MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HUMAN INTERACTION IN OPEN SPACES
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https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v16i7.519Keywords:
open spaces, human-human interaction, human-nature interactionAbstract
Due to rapid urban development, open spaces have changed drastically over the decades and generations have been struggling with its consequences. There have been various studies on how open spaces provide positive reaction to human. Apparently, in relation to open spaces, Malaysia has received very little attention from researchers. This paper investigates the human interaction experienced in the open spaces and how it relates to city sustainability. The aim of this paper is to provide valuable insight of the various dimensions of human interaction experienced in open spaces. This study employed a quantitative research method whereby questionnaire survey was administered to 861 respondents who visited five selected open spaces of Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The findings in thispaper address human-human interaction and human-nature interaction in the parks.
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