Perceived density, social interaction and morale in New South Wales rural communities

Argent, Neil

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.10.003

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“…Data were collected for an ARC Discovery-Project that was concerned with investigating perceptions of population density within south-east Australian rural communities. Further methodological details are available in Argent (2008). Rural governance in the Australian high-amenity zone: Mullumbimby…”

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Trouble in Paradise? Governing Australia's multifunctional rural landscapes

Argent

2011

Australian Geographer

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2011

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“…The micro-ecology of such environment involves the everyday mundane activities generating repeated exposure and encounters at the block level vital for residents' social and physical attachment (Taylor, 1997). Local social contacts in daily routine are still significant factors of the richness and vitality of social life despite advancement in information and communications technology and private transport (Argent, 2008;Holland, Clark, Katz & Peace, 2007). Insufficient dwelling spaces also render the outdoor housing area as important extension of the homes for other functional and social activities (Abu-Ghazzeh, 1999;Klaufus, 2000;Steemers & Steane, 2004) and as potentials for relationship opportunities, and investment of care and attachment (Cloutier-Fisher & Harvey, 2008;Mee, 2009).…”

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Flats Outdoor Space as a Vital Social Place

Aziz

Ahmad

Nordin

2017

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Minimum dwelling space of low-cost walk-up flats forces life to spill outdoors involving daily mundane activities affecting neighborhood social vitality. In design, this affordance of such 'marginal' outdoor space has been neglected. Using data derived from systematic observations in various low cost walk up flats, this paper explores the use of these outdoor near home spaces and found that they support various domestic, social and retreat activities generating liveliness in the otherwise barren low cost environment. Potentials for social encounters and casual surveillance were partially affected by flats configurations.Keywords: building layout, near home space, social interaction Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v2i5.221 Abdul Aziz, A., 2(5) Oct / Dec 2017 (p.39-51) This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncnd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for EnvironmentBehaviour Studies), Faculty of 40 IntroductionIn Malaysia, the provision of urban housing for the low income group has become increasingly critical as urbanization expands, rural-urban migration escalates, and cost of living enlarges the proportion of urban poor (Agus, 1990). Development of low cost housing has been an important social and political agenda in Malaysian development policies. In the Eighth five-yearly Malaysia Plan, 200,513 low cost housing units were built. Another 165,400 units of low cost were targeted to be built between 2006 and 2010, within the Ninth Malaysia Plan (Government of Malaysia, 2005). Zero squatter policy targeted by some states also contributes to growing demands. In the urban fringes of major cities, walk-up flats were popular due to the relatively high density and the lower construction, land and maintenance costs. Layout variations of such housing have been regulated by economic efficiency and constraints of building standard. Concerns over the livability of flats grow as studies on residential preference and satisfaction repeatedly point to the importance of such low cost housing design to be more sensitive to the social implications of physical planning (Paim & Yahaya, 2004;A. Salleh & Yusof, 2006;A. G. Salleh, 2008). Emphases have been put on benefits of common open space and neighborhood amenities. However, such emphases overlook the social potentials of outdoors near home spaces and disregard human-environment transactional processes to achieve satisfaction. This paper reports on the field observations in four of the most common low cost flats types to explore the use of outdoor near home space as important social setting for the residents. It aims to find any association between flats configurations and the patterns of daily residential uses. By focusing on the behavioral observation, this study would contribute to the...

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“…Therefore, the perception of the density, or perceived density 3 , of a built environment encompasses both an individual's estimate of the number of people present in an area, coupled with the built environment's physical and social lived qualities (Rapoport 1975, Bergdoll and Williams 1990, Alexander 1993, Churchman, 1999, Argent, 2008, Ng, 2009cited in Payami Azad, 2018. The physical quality of a built environment is considered to be an objective measure of an area's landscape, the types and height of its buildings, the openness of its spaces, and its aesthetics etc (Rapoport 1975, Bergdoll and Williams 1990, Alexander 1993, Churchman, 1999, Argent, 3 Rapoport, (1975 is one of the main founders of perceived density and was main reference of many studies since 1975 till now.…”

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Desirable Dense Neighbourhoods: An Environmental Psychological Approach for Understanding Community Resistance to Densification

Nematollahi

Tiwari

Hedgecock

2015

Urban Policy and Research

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This study was a valuable contribution to my life journey. It wouldn't be possible without support of my parents and young brother who taught me to survive a hard illness. Passing the bridge wouldn't happen without the love and helping hand of my soulmate, my husband, Pouria. This study helped me to become a better mum for my eight-year old son, Baabak. I'm teaching my son to be a global person, loving his cultural origins, respecting the others and focusing on similarities of people rather than differences. I wish to acknowledge the help and patience of my supervisors, Professor Reena Tiwari and Professor Dave Hedgcock who assisted me beyond their formal duties, like my family. I extend my appreciation to Dr Diana McCullum for her valuable advices during the data collection and my sincere gratitude to Professor Steve Basson for his assistance during early years of my study.

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Perceived density, social interaction and morale in New South Wales rural communities

Cited by 30 publications

References 17 publications

Trouble in Paradise? Governing Australia's multifunctional rural landscapes

Trouble in Paradise? Governing Australia's multifunctional rural landscapes

Flats Outdoor Space as a Vital Social Place

Desirable Dense Neighbourhoods: An Environmental Psychological Approach for Understanding Community Resistance to Densification

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