Quality of Life : Public open space effects
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Since the open space quality and quantity becomes declined in many cities in developing countries, the research means to identify the relationship between the quality of public open space (POS) and quality of life (QOL) in Medan, Indonesia. The study measured the level of satisfaction of the visitors of POS by using five scale Likert Scale. The analysis shows that people perceived function as the most significant factor for POS and health as the most important aspect of QOL. Thus, there is a strong correlation between the quality of POS and the physical QOL.
Article Details
License
Copyright (c) 2018 Achmad Delianur Nasution, Wahyuni Zahrah
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
Beck, Helen (2009) Linking the Quality of Public Space to Quality of Life, Journal of Place Management and Development Vol. 2 No. 3, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Boyer, R., Savageau, D.(1981, 2000). Places Rated Almanac. Rand McNally, New York
CABE and DETR (2001) The Value of Urban Design, London: Thomas Telford
CABE Space (2010), Community Green: Using Local Spaces to Tackle Inequality and Improve Health.
Chiesura, Anna (2004) The Role of Urban Parks for The Sustainable City, Landscape and Urban Planning, 68 (2004) 129–138
Das, Daisy (2008) Urban Quality of Life: A Case Study of Guwahati, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. ,Soc Indic Res (2008) 88:297–310
Departemen Pekerjaan Umum Republik Indonesia (2006) Metropolitan Indonesia: Kenyataan dan Tantangan dalam Penataan Ruang, Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Penataan Ruang
Dick, H.W, P.J. Rimmer (1998) Beyond The Third World City : The New Urban Geography of South East Asia, Urban Studies, Edinburgh, Dec 1998, Vol.35 Iss.12 pg 2303
Douglas, Mike (2006) Local City, Capital City or World City? Civil Society, The Post Development State and The Globalization of Urban Space in Pacific Asia, Pacific Affairs, Vancouver : Winter 2005/2006, Vol. 78 Iss.4 pg 543
Freestone, Robert, Nichols David (2004) Realising New Leisure Opportunities for Old Urban Parks: The Internal Reserve in Australia. Landscape and Urban Planning 68 109–120
Gehl, Jan. (2002), Public Space and Public Life City of Adelaide: 2002. City of Adelaide, Adelaide.
Kaplan R, Kaplan S. (1989) The Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Maller, Cecily et al (2009) Healthy Parks, Healthy People: The Health Benefits of Contact with Nature in a Park Context, George Wright Forum Volume 26 Number 2 (2009)
Lynch, Karen (2007) Neighbourhood Parks In Saskatoon: Contributions To Perceptions Of Quality Of Life, Thesis, Department Of Geography, University Of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Marlin, J.T.(1992) The Livable Cities Almanac. Harper Collins, New York.
Project for Public Spaces, Inc (1984) Managing Downtown Public Spaces, Planners Press, Chicago Project for Public Spaces (2000) How to Turn a Place Around: A Handbook of Creating Successful Public Spaces, New York: Project For Public Space
Quintas, Andreia V., Curado, Maria Jose (2009), The Contribution of Urban Green Areas to The Quality of Life, www.cityfutures2009.com
Siu, Kin Wai Michael (2008) Public Design for Changing Urban Needs, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China,
Ulrich R.S. (1979) Visual landscapes and Psychological Wellbeing, Landscape Res., 4: 17-23.