scholarly journals Creating Good Social Behavior through User-friendly Street Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Norhafizah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Izham Ghani ◽  
Azrul Bahaluddin ◽  
Nur Huzeima Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Street Environment ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper explores the notion of user-friendly streets. The primary concern is to identify the people’s need for social behaviours on street environment. The urban street environment is examined in respect of the physical qualities through the analysis of questionnaire surveys. Structured observations of the users’ activities and physical environment of the street was conducted as part of the multi-method approach. The users’ needs of a user- friendly street in the Malaysian context are mainly similar to the previous theories developed by other countries, especially the developed ones. However, the attributes that contribute to the factors vary for each context.Keywords: Urban streets; social behaviour; people’s need; user-friendlyeISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals The Need for Good Social Behavior through People Friendly Urban Streets

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Norhafizah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Izham Ghani ◽  
Azrul Bahaluddin ◽  
Nur Huzeima Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Street Environment ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper explores the notion of people’-friendly streets. The primary concern is to identify the people’s need for social behaviours on urban streets. The street environment is examined in respect of the physical qualities through the analysis of questionnaire surveys. Structured observations of the users’ activities and physical environment of the street was conducted as part of the multi-method approach. The users’ needs of a user- friendly street in the Malaysian context are mainly similar to the previous theories developed by other countries, especially the developed ones. However, the attributes that contribute to the factors vary for each context.Keywords: Urban streets; social behaviour; people’s need; people-friendlyISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Street Design and Human Behaviour Factors towards a Safe Urban Environment for Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Norhafizah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Maimon Ali ◽  
Izham Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Street Environment

Integrating women safety in the urban street environment is critical in creating good quality living to improve living standard. This paper discusses women’s needs and characteristics of urban streets that can affect women’s behaviour. The objectives of this paper are to identify the characters of urban environment in making streets safe for women and establishing the characteristics of safe urban street environment for women. This study is conducted using mixed methodology to identify the relationship between urban street design and women’s behaviour. This paper will contribute towards safe urban street design with an excellent urban environment and dynamic economic activities. Keywords: women safety; urban design; safe cities; behavioural study eISSN: 2398-4295 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER, ABRA & cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v4i17.184

scholarly journals Relationship Between Street Design and Human Behaviour in Making Cities Safe for Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Norhafizah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Maimon Ali ◽  
Izham Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
Street Design ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Street Environment

Integrating women safety in the urban street environment is critical in creating good quality living to improve living standard. This paper discusses women needs and characteristics of urban streets that can affect women behaviour. The objectives of this paper are to identify the characters of the urban environment in making streets safe for women and establishing the characteristics of safe urban street environment for women. This study is conducted using a mixed methodology to identify the relationship between urban street design and women behaviour. This paper will contribute towards safe urban street design with an excellent urban environment and dynamic economic activities. Keywords: women safety; urban design; safe cities; behavioural study eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1741

scholarly journals A User-Friendly Shopping Street

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norhafizah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Siti Rasidah Md Sakip ◽  
Nadiyanti Mat Nayan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Physical Quality ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Open Access Article

The primary concern of this paper is to identify the relationship between attributes under physical qualities and activities that contribute to the user-friendly street. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is used in the early stages to gather information about the interrelationships among variables. The Cronbach’s Alpha (α) value was used to determine the level of reliability through the internal consistency for each factor. The result for the validity of all construct achieved Alpha (α) value exceeding 0.70. This research found that there are positive correlation between safety with comfort and convenience, safety with accessibility, and accessibility with comfort and convenience.Keywords: Urban shopping, street, physical quality, street activities, user-friendlyeISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress and Behavioural Studies of Facilities Management Employees in Commercial Complex

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ezanee Hashim ◽  
Zarina Isnin ◽  
Faridah Ismail ◽  
Nurul Ashikin Norrihan ◽  
Rashadah Razali
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Open Access Article

