Indicators of the Public Participation Exercise for Designing Public Parks in Malaysia: A Systematic Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Public Participation Exercise—PPE
4. Sustainable Assessment’s Tool
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighbourhood Development (LEED-ND)—United States [47].
- Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)—United Kingdom [48].
- Integrated Design Process (IDP)—Canada [49].
- Sustainable Site Initiative SITES v2 Rating System for sustainable land design and development—United States [50].
- Green Mark (For non-residential buildings NRB: 2015)—Singapore [51].
- Green Township Index (GTI)—Malaysia [52].
5. Public Parks Design in Criteria Malaysia—PPDCM
6. Methodology
7. Results and Discussion
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Criteria |
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Announcement |
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Consultation Format |
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Feedback |
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Stages of Policy Development |
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Participants |
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Terms | Definition of Terms | Reference |
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Public Participation | Citizen participation implies the involvement of citizens in a wide range of policymaking activities, including the determination of levels of service, budget priorities, and the acceptability of physical construction projects in order to orient government programs toward community needs, build public support, and encourage a sense of cohesiveness within neighbourhoods. | [63] |
Public Parks | The term ‘park’ is frequently used in connection with open spaces. Park and green areas are part of an element of recreation and relaxation. Public parks are essentially linked to open space and recreation activities. | [53,64,65] |
Variables | Construct and Operationalised Definition | Item Measurement | Indicator | Adapted Sources |
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Attributes of PPE in Designing Public Parks in Malaysia | Public Participation | Public perception towards the attributes of PPE in designing public parks in Malaysia |
| [1,2,5,6,7,8,10,14,18,19,24,30,31,33,35,36,38,40] |
1. Development Stage (DS) | Public Participation | Public opinion on the development stage |
| [34,38,47,48,49,50,51,52] |
2. Method of Approach (MA) | Public Participation | Public opinion on the method of approach |
| [34,35,38,47,48,49,50,51,52] |
3. Type of Public (TP) | Public Participation | Public opinion on the type of public |
| [34,47,48,49,50,51,52] |
Public Parks Design Criteria (PPDC) | Public Parks | Public opinion on the design factor in designing public parks |
| [23,25,55,57,58,59,65,66,67] |
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Sonet, U.N.; Klufallah, M.; Peters, M.D.; Dixon, T.J. Indicators of the Public Participation Exercise for Designing Public Parks in Malaysia: A Systematic Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 12119. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112119
Sonet UN, Klufallah M, Peters MD, Dixon TJ. Indicators of the Public Participation Exercise for Designing Public Parks in Malaysia: A Systematic Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13(21):12119. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112119
Chicago/Turabian StyleSonet, Ungku Norani, Mustafa Klufallah, Michael D. Peters, and Timothy J. Dixon. 2021. "Indicators of the Public Participation Exercise for Designing Public Parks in Malaysia: A Systematic Review" Sustainability 13, no. 21: 12119. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112119