The Values of Parks to the House Residents

The focus of this paper is to examine the significance of a park to the house residents. The methods used in this study include interviews with the developer and a survey administered to the residents living near the park. The main findings gathered from the survey reveal that five most important &#...

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Main Authors: Nawawi, AH (Author), Othman, N (Author), Shukur, F (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The focus of this paper is to examine the significance of a park to the house residents. The methods used in this study include interviews with the developer and a survey administered to the residents living near the park. The main findings gathered from the survey reveal that five most important 'park-related factors' to house buyers are (i) good park elements, (ii) conceptual or design of the park, (iii) nearness to the park, (iv) existence of a view to the park, and (v) active area of the park facing the house. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
ISBN:1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.07.033