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CPTED Measures in a Gated Residential Area
Get PDFThe observation approach is often used as a measurement tool for examining the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) elements in residential areas. However, this method of evaluation, which is merely based on observations is seen to be inadequate. This is due to the fact that CPTED is closely tied to community-based relationships, which is not easily measured through short-period observations. This study reports the findings of a pilot study which evaluates CPTED measures based on a face-to-face questionnaire survey. The study was conducted in a gated residential area located at Bukit Jambul in Penang, Malaysia. The results found that the measures of CPTED using the Cronbach Alpha (α) index for all components of CPTED were 0.6 and above suggesting that the measures are reliable and valid. The study revealed that CPTED is correlated to Sense of Community but not to Fear of Crime
A Gender Analysis of Attitudes to Students Residences in Nigeria
Get PDFThis paper examines gender differences in responses to different aspects of students' housing in two identical single-sex halls of residence in a Nigerian university. A questionnaire survey was used to elicit data from 150 students about their attitudes towards their accommodation, the design, social densities, choices and preferences, use of facilities and coping strategies. Gender differences were found to be most significant with respect to the use of domestic facilities, social densities, and design issues. The paper confirms previous studies about gender differences, identifies directions for future research and discusses the implications for the design of students' residence halls
Affordances of Nearby Forest and Orchard on Children's Performances
Get PDFThis research investigated the performances of children and adolescents with the properties of the nearby forests and orchards in Malaysia. It measured the affordances of the natural setting including the topography, water bodies, vegetation and animals as experienced by them. Their performances were observed through a two-day hiking and camping programme in both settings. Utilised affordances dominated the actions of children and adolescents twice more than the combination of perceived and shaped affordances. The results suggested that the nearby forest and orchard were suitable playscapes for the children to express their physical as well as socialisation competencies
Neural Correlates of Mobile EEG and the Built Environment
Get PDFEnhancing urban trail design quality can encourage people to use them. This study compared two urban trails with different functions in Tehran. Trying to discover while walking on the urban trails which parts of the path have the most effects on the cognitive functions of users. The aim is to enhance the urban trails quality by understanding human reactions. We use an electroencephalography device as a cognitive science tool. Results illustrate that the first three minutes of strolling have the most cognitive effects on users. We suggest improving the spatial quality of urban trails after the first minutes of entrancing
Towards Sustainable Interior Design Education In Egypt
Get PDFThe need to introduce issues of sustainability into the interior design curriculum has become critically important. So the purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of teaching sustainability in curricula of interior design programs in Egypt universities; assess the level of awareness and training background on sustainability and determine the obstacles to incorporating sustainability into the programs. Interior design lecturers and professors were invited to participate in a survey on their university's interior architecture curricula. The study shows that all interior design programs currently do not teach sustainability within their curricula, and there are some obstacles to teaching sustainability
Choice Behaviour of Housing Attributes: Theory and measurement
Get PDFPreferences and choices in society are constant dynamic operations, made based on the behavioural dynamism of people. In this cosmic dynamism, they keep shifting from one stage to another, within the same cosmic space. Housing preferences and choices, like any other life interests, therefore operate within this framework. Unlike merchandised product brands, housing brands are hardly known, probably because of the heterogeneous nature of the housing product - the house. However, very little is known about the relevant housing attributes (refer to page 7). Housing preferences and choices operate within the framework of preferences and choices for housing attributes. In any preference and choice activity, there are underlying motivations that make it possible for an individual to choose from available alternatives within a given product field. This paper examines and outlines the methodological and theoretical framework of housing preferences and choices, based on the theory of means-end chain (MEC). Previous MEC applications in the field of architecture and urban design have been very useful and successful. The paper attempts to explore from the literature the possibility of extending the previous methods and their applicability in the design process. In dealing with user preference for housing, there is a need for research for the development of a technological tool to identify user needs and preferences, and the kind of decision support that is required to identify these needs
Experiential Contacts with Green Infrastructure's Diversity and Well-Being of Urban Community
Get PDFThe study explores the significance of residents' experience with an array of green infrastructure in Taiping, a small town in central Peninsular Malaysia. It argues that the existence of a composite of greenery and open spaces in a town that has diversity contributes to a sense of well-being of residents. Green infrastructure network is a composite of various types of greenery and open spaces linked by streets, waterways and drainages encircling and connecting urban areas, at all spatial scales. In Taiping, the green infrastructure network consists of a town park, street planting, open spaces of public buildings, pocket spaces between shophouses, school playfields, neighbourhood open spaces, home gardens, and river corridors. Questionnaires (n=335) and semi-structured interviews (n=33) explored the diversity of the green infrastructure in the town and the causal relationship to well-being: physical, cognitive and social. The data suggested that green infrastructure afford residents a diversity of experience. Diverse experiences of green infrastructure network, physically and visually attract residents to participate in active activities, socialize and perform other transactional activities outside their homes. Therefore, the effects from the participation trigger many positive moods such as serenity, relaxation, comfort and satisfaction. Moreover, in physical and social terms, experiencing urban green spaces such as parks and gardens afford town residents active living, and community participation and harmony. There were modest relationships between the dimensions of diversity with the well-being dimensions, suggesting that residents felt diversity affect their sense of well-being. Hence, the results implicate that urban green spaces are essential amenities for towns and cities that afford an individual and a community physical, cognitive and social well-being
Pediatric Asthma and its Relation to SocioDemographic Factors in Baghdad
Get PDFAsthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of children, causing a huge burden on family and society It‟s prevalence has risen sharply over the past 30 years in many parts of the world with large geographical variations. However, in Iraq there is no national database which could be obtained. Due to the increasing number of cases and the burden of this health problem we investigated the sociodemographic and other risk factors related to asthma among primary school children. Modified ISAAC questionnaires were completed by the parents of 2262 children randomly chosen. We found males having higher rat of asthma Bing male be more at risk of developing asthma steadily increasing (27.4%), (28.3%)and (39.5%) with increased (CR) crowding rate (<3, 5 - 5,and >5) respectively. only CR of >5 acts as a significant risk factor for asthma. Urbanization acts as significant risk for developing asthma
The Influence of Sensory Gardens on the Behaviour of Children with Special Educational Needs
Get PDFThis study explores the use of sensory gardens by observing the zones and how they are utilised by children with special educational needs. Methods applied were interviews, observation and behaviour mapping, which was used in conjunction with the affordance theory. Affordance was categorised by landscape furniture, the soft and hard landscape in relation to three categories of activities: Sensory stimulation, physical and social skills. The findings discovered continuous pathways that link the sensory garden to the site context, had easy access to the features and had the highest number of users. This study also found that users spent a longer time in zones where sensory, rather than aesthetic value, was emphasised