Pocket settings for enhancing social learning experience on campus ground: A verbal-visual preference survey

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 102134 - 102134

Published: Jan. 10, 2023

Social learning spaces on campus ground, including nearby pockets, have become crucial for sustainable development to promote academic outcomes by enhancing the social experience. In line with global trends, pocket settings tropical should encourage interactive activities. This study aimed identify preferred attributes of predict students' experience grounds in a context. A visual-verbal questionnaire survey was conducted at three Malaysian universities investigate visual preference 408 respondents toward four different design (softscape, hardscape, shading structure, and activity type). Six photographs from hot moist regions were selected analyzed using systematic approach. found that main attribute predicting ground context providing designed robust, structure. Providing types unique softscape hardscapes also contribute Tropics. The results indicated students backgrounds (ethnicity, education, university) preferences pockets perform experiences grounds. findings contributed information sustainable, on-campus through integrating improve It may serve as reference policymakers, administration, architects, landscape urban planners optimize essential settings.

Language: Английский

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Maintenance priority towards the features and facilities in Malaysian public parks: Visitors’ perspective versus actual experience

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 102133 - 102133

Published: Jan. 11, 2023

The potential of public parks being able to promote mental and physical health the is widely discussed in recent years. However, report for park issues becomes a norm too. One debated maintenance drawback Malaysian parks, implicating underutilisation parks. To address issue, this paper aims examine priority towards park's features facilities Malaysia by considering visitors' expectation demand. A questionnaire survey was distributed users visitors with 1658 valid responses. mean analysis performed rank both perspective actual experience. Subsequently, Wilcoxon signed-rank test deployed difference between experience facilities. findings determine ten that should be prioritised respect their maintenance. Furthermore, it proven significant occurs all As result, study confirms need improving process recommends introduction prioritisation

Language: Английский

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Perceived Restorative Potential of Urban Parks by Citizens—A Case Study from Wrocław, Poland

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(10), P. 7912 - 7912

Published: May 11, 2023

Providing restorative green areas is important, especially in the city, where level of stress and noise relatively high. Therefore, areas, such as urban parks, should provide coherent audio–visual stimuli to achieve positive perception by residents. this study aims investigate potential for psychological regeneration parks terms visual soundscape assessment well assess role intensity different types sound contributing soundscape. In order aim, we chose eight city Wrocław audio used a group young adults survey respondents. The results show that are perceived undoubtedly more important than soundscape, talking, footsteps, music, children (playing), birds, vehicles most significant contribute depending on (with being beneficial if they completely inaudible). We conclude quality essential improve and, consequence, well-being health dwellers, there necessity strategies development plans including sensually inclusive public Wrocław.

Language: Английский

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Building a less intimidating cycling environment for women: A structural equation modeling analysis based on a VR-based laboratory experiment

Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 100, P. 431 - 457

Published: Dec. 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Women in a safe and healthy urban environment: environmental top priorities for the women’s presence in urban public spaces

BMC Women s Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: April 6, 2023

Abstract Today, in developing countries, women's need to be present urban public spaces and the establishment of everyday social interactions seem ignored more than other groups. Therefore, study aims achieve environmental components related women’s presence prioritize them. In this study, by scrutinizing criteria obtained from interviews, a questionnaire was prepared randomly distributed among 256 women population. IBM SPSS has been used analyze data explain priorities. The results T-test show that security (T-value = 6.508 T1 test), compatibility with behavioral patterns 4.975 T2 eventuality 11.064 T3 permeability 10.220 T4 attention climate 5.692 T5 liberty 11.184 T6 collective memory 7.367 T7 variety 1.816 T8 complexity 13.228 T9 identity 18.905 T10 test) are most important motivating spaces, respectively. According results, individual characteristics respondents, ( r 0.805), 0.784), 0.703), safety 0.644) have had positive correlation age respondents. indicated improving (individual, social, psychological) is main priority for over 18 spaces.

Language: Английский

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