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Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks

The modern urban environments generally limit people’s access to nature has resulting in reduced human–nature interaction.Thus, establishment of urban parks are potential resource for a diversity of urban people to interact with nature including in urban tropical cities. This article will determi...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana, Abdul Kadir, Nik Azyyati, Yahya, Noor Azlin, Mamat, Mohd Parid
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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GV Recreation Leisure
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spelling my.uum.repo.246572018-08-14T08:14:21Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/24657/ Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana Abdul Kadir, Nik Azyyati Yahya, Noor Azlin Mamat, Mohd Parid GV Recreation Leisure The modern urban environments generally limit people’s access to nature has resulting in reduced human–nature interaction.Thus, establishment of urban parks are potential resource for a diversity of urban people to interact with nature including in urban tropical cities. This article will determine individual or the park characteristics has influenced the park users’ level of satisfaction in selected five public parks including Penang Municipal Park and Taiping Lake Garden, Perak. The park users’ strongly agreed that peaceful attribute as the main attraction in urban parks (Mean = 4.21). Daily trips to the parks had reduce their stress (M= 4.42); strengthen relationships with families and friends (M = 4.20) and they felt happier (M= 4.13). The Malay, male, youth group (15 to 24 years old), single and people with lower income (< MYR 3000) were dominated in the urban parks, and many of them were universities and higher grade levels.The statistical analysis confirmed socio-demographic characteristics (age, ethnicity, and education attainment) significantly influenced the satisfaction on nature attractions. Peaceful surrounding and outdoor recreation activities in urban parks enrich urbanities psychological and social benefit (stress reduction, become happy and strengthen relationships), which positive reflect people’s well-being and quality of life.Urban people also prefer park with a variety of recreation activities instead attractive natural areas.Notably, it fulfils the needs of open spaces increment in sustainable cities for positive community transformation in social and psychological benefits 2017-08-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/24657/1/SKTSEWU%202018%2057%2065.pdf Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana and Abdul Kadir, Nik Azyyati and Yahya, Noor Azlin and Mamat, Mohd Parid (2017) Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks. In: Seminar Kebangsaan Transformasi Sosio-Ekonomi Wilayah Utara ke-3, 02 -03 Ogos 2018, Hotel Casuarina@Meru, Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan.
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic GV Recreation Leisure
spellingShingle GV Recreation Leisure
Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana
Abdul Kadir, Nik Azyyati
Yahya, Noor Azlin
Mamat, Mohd Parid
Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
description The modern urban environments generally limit people’s access to nature has resulting in reduced human–nature interaction.Thus, establishment of urban parks are potential resource for a diversity of urban people to interact with nature including in urban tropical cities. This article will determine individual or the park characteristics has influenced the park users’ level of satisfaction in selected five public parks including Penang Municipal Park and Taiping Lake Garden, Perak. The park users’ strongly agreed that peaceful attribute as the main attraction in urban parks (Mean = 4.21). Daily trips to the parks had reduce their stress (M= 4.42); strengthen relationships with families and friends (M = 4.20) and they felt happier (M= 4.13). The Malay, male, youth group (15 to 24 years old), single and people with lower income (< MYR 3000) were dominated in the urban parks, and many of them were universities and higher grade levels.The statistical analysis confirmed socio-demographic characteristics (age, ethnicity, and education attainment) significantly influenced the satisfaction on nature attractions. Peaceful surrounding and outdoor recreation activities in urban parks enrich urbanities psychological and social benefit (stress reduction, become happy and strengthen relationships), which positive reflect people’s well-being and quality of life.Urban people also prefer park with a variety of recreation activities instead attractive natural areas.Notably, it fulfils the needs of open spaces increment in sustainable cities for positive community transformation in social and psychological benefits
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana
Abdul Kadir, Nik Azyyati
Yahya, Noor Azlin
Mamat, Mohd Parid
author_facet Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana
Abdul Kadir, Nik Azyyati
Yahya, Noor Azlin
Mamat, Mohd Parid
author_sort Mohamad Muslim, Huda Farhana
title Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
title_short Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
title_full Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
title_fullStr Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
title_full_unstemmed Motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
title_sort motivations for outdoor recreation in tropical urban parks
publishDate 2017
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/24657/1/SKTSEWU%202018%2057%2065.pdf
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