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Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras

By 2044, Malaysia will have been leaning towards an “aged society” with 14 percent of the population above 65 years of age. As such, it is increasingly important that public parks accommodate recreation activity for senior citizens, offering various passive and energetic outdoor activities. The phys...

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Main Authors: Teo, Kok Wei, Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Shahril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Horizon Research Publishing 2023
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H Social Sciences (General)
HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/107490/1/MohdShahrilAbdul2023_AffordancesofUrbanHousingEstate.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujph.2023.110106
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spelling my.utm.1074902024-09-23T03:10:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/107490/ Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras Teo, Kok Wei Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Shahril H Social Sciences (General) HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management HT Communities. Classes. Races By 2044, Malaysia will have been leaning towards an “aged society” with 14 percent of the population above 65 years of age. As such, it is increasingly important that public parks accommodate recreation activity for senior citizens, offering various passive and energetic outdoor activities. The physical element in public parks should complement the performance of certain activities. The seating area in an open environment is one of the physical features that must exist, accommodate and be a catalyst for another activity. A human can conduct an activity in several ways through possibilities provided by the environment, which is explained by the affordance hypothesis. Taman Bermain Taman Midah, a mini-park located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur provides facilities to allow for outdoor activities. The study will include a literature analysis as well as observation of visitors to determine how they used the space at the mini-park and how it may provide both passive and active enjoyment to senior citizens. Horizon Research Publishing 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/107490/1/MohdShahrilAbdul2023_AffordancesofUrbanHousingEstate.pdf Teo, Kok Wei and Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Shahril (2023) Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras. Universal Journal of Public Health, 11 (1). pp. 50-56. ISSN 2331-8880 http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujph.2023.110106 DOI:10.13189/ujph.2023.110106
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management
HT Communities. Classes. Races
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Teo, Kok Wei
Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Shahril
Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras
description By 2044, Malaysia will have been leaning towards an “aged society” with 14 percent of the population above 65 years of age. As such, it is increasingly important that public parks accommodate recreation activity for senior citizens, offering various passive and energetic outdoor activities. The physical element in public parks should complement the performance of certain activities. The seating area in an open environment is one of the physical features that must exist, accommodate and be a catalyst for another activity. A human can conduct an activity in several ways through possibilities provided by the environment, which is explained by the affordance hypothesis. Taman Bermain Taman Midah, a mini-park located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur provides facilities to allow for outdoor activities. The study will include a literature analysis as well as observation of visitors to determine how they used the space at the mini-park and how it may provide both passive and active enjoyment to senior citizens.
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author Teo, Kok Wei
Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Shahril
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Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Shahril
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title Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras
title_short Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras
title_full Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras
title_fullStr Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras
title_full_unstemmed Affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at Taman Midah, Cheras
title_sort affordances of urban housing estate mini-park towards physical and social activities of senior citizens at taman midah, cheras
publisher Horizon Research Publishing
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/107490/1/MohdShahrilAbdul2023_AffordancesofUrbanHousingEstate.pdf
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