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Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review

The fundamentals of urban open space management suggest that a thoughtfully implemented urban development should include more than just great buildings. It should include parks and open spaces because both buildings and open spaces benefit from each other through the quality of each space. Furthermo...

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Main Authors: Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Mariapan, Manohar, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Aziz, Azlizam
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2010
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QK Botany
SB Plant culture
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spelling my.iium.irep.43152015-05-28T08:25:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/ Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal Aziz, Azlizam QK Botany SB Plant culture The fundamentals of urban open space management suggest that a thoughtfully implemented urban development should include more than just great buildings. It should include parks and open spaces because both buildings and open spaces benefit from each other through the quality of each space. Furthermore, it provides benefits from the economical, social, communal, environmental and aesthetical aspects. Parks and open spaces improved the quality of life of cities and neighbourhood by the city amenities and facilities. The conceptual framework on quality of a neighbourhood park in this paper is derived from a multidisciplinary study in the fields of landscape architecture, leisure, recreation, tourism and environment. This framework allows for theory-based consolidation of facts and ideas as well as practical implications for the development of tools to evaluate the aspects of quality in a Malaysian neighbourhood park. Neighbourhood park was chosen as the subject of assessment for this tool because it has social, economic and cultural values on our everyday lives. Not only does it provide revenue benefits for health and mental well-being, it also serves as a societal and community’s meeting place for certain residential neighbourhood. This paper critically reviews the outcome of analyses literature that defines the concept of quality for a neighbourhood park. The result from this study is being used to guide future research regarding the development of a framework to define aspects of quality in Malaysian local parks. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/1/5000-paper-by-Abdul-Malek.pdf Abdul Malek, Nurhayati and Mariapan, Manohar and Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal and Aziz, Azlizam (2010) Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review. In: Healthy Parks Healthy People: International Congress 2010, 11-16 April 2010, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.hphpcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/5000-paper-by-Abdul-Malek.pdf
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topic QK Botany
SB Plant culture
spellingShingle QK Botany
SB Plant culture
Abdul Malek, Nurhayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal
Aziz, Azlizam
Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
description The fundamentals of urban open space management suggest that a thoughtfully implemented urban development should include more than just great buildings. It should include parks and open spaces because both buildings and open spaces benefit from each other through the quality of each space. Furthermore, it provides benefits from the economical, social, communal, environmental and aesthetical aspects. Parks and open spaces improved the quality of life of cities and neighbourhood by the city amenities and facilities. The conceptual framework on quality of a neighbourhood park in this paper is derived from a multidisciplinary study in the fields of landscape architecture, leisure, recreation, tourism and environment. This framework allows for theory-based consolidation of facts and ideas as well as practical implications for the development of tools to evaluate the aspects of quality in a Malaysian neighbourhood park. Neighbourhood park was chosen as the subject of assessment for this tool because it has social, economic and cultural values on our everyday lives. Not only does it provide revenue benefits for health and mental well-being, it also serves as a societal and community’s meeting place for certain residential neighbourhood. This paper critically reviews the outcome of analyses literature that defines the concept of quality for a neighbourhood park. The result from this study is being used to guide future research regarding the development of a framework to define aspects of quality in Malaysian local parks.
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author Abdul Malek, Nurhayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal
Aziz, Azlizam
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Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal
Aziz, Azlizam
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title Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
title_short Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
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title_full_unstemmed Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
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