Access to Parks and Recreational Opportunities in Urban Low-income Neighbourhood

People in City: The relation of urban park and the quality of life

“…In fact, the body of evidence in both the natural and built environments suggests that inspired design can make a significant improvement in the quality of life (Bakar et al, 2016). According to Teal et al, (1998), the design, planning, and management of parks are vital to achieving sustainable urban park.…”

“…While Teal et al, (1998) mention that there is a correlation between stresses, the chronical problem of urban poor with the quality of the environment. Bakar et al, (2016) notes that the use of leisure time in the park for recreational activity is good from the perspective of psychosocial, health and well-being of urban residents particularly.…”

Understanding Deprived Communities at the Global Level: Semantic, Operative and Theoretical Dimensions of the Phenomenon

“…Another research uses one proxy variable. This involves, for instance, whether the researched community is a location for social housing (Bakar et al 2016;Dulin et al 2018;Martin et al 2017;Tillyer and Walter 2019), whether it is included in a certain assistance programme (Stattin et al 2019;Trapl et al 2017). An interesting example takes place on Malta where a less developed community is detected as one in which a government agency for social welfare is located (Satariano 2019).…”

Spatial Modeling of Transformation of Public Open Spaces in Zarqa, Jordan

“…Public open spaces are the key facilities that are intended to encourage various physical activities [30,33], social cohesion and health [27,30,[33][34][35], and also to improve social interaction and economic value of life in cities [30,33]. These spaces have valuable environmental functions in filtering the wind and water in the city [31] enhancing the quality of life.…”

“…This therefore provides areas that contribute to aesthetics, health, education, and economy [27,31]. In consequence, presence of these places in cities and neighborhood setting is not only important at the human level, but ultimately for the city development [27,34]. Sherer (2006) maintains that the public open space has many benefits as it enhances health of the city community and makes cities livable and attractive.…”