THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMAN HAPPINESS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING: CASE STUDY PUCHONG INDAH HOUSING ESTATE, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

Authors

  • Oliver Ling Hoon Leh Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
  • Farah Ayuni Marhalim Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
  • Siti Nur Afiqah Mohamed Musthafa Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
  • Yusfida Ayu Abdullah Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
  • Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v13i5.139

Keywords:

Happiness, neighbourhood, planning aspects, quality, satisfaction

Abstract

People living in urban area are always linked to stressful life and less happiness. One of the symptoms is the increasing number of people experiencing depression. Besides, there is also the feeling of fear (unsafe) within the community. To overcome the problems, neighbourhood planning should take into consideration the elements of happiness. A study was carried out at Puchong Indah Housing Estate, with the objectives to examine the level of happiness of residents and to analyse the relationship between happiness and neighbourhood planning aspects. Questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the level of happiness and satisfaction among the residents. The Spearman correlation was applied for the relationship analysis. The main findings demonstrate that the people in Puchong Indah are happy. The residential area planning aspects, i.e. community relationship, accessibility to public areas, transportation and safety aspects were significantly related to happiness of respondents. Recommendations were constructed based on the findings.

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Published

2015-11-30

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Hoon Leh, O. L., Marhalim, F. A., Mohamed Musthafa, S. N. A., Abdullah, Y. A., & Marzukhi, M. A. (2015). THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMAN HAPPINESS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING: CASE STUDY PUCHONG INDAH HOUSING ESTATE, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v13i5.139

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Vol. 13 (2015): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 13, 2015

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