scholarly journals Study of Quality Living Environment for Temporary Construction Workers' Accommodation in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Hazwan Bin Zubir ◽  
Asiah Abdul Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Combine Method ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Poor Condition ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Research Findings

This research is to study the quality of living environment in workers’ accommodation for construction workers in Malaysia. In Malaysia, workers’ accommodation known as rumah kongsi. The research aim to identify appropriate and quality of living environment for construction workers. Majority the construction workers accommodation in Malaysia are currently in a poor condition. The poor condition of accommodation for construction workers have raised many issues affecting their surroundings and built environment. Some of the issues include health, social and finance. However, there are initiatives made by the Malaysian government especially Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KLCH) in which they have come out with guidelines in providing accommodation for the construction workers. Previous studies showed that some developers and contractors providing improper and inadequate living environment for the construction workers, which lead to several issues, including safety and poor living facilities. The objectives of the studies, firstly to study the existing code of practice and guidelines in providing workers accommodation, secondly, to evaluate the existing workers accommodation in Malaysia and finally to propose the good, safety and practical living environment for workers accommodation. The methodology apply in this study include mix method or combine method which are, interview, case study, observation and content analysis. The data obtained from various methods are using descriptive analysis. In conclusion, this research findings attempts to provide guidelines and model of the most suitable living environment for workers accommodation in construction industry in Malaysia.

BUILDING THE SAFE CITY PLANNING CONCEPT : AN ANALYSIS OF PRECEDING STUDIES

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arinah Rozhan ◽  
Yunos, M. Y. M. ◽  
Md Azree Othuman Mydin ◽  
Nor Kalsum Mohd Isa ◽  
Noor Fazamimah Mohd Ariffin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Planning Concept

The upsetting number of crime occurring in the cities evokes the fear of crime among the civilians. In order to provide a good quality of living environment, a safe city planning must be implemented. To achieve this, several safe city concepts are reviewed. This paper aim to study several safe city concepts done by other researchers. In order to search for the best safe city concepts, a qualitative method research which involves content analysis is the most suitable approach to be employed in this study. This research will develop a new safe city conceptual framework based on the synergy of the previous studies. It is noted that the main concept of safe city planning are the activities and proposition of land use planning, identification of hot spot crime areas, improvement of physical environment and public transport system and appropriate surveillance. 

scholarly journals Discussion on Green Building Design

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gao Hong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
The People

Abstract:  In  order  to continually meet the growing material and cultural needs of the people, leads to increasing scale in construction, to a certain extent, has accelerated the pace of urban construction in China,but also exposed many shortcomings. For example,the energy consumption of the construction industry is too large, it is pernicious to the sustainable development of modern society in China, and the substance of green building is use of energy-saving harmless resources to build a comfortable and healthy living environment,to ensure the quality of living environment and reduce the threat to health of human. With the strength of economic benefits,energy conservation and other advantages, making a major contributions to the economic environment. Therefore, this research will study from the relevant requirements of green building design,in-depth discussion of green building design techniques as a reference for the industry practitioners.

scholarly journals Penilaian Kemiskinan Partisipatif pada Kawasan Transisi Perdesaan ke Perkotaan di Kabupaten Sragen

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
PRITA RAMADIANI ◽  
FADJAR HARI MARDIANSJAH
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Transitional Area ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Poverty Assessment ◽  
The Common

Poverty in rural-urban transitional area has distinct characteristics from those in urban or rural poverty. This phenomenon can also be seen in Sragen Regency, peri-urban of Solo Raya. A descriptive analysis based on participatory poverty-assessment is conducted in this research in order to understand the poors in the transitional area. A set of questions was given to 100 poor households in urban agglomeration of Sragen. The main finding confirms that 29 households have better livelihood compared to 10 years ago, even though the improvements has not come as expected. Unequal distribution and different accessibility among community groups for urban facilities are identified as the common problems, as well as low standard of urban infrastructures provision in several neighborhoods which requires improvement. The increase of job opportunities is not followed significantly by occupational shift of the poors because of their limited competency and ability. Having this context, policies in such areas should not only related to urban facilities, infrastructures, as well as the living environment provision and improvement, but also needs some elements that focus on labor development, including improvement of competency and asset utilization for business development. These policies are needed in order to improve the quality of urban living environment without compromising the poor’s ability to compete in the rural-urban transitional situation.

A methodological approach to organizational evaluationofinpatient, medical social and pharmaceutical care institutions that assist seniors (on the example of the Moscow boarding house for labor veterans)

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-816
Author(s):  
Nikolay Burdaev ◽  
Sanna Sboeva ◽  
Oksana Zaharova ◽  
Nikolay Chebyshev ◽  
Svetlana Chebysheva
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Boarding House ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Survey Results

Objective: This study aims to develop methodological bases of medical social and pharmaceutical care for elderly with systemic diseases in inpatient institutions. Materials and methods: The study was done by using system, comparative, logical and retrospective analyses, as well as through content analysis and with the help of the survey method. Based on the research findings, a methodological approach was developed. Results and Discussion: This study examined the organizational structure and living environment of the Moscow boarding house for labor veterans and determined the distribution of diagnoses in the population of boarding house residents. The paper also provides information on gender and age differences in cardiovascular morbidity among older adults. Conclusion: The paper presents patient satisfaction ratings with the quality of medical, social and pharmaceutical services provided in the examined boarding house against 6 criteria. The satisfaction survey results suggested high quality of care delivery. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(4) 2021 p.809-816

