scholarly journals Community Perceptions about Participating in Urban Park Establishment in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1268
Author(s):  
Bayarmaa Enkhbold ◽  
Kenichi Matsui

Urban parks are essential for communities to maintain and improve health, culture, and quality of life. However, Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, faces a shortage of urban parks due to overpopulation and unplanned land use. A good community-based strategy can help urban park planners and decision-makers understand residents’ needs. It can also improve livability and the urban environmental conditions at large. This paper attempts to understand residents’ perceptions about participating in urban park establishment and maintenance. As the past studies showed a lack of community participation in urban planning in Ulaanbaatar, it attempts to determine the extent to which residents perceive urban park benefits, the importance of community participation, preferred types of contribution, and willingness to contribution land in establishing urban parks in their neighborhood. In doing so, it identifies socio-demographic factors that influence their willingness to participate and contribute. A total of 600 paper-based questionnaires were randomly distributed among ger and apartment residents, and only 535 were analyzed. The result shows that approximately 73% of the respondents considered community participation very important for establishing urban parks in their neighborhood. Most respondents perceived urban park benefits as playgrounds for children, and relaxation and recreation. Respondents’ education and housing type were found significant in overall willingness to participate in park establishment and maintenance, whereas marital status and land size were observed statistically significant in the willingness of sharing some portions of their lands for park establishment in the ger area.

Author(s):  
Bisman ◽  
Muchlis Hamdi ◽  
Aries Jaenuri ◽  
Kusworo

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh partisipasi masyarakat dan kinerja pengelola terhadap kualitas pelayanan Penyediaan Sarana Air Minum dan Sanitasi Berbasis Masyarakat di Kabupaten Rokan Hulu. Populasi yaitu masyarakat yang memanfaatkan program Pamsimas dari tahun 2008 hingga 2018 sebanyak 14.605 kepala keluarga yang tersebar sebanyak 111 desa di Kabupaten Rokan Hulu. Jumlah sampel menggunakan rumus Slovin sebanyak 390 orang responden, dan teknik pengambilan sampel secara cluster sampling. Pengambilan informasi dari tanggapan responden menggunakan kuesioner denganskala likert dan dianalisis dengan regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukan partisipasi masyarakat dan kinerja pengelola berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kualitas pelayanan baik secara parsial maupun secara simultan.  AbstractThe purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of community participation and manager's performance on the quality of service provision of Community-Based Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities in Rokan Hulu Regency. The population is the people who use the Pamsimas program from 2008 to 2018 as many as 14,605 heads of family spread out as many as 111 villages in Rokan Hulu Regency. The number of samples using the Slovin formula were 390 respondents, and the sampling technique was cluster sampling. Retrieval of information from respondents' responses using a questionnaire with a Likert scale and analyzed by multiple linear regression. The results showed that community participation and manager's performance had a positive and significant effect on service quality, either partially or simultaneously.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Andi Nur Apung Massiseng ◽  
Andi Ummung

