Citation

Azmi DI, Karim HA, Ahmad P. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2013; 105: 513-524.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.11.055

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Provision of community facilities may influence the walkability level of residents in urban neighbourhood area. Walkability can be measured through accessibility of urban residents to retail and community facilities provided. The objective of this paper is to understand the perceptions of residents accessibility to community facilities provided. The data was gathered by using the questionnaire survey and analyses using T-test analysis and Kruskal Wallis test. The total number of 381 respondents who live in Precinct 8 and Precinct 9 in Putrajaya were selected to answer the questionnaire survey. The findings of this study will show the qualities of resident's perception on accessibility affect the level of walkability in neighbourhood area.