Is money always the most important thing? Polish construction workers in Ireland

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicja Bobek ◽  
James Wickham ◽  
Elaine Moriarty ◽  
Justyna Salamońska
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Celtic Tiger ◽  
Family Issues ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Economic Migration ◽  
Initial Move

Migrant workers in the construction industry are often taken to be motivated purely by short-term financial gains. The dramatic influx of Polish workers into the Irish building industry during the Celtic Tiger boom thus appears a clear case of economic migration. A qualitative panel study (2008–2013) which interviewed Polish construction workers through the boom and subsequent recession reveals a more complex picture. Migrants’ initial move to Ireland was sometimes motivated partly by non-financial concerns such as the desire for new experiences. When the construction industry crashed, many migrants did leave Ireland, but interviews with them back in Poland showed that family issues such as children’s education had been important. Many migrants remained in Ireland, sometimes facilitated by access to unemployment benefits. The Polish construction workers included some with technical and professional qualifications and these appear more likely to have stayed in Ireland. This decision often involved re-training for a new career and was motivated by new social relationships and a perceived better quality of life. These findings suggest that the issues raised by contemporary lifestyle migration are relevant even for some construction workers.

Study on Engineers’ Retention in Indian Construction Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 2778-2781
Author(s):  
Kamal Selvaraj ◽  
Fathima Hazeen ◽  
C. Umarani
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Retention Strategies ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Overall Efficiency ◽  
Spss Software

The Construction industry is a challenging, competitive and rapidly growing industry. Because of urbanization, infrastructural development and people's rising expectations for improved quality of living, construction become the second largest economic activity in India. As a result there is a competition for finding efficient and talented engineers which results in increased rate of Engineers’ attrition. Engineers’ attrition affects the overall efficiency of the organization. It results in loss of productivity, profit, time; resources etc.The sample of study consists of 120 engineers working in various construction organizations in India through questionnaire. The SPSS software was used for data analysis and findings. The purpose of this study is to find out the various reasons for Engineers turnover and to suggest effective retention strategies for Engineers’ retention. This study concludes that pay, Job satisfaction, Increased job opportunities, Lack of growth opportunities, Lack of respect from superiors have a great effect on engineers attrition.

Residential Design Idea - As a Case of Xinyang Greentown Estate in Mudanjiang

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 6629-6636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Yang
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Basic Material ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Wind Environment ◽  
Estate Planning ◽  
Planning Scheme ◽  
Quality Of Living

This paper takes the planning scheme of Xinyang Greentown Estate in Mudanjing as an example and studies the modern theory of human settlements. Meanwhile, we start the plan with general plotting, designing and planning, and architectural design. We also focus on creating humanized living environment, the harmony between commercial and residential buildings, and the separation of noise and silence. Then we use Air-pak to simulate the wind environment after the completion of it, and it fills the blanks of wind environment research of estate planning. Under the guiding principle of “people oriented”, the target of estate planning is to establish the mechanism which makes different functions of the estate run-in synchronism. In order to build a civilized, comfortable and healthy estate, it is necessary to follow the guidance of sustainable development strategy to meet people's increasing material and spiritual needs. Along with China’s economy development and the improvement of people’s living standard, people’s environmental awareness is becoming stronger and stronger, and the requirements of living environment is becoming higher and higher. After meeting with the basic material needs, people will begin to pursue a higher level of spiritual needs. Which embodied in residence is that the initial pursuit of shelter gradually transforms into the pursuit of a higher level of ownership, respect and value realization. Today high-quality living environment is the noble pursuit of modern living, and estate planning is directly related to the quality of living environment. This paper takes the planning scheme of Xinyang Greentown Estate in Mudanjing as an example and conducts some initial research on the improvement of the quality of living environment in various aspects.

NEPALESE LIVING IN HONG KONG: SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND HIGHER EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 47-66
Author(s):  
PILAR VALENZUELA-SILVA ◽  
MONIT CHEUNG
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Direct Input

With a focus on research conducted after Hong Kong reunited with China in 1997, this paper documents how the Nepalese immigrants living in Hong Kong processed their decision to either stay in Hong Kong or return to their home country. A review of 40 studies targeting Nepalese immigrants who chose to stay in Hong Kong found that these families were primarily influenced by: 1) their immigration history, including their roles as Gurkhas in the Hong Kong military and their contributions to the local labor force, and 2) their quality of living in Hong Kong versus Nepal. Among these 40 studies, only seven offered statistics with direct input from Nepalese research participants. Their responses show that the three different generations of Nepalese living in Hong Kong, while contributing to the cultural richness in Hong Kong, have experienced profound social exclusion. This article seeks to compile research findings to define issues facing Nepalese in Hong Kong and offers suggested solutions to the question: How can social workers help Nepalese in Hong Kong obtain economic and educational opportunities to enhance their quality of life? Implications for further research and social service interventions are explored with attention to social inclusion and promoting higher education opportunities.

Use of Residential Area Landscape in the Landscape Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 1079-1080 ◽  
pp. 318-321
Author(s):  
Xiao Xia Fan
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Urban Greening ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Space System ◽  
Quality Of Living

Residential area greening is an important part of urban greening, close to the residents, the most closely relationship with residents' daily life, it is the improvement of the quality of living environment, improve people's physical and mental health is very important. Residential area greening level, is an important symbol of urban modernization. Residential green space's most widely distributed in the urban landscape green space system, is the crucial aspect of common greening, is an important part of the urban ecological system.

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