Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban... more Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban parks towards achieving social cohesion. Malaysians of different ethnic backgrounds spend their leisure time in urban parks because it offers opportunities for social interaction. The perception and requirement of attributes needed varies among the various ethnic groups of Malays, Chinese and Indians in order to be assured of their full utilization of the parks. This study investigates the urban park attributes that encourage the utilization of urban park by these three ethnic groups toward achieving social cohesion. Using a survey questionnaire method a total of 274 respondents were sampled at Batu Pahat urban parks in Johor, Malaysia. Afterwards, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse and validate respondents’ perception of urban park utilization. The findings show that aesthetics, safety, lighting, maintenance and cleanliness in public spaces attracted people to visi...
Sebha University Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences, 2022
Social interaction entails communal experiences between people during their daily activities. Peo... more Social interaction entails communal experiences between people during their daily activities. People from different ethnic backgrounds in Malaysia namely the Malays, Chinese, and Indians spend their leisure time in an urban square, which offers opportunities for social interaction among three ethnic groups. However, how are public spaces utilized for leisure by people from different multi-ethnic backgrounds? Does the variety of attributes in public spaces attract people from different backgrounds? The current aim of this research sets to establish properties and attributes of urban square characteristics such as the quality of daily activities that contribute to inter-ethnic social interactions among users in urban civic spaces. The study focused on constructing indices on how daily activity attributes, and how to investigate the diversity amongst the three ethnic groups on how the urban public space is perceived. A total of 140 questionnaires were administered to measure how the public square users' perceived public space use in Batu Pahat town, Malaysia Peninsular. The analysis was facilitated through the analytic tool of the Rasch Model. The study revealed that the Malays use urban squares more than the Indians and Chinese. Consequently, this affects the level of the Malays' social interaction among others. While on the other hand, square activities reflecting Chinese and Indian culture make the urban square less attractive to the Chinese and Indians. It suggests that the environmental attribute quality of the square should be improved to attract social interaction among the three ethnic groups.
Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban... more Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban parks towards achieving social cohesion. Malaysians of different ethnic backgrounds spend their leisure time in urban parks because it offers opportunities for social interaction. The perception and requirement of attributes needed varies among the various ethnic groups of Malays, Chinese and Indians in order to be assured of their full utilization of the parks. This study investigates the urban park attributes that encourage the utilization of urban park by these three ethnic groups toward achieving social cohesion. Using a survey questionnaire method a total of 274 respondents were sampled at Batu Pahat urban parks in Johor, Malaysia. Afterwards, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse and validate respondents’ perception of urban park utilization. The findings show that aesthetics, safety, lighting, maintenance and cleanliness in public spaces attracted people to visi...
... M. Affan Zidan, H. Omran, AG Radwan and KN Salama (Electrical Engineering Program, King Abdul... more ... M. Affan Zidan, H. Omran, AG Radwan and KN Salama (Electrical Engineering Program, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia) E-mail: [email protected] AG Radwan: Also with the Department of ...
This study investigates properties of urban parks that contribute to social interaction of three ... more This study investigates properties of urban parks that contribute to social interaction of three ethnicities within a small town in Malaysia. Malays, Chinese and Indians are the main ethnics of the country. The study used survey questionnaire to elicit social interaction, user activity, and quality setting of a park from 134 respondents in Batu Pahat town. The results show that Chinese used the parks more than the Malays and Indians because the Chinese felt that many of the park activities fit their needs. The Malays are concerned with moral mode of dressing to be active and social in the parks. The Indians were less attracted to the parks because they perceive that the park setting was not reflective of their cultural values. This means that properties of the park do not comprehensively accommodate the social values of different ethnic. Therefore, park planning for a multi-ethnic community should adhere to the users' cultural values.
Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban... more Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban parks towards achieving social cohesion. Malaysians of different ethnic backgrounds spend their leisure time in urban parks because it offers opportunities for social interaction. The perception and requirement of attributes needed varies among the various ethnic groups of Malays, Chinese and Indians in order to be assured of their full utilization of the parks. This study investigates the urban park attributes that encourage the utilization of urban park by these three ethnic groups toward achieving social cohesion. Using a survey questionnaire method a total of 274 respondents were sampled at Batu Pahat urban parks in Johor, Malaysia. Afterwards, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse and validate respondents’ perception of urban park utilization. The findings show that aesthetics, safety, lighting, maintenance and cleanliness in public spaces attracted people to visi...
