

The role of neighbourhood parks is becoming more significant to visitors as a recreational place. However, some recreational facilities are far from being preferred, thus become idle and unutilised. This study determines the demands for recreational facilities from the standpoint of the visitors. He...

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Main Authors: Anuar, A.N.A (Author), Muhamadan, N.H (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018
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Summary:The role of neighbourhood parks is becoming more significant to visitors as a recreational place. However, some recreational facilities are far from being preferred, thus become idle and unutilised. This study determines the demands for recreational facilities from the standpoint of the visitors. Hence, the objective of this study is to evaluate the demand for recreational facilities in a neighbourhood park. This study applied quantitative approach by using questionnaire survey to obtain data from visitors at five neighbourhood parks in the Petaling District. The findings showed that most respondents preferred “slightly agree” to “agree” and “slightly satisfied” to “satisfied” in regard to the demands of active and passive recreational facilities in neighbourhood parks. It is hoped that the findings of this study offer viable information for policymakers and planners in providing recreational facilities that are conducive in neighbourhood parks. © 2018 by MIP.
ISBN:16756215 (ISSN)
DOI:10.21837/pmjournal.v16.i7.511