Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Residential neighbourhood satisfaction is an important indicator of housing neighbourhood quality which affects individuals' quality of life. This paper aims to examine social, economic and physical features of urban neighbourhoods that contribute to the overall satisfaction of with the neig...
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| author | Salleh, Abdul Ghani Badarulzaman, Nurwati |
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| description | Residential neighbourhood satisfaction is an important indicator of housing
neighbourhood quality which affects individuals' quality of life. This paper aims to examine
social, economic and physical features of urban neighbourhoods that contribute to the
overall satisfaction of with the neighbourhood which in turn affects positively the overall
feelings toward life. Data for the study come from primary source collected through personal
interview of households randomly selected using the systematic sampling procedure from
households living in middle income residential neighbourhoods in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Data are analysed using descriptive statistics of the mean scores of satisfaction based on a
Likert scale. The findings of the study indicate the residents were generally satisfied with the
overall quality of life. However, the satisfaction level was low for public transport, political
activities and cost of living from physical, social and economic aspects respectively. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-421472018-09-27T06:45:28Z http://eprints.usm.my/42147/ Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Salleh, Abdul Ghani Badarulzaman, Nurwati TH1-9745 Building construction Residential neighbourhood satisfaction is an important indicator of housing neighbourhood quality which affects individuals' quality of life. This paper aims to examine social, economic and physical features of urban neighbourhoods that contribute to the overall satisfaction of with the neighbourhood which in turn affects positively the overall feelings toward life. Data for the study come from primary source collected through personal interview of households randomly selected using the systematic sampling procedure from households living in middle income residential neighbourhoods in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Data are analysed using descriptive statistics of the mean scores of satisfaction based on a Likert scale. The findings of the study indicate the residents were generally satisfied with the overall quality of life. However, the satisfaction level was low for public transport, political activities and cost of living from physical, social and economic aspects respectively. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42147/1/Art_7_jcdc17-2.pdf Salleh, Abdul Ghani and Badarulzaman, Nurwati (2012) Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 17 (2). pp. 117-123. ISSN 1823-6499 http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol17_2_2012/Art%207_jcdc17-2.pdf |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Salleh, Abdul Ghani Badarulzaman, Nurwati Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia |
| title | Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia |
| title_full | Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia |
| title_short | Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Neighbourhoods Of
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia |
| title_sort | quality of life of residents in urban neighbourhoods of pulau pinang malaysia |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/42147/1/Art_7_jcdc17-2.pdf |
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