GREEN SPACE AUDITS ON ITS ACCESSIBILITY IN PASIR GUDANG

Authors

  • Wan Yusryzal Wan Ibrahim Faculty of Built Environment UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Ahmad Long Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD) Faculty of Built Environment UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
  • Ariva Sugandi Permana Faculty of Built Environment UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v11i2.115

Keywords:

green space auditing, accessibility, geographic information system, quality of life.

Abstract

Green space is an essential element in a city that serves outdoor recreational place for the community. It helps generating the economic and social values and promoting a healthy lifestyle for local community. The aim of the study is to audit the green spaces in Pasir Gudang Municipality and promote the strategies to improve the use of green space in the study area towards better quality of life of the citizens. The study classifies the existing green spaces in Pasir Gudang in terms of size, function, use, quality, area, accessibility and facilities provided in the green space areas. Two key points have been identified as a basic reference before any development of green spaces take place in Pasir Gudang. The study reveals that present green space areas in Pasir Gudang Municipality are able to serve most communities in the municipality. However, still about 35% of the municipality area is not presently served by the existing green spaces. Thus quantity, quality and accessibility of the green space areas need improvement. This study also shows the potential network of the access that will be able to improve the approachability of all existing green space areas by the citizens to contribute to their quality of life.

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Published

2013-07-30

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Wan Ibrahim, W. Y., Long, A., & Permana, A. S. (2013). GREEN SPACE AUDITS ON ITS ACCESSIBILITY IN PASIR GUDANG. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v11i2.115

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No. 2 (2013): Special Issue II, 2013

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