ABSTRAKLantebung memiliki hutan mangrove seluas 12 Ha dimana secara administratif wilayah ini masuk dalam wilayah Kelurahan Bira Kecamatan Tamalanrea Kota Makassar Propinsi Sulawesi Selatan.  Dengan luasan mangrove yang ada dan berada di kota besar yaitu Kota Makassar tentu saja memberi nilai tersendiri bagi kawasan ini karena mampu menjadi daya tarik bagi pengunjung baik wisatawan lokal maupun internasional, apalagi dengan adanya infrastruktur yang mendukung ekowisata mangrove tersebut menjadikan kawasan ini sebagai alternatif destinasi wisata baru di kota Makassar yang berbasis sumberdaya alam.  Dengan peningkatan jumlah wistawan yang berkunjung setiap hari, tentu saja  membawa dampak antara lain: kegiatan wisatawan yang mengancam konservasi laut, sarana dan prasarana pariwisata yang ada tidak mampu mengakomodasi lonjakan wisatawan yang datang dan sumberdaya manusia yang kurang memadai untuk mengembangkan pariwisata berbasis masyarakat dan berbasis konservasi.   Oleh sebab itu, tujuan umum dari program KKN-PPM ini adalah untuk membantu memberdayakan masyarakat agar mampu mengelola pariwisata pesisir yang berbasis masyarakat dan berbasis konservasi lingkungan. Sedangkan tujuan khusus dari kegiatan ini adalah: 1) Peningkatan kualitas sarana dan prasarana dasar kegiatan pariwisata; 2) Peningkatan kualitas sumberdaya manusia dalam memberikan layanan pariwisata; 3) Peningkatan partisipasi masyarakat dalam menjaga sumberdaya alam pesisir pantai Lantebung.  Adapun target yang telah dicapai pada kegiatan ini adalah: 1) Pengelolaan Lingkungan, Sampah dan Sanitasi; 2). Pengadaan Sarana Air Bersih; 3) Pembuatan Spot Berfoto Pengunjung; 4). Pembuatan paket wisata bagi pengelola; serta 5). Penyuluhan tentang Konservasi dan Ekowisata dan Penanaman Mangrove.  Metode yang digunakan adalah Sosialisasi, Penyuluhan, Pelatihan, Wawancara dengan menggunakan kuesioner untuk Evaluasi.   Dengan pelaksanaan program KKN PPM di Lantebung, maka target luaran yaitu perbaikan sistem lingkungan, Peningkatan pendapatan masyarakat (ekonomi), peningkatan partisipasi masyarakat, publikasi jurnal nasional, artikel di Media Massa cetak lokal, peningkatan keterampilan, keberdayaan masyarakat serta menghasilkan kualitas produk yang meningkat, dan meningkatnya kemampuan manajemen dari masyarakat telah tercapai. ABSTRACTLantebung has a 12 hectare mangrove forest which administratively belongs to the Bira Village, Tamalanrea District, Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province. With the extent of existing mangroves and located in big cities, namely the city of Makassar, of course gives its own value for this area because it can be an attraction for visitors both local and international tourists, especially with the infrastructure that supports the mangrove ecotourism makes this area as an alternative tourist destination new in the city of Makassar based on natural resources. With the increase in the number of tourists visiting every day, of course the impact will include: tourist activities that threaten marine conservation, existing tourism facilities and infrastructure unable to accommodate the surge of tourists who come and inadequate human resources to develop community-based and conservation-based tourism . Therefore, the general objective of the KKN-PPM program is to help empower the community to be able to manage community-based coastal tourism and environment-based conservation. While the specific objectives of this activity are: 1) Improving the quality of basic facilities and infrastructure of tourism activities; 2) Improving the quality of human resources in providing tourism services; 3) Increasing community participation in protecting the natural resources of the Lantebung coast. The targets achieved in this activity are: 1) Environmental, Garbage and Sanitation Management; 2). Provision of Clean Water Facilities; 3) Making Visitor's Photographed Spot; 4). Making tour packages for managers; and 5). Counseling about Conservation and Ecotourism and Mangrove Planting. The method used is Socialization, Counseling, Training, Interview using a questionnaire for evaluation. With the implementation of the KKN PPM program in Lantebung, the output targets are improvement of the environmental system, increasing community income (economy), increasing community participation, publication of national journals, articles in local print mass media, skills enhancement, community empowerment and resulting in increased product quality, and improved management capabilities of the community have been achieved. 


Author(s):  
Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman ◽  
Afrizal Naumar ◽  
Abdul Hakim Mohammed ◽  
Shazmin Shareena Abdul Azis

Improving the quality of life of a community or an individual is an important aspect for society. This can be achieved in a number of ways that involve the participation of a number of parties. One way is through a community-based sanitation program (SANIMAS). However, community participation is another challenge that we should consider in order to ensure the success of promoting participation in a community-based program as one of the ways to improve the quality of life of society as a whole. The aim of present study is therefore to identify factors influencing community participation in a SANIMAS program. Community participation was measured in the form of frequency and quantitative descriptive distribution on the basis of the Likert scale. Findings discusses a number of internal and external factors related to community participation in the SANIMAS program. It contributes to the current literature review of various internal and external factors that promote the participation of the community in improving their quality of life. This study may be used as a reference for the Government and may be established at other locations for the development of environmental infrastructure in the context of the participation of the urban community.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamirah Rosli ◽  
Oliver Hoon Leh Ling ◽  
Nurhazlin Amira Mohd Adzmi ◽  
Marlyana Azzyati Marzukhi

Nowadays, people, especially urban dwellers were not active. Physical inactivity will lead to an unhealthy body. Previous research found that physical activity will contribute to a healthy life. Based on the previous research, high-quality recreation areas, including urban parks and playgrounds can provide a wide variety of opportunities for physical activity and have the potential to help community in leading a more active lifestyle. However, the statistical relationship between the quality of urban parks and physical activity is yet to be examined, especially for Malaysia. Due to the gap, a study was conducted in Changkat Public Park (Taman Awam Changkat), Batu Gajah, Perak Darul Ridzuan with the aim to examine the statistical relationship between quality of the urban park and physical activity. The park quality was evaluated based on five (5) aspects which were facilities and amenities, accessibility, informative (signage), safety, as well as attraction. Pertaining to physical activity, this study focussed on time allocation, as well as frequency and type of activity of the park visitors. Data were obtained through a questionnaire survey among visitors. The relationship between urban park quality and physical activity in the study area was analysed using a correlation test. The study found that the quality of the park was moderately corrected to the active level of the respondents. As an implication, urban parks require serious concern by the designers and managers to uphold the quality for visitors.


