TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Night time social behavior in urban outdoor spaces of Shah Alam JO - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences A1 - Ngesan, Mohd Riduan A1 - Karim, Hafazah Abdul SP - 959 EP - 968 VL - 50 IS - N2 - The changes in lifestyle, social institutions and economic activities contribute towards city growth has reduced the urban community activities in outdoor spaces. In spite of day time leisure, urban communities prefer to carry out their leisure activities after the sun has set. Based on expert interviews; the meaning of night city, the significance of night city and the suitability of Shah Alam as night city based on several research domains are discussed. It is found that, Shah Alam has the potential to become a night city oriented to the families and urban community.

LA - en SN - 1877-0428 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.097 ID - ref1 ER -