School is a nucleus of the society. School development should be planned based on the sustainable concept. The purpose of this paper is to determining parents' criteria in selecting the suitable public school to enrol their children. There are various factors underlying in determining the school selection which are location, distance, school facilities, school academic performance, extra-curricular and school environment which will be ranked based on the Relative Importance Index (RII) method. The findings showed that school academic performance is the most important criteria of parents in selecting school for enrolling children. Hopefully, the paper will benefit the local authority, parents as well as children in term of public school development in the community.
An essential element for promoting sustainable urban transport is active transportation. Many factors are associated with walkability, such as individual characteristics, sociodemography, and distance. This research presents findings on active transportation use relating to sociodemographic background. Using a questionnaire survey as an instrument, the study was performed in Bangsar and Shah Alam, Malaysia, via stratified random sampling. The binomial logistic regression model and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for statistically analyzing the data from 325 respondents. ANOVA demonstrated that education level and occupational status statistically influenced the home–public transportation station distance. The study outcomes could benefit many sectors, such as urban planning, transportation, health, and education. An enhanced understanding of the findings could contribute to decision-making among the relevant authorities for facilitating active transportation.
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