Author(s):  
Nur Allia Mohamad ◽  
Hazreena Hussein

A restorative environment tells how certain types of environment help heals people mentally and physically, and many studies in the related field have drawn connection that natural and green places are more likely to be restorative to a person’s health, especially when compared those living in cities. In Kuala Lumpur, rapid urbanization and previous poor city planning result in residents becoming increasingly susceptible to mental fatigue and urban stress. Residents frequent for the very few urban parks available as a place to restore themselves, thus the restorative qualities of the urban parks are critical to elevating the quality of life. This study investigates the theory of restorative environment and highlighting its criteria in the context of Kuala Lumpur, by analyzing an existing urban park as a case study: the Perdana Botanical Garden. The methods used include site observation, interview, and a questionnaire to evaluate the quality of the environment as well as user perception. Data from finding confirms the restorative theories as perceived by users and its suggested space criteria and shows that most users come to the park as green therapy and to relieve stress and relax, as they find that the natural scenery and engaging landscaping inside the park are restorative to their overall well-being.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2125
Author(s):  
Zening Xu ◽  
Xiaolu Gao ◽  
Zhiqiang Wang ◽  
Jie Fan

Urban parks play a key role in urban sustainable development. This paper proposes a method for the evaluation of public parks from the perspective of accessibility and quality. The method includes the data extraction of urban park locations and the delineation of urban built-up areas. The processing of urban park data not only involves the extraction from digital maps, but also the classification of urban parks using a semi-automated model in ArcGIS. The urban area is identified using the Point of Interest (POI) data in digital maps, taking economic and human activities into consideration. The service area and its overlapped time is included in the evaluation indicators. With a clear definition of park and urban built-up area, the evaluation result of urban parks is of great comparability. Taking China as an example, the quality of urban parks in 273 prefecture-level cities has been evaluated. The results show that the average service coverage of urban parks in Chinese cities is 64.8%, and that there are significant disparities between cities with different population sizes and locations. The results suggest the necessity to improve public parks in small-and-medium sized cities and inland areas to strengthen the coordination of urbanization and regional development.


Inclusion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-350
Author(s):  
Sheng-Lun Cheng ◽  
Seb M. Prohn ◽  
Parthenia Dinora ◽  
Michael D. Broda ◽  
Matthew Bogenschutz

Abstract National policy and litigation have been a catalyst in many states for expanding personal outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and have served as an impetus for change in state IDD systems. Although several metrics are used to examine personal outcomes, the National Core Indicators (NCI) In-Person Survey (IPS) is one tool that provides an annual depiction of the lives of people who receive Medicaid Home and Community Based IDD waiver services (HCBS). This article examines whether a validated, three-factor (Privacy Rights, Everyday Choice, and Community Participation) measure of Personal Opportunity, derived from NCI items, functions as predicted across non-equivalent, NCI cohorts (N = 2400) from Virginia in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Multiple-groups confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to examine the invariance and generalizability of the Personal Opportunity constructs. Results indicated that Privacy Rights, Everyday Choice, and Community Participation measured the same concepts even when time and group varied. Significant improvements in Privacy Rights and Community Participation were observed when comparing latent factor means across years. Findings provide stakeholders with a tool for interpreting personal outcomes in the contexts of policy and practice intended to improve inclusion and quality of life for adults with IDD.


Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1233
Author(s):  
Shixian Luo ◽  
Jing Xie ◽  
Katsunori Furuya

Urban parks are essential parts of a city’s natural environment, and blue spaces of urban parks bring aesthetic and health benefits to people. However, the current blue spaces mainly focus on the marine environment or a giant water body scale at the urban or regional level. The urban park blue spaces (e.g., rivers, creeks, ponds) are relatively neglected. An experiment involving 10 different urban park blue spaces in Huanhuaxi park was conducted to assess urban park blue spaces’ aesthetic preference and restorative potential. The results indicated that (1) a water body with good water quality and natural visual form may be more attractive and have restorative potential; (2) blue spaces with high vegetation diversity are preferred, and artificial elements should be evaluated more carefully when added to the scene to avoid disharmony and conflict with the surrounding environment; (3) in practical design, the proportions of plants, buildings, topographical changes, and water should be coordinated to maintain the blue space’s landscape heterogeneity; (4) more leisure activities and interactions should be considered for better recovery; and (5) designers need to emphasize the balance of natural and man-made elements to enhance the visual quality of the water feature. This investigation is important for the management and development of leisure and natural resources in urban parks.


Noise Mapping ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carlos Lobo Soares ◽  
J. Luis Bento Coelho

AbstractThe importance of soundscape in urban public parks has galvanised researchers concerned with improving the sound environment in cities. Existing literature reveals, however, a relative paucity of studies on soundscape in particular sociocultural and environmental contexts, and on the influence of these contexts in the perception of the urban sound space.Within this framework, this paper investigates the soundscape of parks in the cities of Belém, Brazil, and Lisbon, Portugal. The influence of geography and climate as determinant of activities and behaviors, the emission of natural and man-made sounds that characterise the soundscape of urban parks, the way park users evaluate the quality of sound environments were analysed, as were other elements that contribute for such an appreciation. The methodology encompassed sound measurements inside and outside the parks, analysis of the audibility of identifiable sound sources, study of local uses and activities through soundwalks and interviews, and assessment of responses to enquiries. The results shows that the soundscape of park depends on different features such as geography, climate, urban architecture, park infrastructure, sound sources, and most importantly the visitors’ expectations for the planned activities, together with their other sensorial responses, which proved to be different in distinct sociocultural and environmental contexts.


2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A634-A634 ◽  
Author(s):  
K OLDEN ◽  
W CHEY ◽  
J BOYLE ◽  
E CARTER ◽  
L CHANG

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