Sebha University Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences, 2022
Social interaction entails communal experiences between people during their daily activities. Peo... more Social interaction entails communal experiences between people during their daily activities. People from different ethnic backgrounds in Malaysia namely the Malays, Chinese, and Indians spend their leisure time in an urban square, which offers opportunities for social interaction among three ethnic groups. However, how are public spaces utilized for leisure by people from different multi-ethnic backgrounds? Does the variety of attributes in public spaces attract people from different backgrounds? The current aim of this research sets to establish properties and attributes of urban square characteristics such as the quality of daily activities that contribute to inter-ethnic social interactions among users in urban civic spaces. The study focused on constructing indices on how daily activity attributes, and how to investigate the diversity amongst the three ethnic groups on how the urban public space is perceived. A total of 140 questionnaires were administered to measure how the public square users' perceived public space use in Batu Pahat town, Malaysia Peninsular. The analysis was facilitated through the analytic tool of the Rasch Model. The study revealed that the Malays use urban squares more than the Indians and Chinese. Consequently, this affects the level of the Malays' social interaction among others. While on the other hand, square activities reflecting Chinese and Indian culture make the urban square less attractive to the Chinese and Indians. It suggests that the environmental attribute quality of the square should be improved to attract social interaction among the three ethnic groups.
Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban... more Social interaction among diverse ethnic groups motivates people within communities to visit urban parks towards achieving social cohesion. Malaysians of different ethnic backgrounds spend their leisure time in urban parks because it offers opportunities for social interaction. The perception and requirement of attributes needed varies among the various ethnic groups of Malays, Chinese and Indians in order to be assured of their full utilization of the parks. This study investigates the urban park attributes that encourage the utilization of urban park by these three ethnic groups toward achieving social cohesion. Using a survey questionnaire method a total of 274 respondents were sampled at Batu Pahat urban parks in Johor, Malaysia. Afterwards, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse and validate respondents’ perception of urban park utilization. The findings show that aesthetics, safety, lighting, maintenance and cleanliness in public spaces attracted people to visi...
... M. Affan Zidan, H. Omran, AG Radwan and KN Salama (Electrical Engineering Program, King Abdul... more ... M. Affan Zidan, H. Omran, AG Radwan and KN Salama (Electrical Engineering Program, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia) E-mail: [email protected] AG Radwan: Also with the Department of ...
This study investigates properties of urban parks that contribute to social interaction of three ... more This study investigates properties of urban parks that contribute to social interaction of three ethnicities within a small town in Malaysia. Malays, Chinese and Indians are the main ethnics of the country. The study used survey questionnaire to elicit social interaction, user activity, and quality setting of a park from 134 respondents in Batu Pahat town. The results show that Chinese used the parks more than the Malays and Indians because the Chinese felt that many of the park activities fit their needs. The Malays are concerned with moral mode of dressing to be active and social in the parks. The Indians were less attracted to the parks because they perceive that the park setting was not reflective of their cultural values. This means that properties of the park do not comprehensively accommodate the social values of different ethnic. Therefore, park planning for a multi-ethnic community should adhere to the users' cultural values.
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However, how are public spaces utilized for leisure by people from different multi-ethnic backgrounds?
Does the variety of attributes in public spaces attract people from different backgrounds? The current aim of this research sets to establish properties and attributes of urban square characteristics such as the
quality of daily activities that contribute to inter-ethnic social interactions among users in urban civic spaces. The study focused on constructing indices on how daily activity attributes, and how to investigate the diversity amongst the three ethnic groups on how the urban public space is perceived. A total of 140 questionnaires were administered to measure how the public square users' perceived public space use in Batu Pahat town, Malaysia Peninsular. The analysis was facilitated through the analytic tool of the Rasch Model. The study revealed that the Malays use urban squares more than the Indians and Chinese.
Consequently, this affects the level of the Malays' social interaction among others. While on the other hand, square activities reflecting Chinese and Indian culture make the urban square less attractive to
the Chinese and Indians. It suggests that the environmental attribute quality of the square should be improved to attract social interaction among the three ethnic groups.
However, how are public spaces utilized for leisure by people from different multi-ethnic backgrounds?
Does the variety of attributes in public spaces attract people from different backgrounds? The current aim of this research sets to establish properties and attributes of urban square characteristics such as the
quality of daily activities that contribute to inter-ethnic social interactions among users in urban civic spaces. The study focused on constructing indices on how daily activity attributes, and how to investigate the diversity amongst the three ethnic groups on how the urban public space is perceived. A total of 140 questionnaires were administered to measure how the public square users' perceived public space use in Batu Pahat town, Malaysia Peninsular. The analysis was facilitated through the analytic tool of the Rasch Model. The study revealed that the Malays use urban squares more than the Indians and Chinese.
Consequently, this affects the level of the Malays' social interaction among others. While on the other hand, square activities reflecting Chinese and Indian culture make the urban square less attractive to
the Chinese and Indians. It suggests that the environmental attribute quality of the square should be improved to attract social interaction among the three ethnic groups.