Stress is inevitable in any types of occupation and career. It is recognised as major managerial and economic issues which contribute to employee turnover and poor performance. There is  a  need to  understand how  to reduce the effects to employees. This study aims to determine the stress relationship between employees in commercial complex facilities management organisations. Data collection is through questionnaire surveys to employees and semi-structured interviews to selected facilities managers for commercial complexes in Klang Valley, Malaysia. 7he ßndings indicated existence of stress that affected the occupational and behavioural performances of employees. Keywords: Commercial complexes, Customers’ satisfaction, Human behaviour, Occupational stress eISSN 2514-7528 © 2017 The Author. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Social Sustainable Accessibility for People with Disabilities at Public Transport Stations through Sustainable Development Goals in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halmi Zainol ◽  
Haryati Mohd Isa ◽  
Siti Rashidah Md Sakip ◽  
Ainaa Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Open Access Article

It is important to consider sustainable design for accessibility in all aspects of physical development. The accessibility of social sustainable for people with disabilities (PWDs) is essential to ensure that they do not feel segregated from the community. The facilities provided must be user-friendly at places where they live and work. Although there are common facilities for PWDs, most of them do not function well and are not convenient to be used by the disabled people. One primary way to assist them to be self-dependent and self-reliant is to improve the accessibility for people with disabilities at public transport stationsKeywords: Social; Sustainable; Disabled; PWDseISSN: 2398-4287 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1499

scholarly journals PWDs Accessibility Audit: Commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 177-186
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ezanee Hashim ◽  
Siti Aida Samikon ◽  
Faridah Ismail ◽  
Hikmah Kamarudin
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Open Access Article

Barriers may restrict the mobility of people with disabilities (PWDs) in a building. This research identifies the effectiveness of accessibility in commercial complexes in the Klang valley in the state of Selangor Malaysia. Data were based from semi structured interviews and site audit with four groups of respondents of different type of disability. The finding reveals it is mandatory requirements to provide user friendly accessibility within and outside buildings as there are weaknesses found such as poor thought out solution, poor quality materials, limited guidelines and weak enforcement by the relevant authorities. The findings highlighted could be a benchmark for PWDs building industry in developing a user friendly and accessible building environment in commercial complexes. Keywords: access, effectiveness, people with disabilities (PWDs) eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i8.291

scholarly journals OHSAS 18001: Sustainable construction

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Mohd Arif Marhani ◽  
Hamimah Adnan ◽  
Faridah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Open Access Article

OHSAS 18001 was proposed to promote an organisation manages occupational health and safety (OH&S) risks and further improved work operations. However, the positive efforts by the government of Malaysia to improve the implementation, use and acceptance level of OHSAS 18001 are still not remarkable. Hence, the objectives of this paper are to determine the level of acceptance and to establish the best alternative practice in implementing OHSAS 18001. Questionnaire surveys were used as the research method. It is hoped that the implementation of OHSAS 18001 can stimulate the atmosphere of safety culture towards sustainable construction in the Malaysian construction industry. Keywords: Acceptance; OHSAS 18001; Sustainable Construction; Malaysian Construction Industry eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Social Sustainable Accessibility for Disabled Person through Sustainable Development Goals in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Halmi Zainol ◽  
Haryati Mohd Isa ◽  
Siti Rashidah Md Sakip ◽  
Ainaa Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Open Access Article

The sustainable design for accessibility is essential in all aspects of physical development. The accessibility of social sustainable for people with disabilities (PWDs) is essential to ensure that they do not feel segregated from the community. The facilities provided must be user-friendly at places where they live and work. Although there are common facilities for PWDs, most of them do not function well and are not convenient to be used by the disabled people. One primary way to assist them to be self-dependent and self-reliant is to improve the accessibility for people with disabilities at public transport stations. Keywords: Social; Sustainable; Disabled; PWDs eISSN 2398-4279 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v4i16.195

scholarly journals Street Vending in Urban Street Corridor in Medan, Indonesia: Potency or Problem?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Wahyuni Zahrah ◽  
Achmad Delianur Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Street Vending ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper is aimed to investigate the role of street vending to support public life in the urban street. The study took place in three shop houses corridors in Medan, i.e., Asia, Kapten Muslim, and Ring Road Corridor. The research used the descriptive-exploratory method that collected qualitative and quantitative data. The exploration found that the street vending spots became the only place for social interaction, but not so intensive. The study pointed out to accommodate the street vending in a particular space of the corridor, in line with the re-arrangement of the whole area of the street to be a more human-friendly public space.Keywords: street vending; urban street; public life; MedaneISSN: 2398-4287© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i10.1623

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