The influence of urban planning on mental health. case study: Federal territory of Kuala Lumpur
The health impacts of the development and environment have been widely assessed, but little is known about the impact of physical characteristics of urban planning on people's mental well-being. Thus, this research is crucial to understand the mental health challenges of urban population in Mal...
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my.utm.917382021-07-28T08:42:21Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91738/ The influence of urban planning on mental health. case study: Federal territory of Kuala Lumpur Marzukhi, Marlyana Azyyati Ghazali, Nur Masyitah Hoon, Oliver Leh Ling Khalid, Nurul Shakila Kamaruddin, Siti Mazwin Azizul, Muhammad Farid HD1394-1394.5 Real estate management The health impacts of the development and environment have been widely assessed, but little is known about the impact of physical characteristics of urban planning on people's mental well-being. Thus, this research is crucial to understand the mental health challenges of urban population in Malaysia. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of urban planning on mental health, particularly the attributes of urban planning, density and land use, as well as their potential relation to psychological stress, depression and anxiety. The study was carried out at low-cost flats at Pantai Dalam in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Besides the secondary data collection and site observation, a survey in a form of questionnaire that used Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was distributed. The findings showed that density and land use contributed to mental disorders. The research findings can be applied by government agencies, professionals and private sectors to plan healthier urban physical environment. This research will add to the growing literature that suggests the importance of the built environment in shaping mental health. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91738/1/MuhammadFaridAzizul2020_TheInfluenceOfUrbanPlanningOnMentalHealth.pdf Marzukhi, Marlyana Azyyati and Ghazali, Nur Masyitah and Hoon, Oliver Leh Ling and Khalid, Nurul Shakila and Kamaruddin, Siti Mazwin and Azizul, Muhammad Farid (2020) The influence of urban planning on mental health. case study: Federal territory of Kuala Lumpur. Planning Malaysia, 18 (4). pp. 173-190. ISSN 1675-6215 http://dx.doi.org/10.21837/pm.v18i14.825 |
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The health impacts of the development and environment have been widely assessed, but little is known about the impact of physical characteristics of urban planning on people's mental well-being. Thus, this research is crucial to understand the mental health challenges of urban population in Malaysia. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of urban planning on mental health, particularly the attributes of urban planning, density and land use, as well as their potential relation to psychological stress, depression and anxiety. The study was carried out at low-cost flats at Pantai Dalam in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Besides the secondary data collection and site observation, a survey in a form of questionnaire that used Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was distributed. The findings showed that density and land use contributed to mental disorders. The research findings can be applied by government agencies, professionals and private sectors to plan healthier urban physical environment. This research will add to the growing literature that suggests the importance of the built environment in shaping mental health. |
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The influence of urban planning on mental health. case study: Federal territory of Kuala Lumpur |
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