The Community Facilities Provision

The federation Facilities ProvisionCHAPTER IINTRODUCTION1.1 PrefaceCommunity facilities is the master(prenominal) element in one neighbourhood argona because this kind of facilities is the place where the resident use to touch on their living needs so this makes the confederacy facilities provision is crucial in give good living environment to the neighbourhood especially is terminal of location and handiness. Other than that, lodge facilities also are the building or place that provides a particular service such as school, neighbourhood shop and playground. Community facilities also must be laid at the strategic place and easy guideable to the commonwealth live in the neighbourhood.1.2 Problem StatementNowdays, the provision of fraternity facilities in Malaysia is in time regularize for all type of neighbourhood subject field whether in high greet houses, mass metier live houses or junior-grade cost houses because the signpost used to developing the community of interests facilities is based on the guideline for public facilities which is produced by JPBD Malaysia. This provision of community facilities using this guideline for today situation is not suitable because of nowday varied neighbourhood compass fetch different kind of living condition such as people in unkept-pitched cost area tends to have different lifestyle compare to medium cost people, this situation will influence the use of community facilities in the neighbourhood area itself because of its location and availability to the community facilities. This causes some problem to occurs such asPeople in the neighbourhood area feel hard to reach the community facilities by paseo especially the medium cost houses area.People in the medium cost housing area take longer time taken to reach the community facilities from the residential area compare to low cost housing area.Some of the neighbourhood lack of community facilities.Climate affects the whirling behaviour of resid ent to community facilities.The community facilities that provided in neighbourhood area are not well used and maintain.1.3 Aim and ObjectiveThe aim of this dissect is to produce the recommendation for guideline in improving the provision of community facilities towards a walkable neighbourhood.1.3.2 ObjectiveIn order to achieve the call for aim, there are a few objectives stated, such as-To investigate and compared the walking behaviour in low cost housing area and medium cost housing area to reach the community facilities.To investigate safety factors that influence the walking experience in low cost housing area and medium cost housing area.To investigate the thingamabob factors that influence the walking experience in low cost housing area and medium cost housing area.To propose the recommendation of guidelines to increase the walkability to reach the community facilities in neighbourhood area.1.4 Scope of depicted objectIn order to achieve the objective that is mention abov e, the scope of speculate need to be identified. The important saying that must be considered will get hold the limitation of this study. The scopes are as followsWalking behaviour of people from residential to the community facilities is compared between the low cost housing area with medium cost housing area.From residential to neighbourhood shopFrom residential to playgroundFrom residential to elementary schoolThe accessibility of community facilities is determined by investigated the respondent opinion on how to reach the community facilities from residential area.The location of community facilities from the house in low cost housing area and medium cost housing area is quantify by walking distance within 0.4 km and the time taken to reach the community facilities.The household profile of people in low cost neighbourhood and medium cost neighbourhood area is analysed and the respondent are only(prenominal) people age within the range between 18 years old and above.The safet y aspect that influence the walking experience is analysed in term of security, motorist behaviour and crossing exposure between the low cost housing area and medium cost housing areaThe convenience aspect that influence walking experience is analysed in term visual appeal, pedestrian amenities and coverage and connectivity between the low cost housing area and medium cost housing area.1.5 Research MethodologyMethodology is a guideline and that outhouse describe the process in obtaining all of the information of the study. It also batch determine the suitable method in how the research will be conducted. In this study, there are mainly four wooden legs involved which starts from the exploratory study stage, follow with the data collection and data analysis stages and lastly the new plan stage.Stage 1 Background look at and Literature ReviewThis is the stage where the background of the study and the literature review is being prepared because it is important to understand the to pic that has be chosen. Other than that, it is important to investigate the problem of the study area so that it can help in create the aim and objective of the study and also to make the early logical hypothesis. This theoretical study stages also is important because it can help in enhancing the hold outledge and get a lot of information for this study. ordinarily the theoretical study is present materials and vicarious data source which can be in form of books, document, report, journal, thesis, magazine, newspaper and internet sources. The source of the second-string data also can be implant from library, executive agency office and internet.Stage 2 Field SurveyData collection is stage where the field work study is being done. Usually the data that can be produce is the primary data. Primary data is the raw data acquired through observation, interview, questionnaire and perception to the study area. In this study, the questionnaire is distributed using trustworthy number o f standard that has been calculated.The method used in calculating sample for the questionnaire and the technique used in distributed the sample is well done to produce more than accurate data. The sample is calculating based on the variable used for calculating sample involved the total population and interval error. The formula used are n = N/ (1+Ne).The technique used in distributing the sample for this study is known as proportionate sampling and simple haphazard sampling. The proportionate sampling is the techniques using the ratio of the population in determine the number of sample need to be used in low cost housing area and medium cost housing area with the total population. The simple random sampling is the technique using the number of population and resolve in the random direction.Stage 3 Data Analysis and FindingAt this stage, all the data will be analyse and come oning is the crossway of the study. This stage is clear defined to determine the weaknesses of the si te. Moreover, the issues and problem of the site area also can be identified. Finding of this study is very important and utilizable to me to make the study proposal successful.Stage 4 ProposalA proposal is made based on the finding of the study. At this stage also, the proposal can be design and proposed based on the output of the analysis and the summary that have been done earlier.1.6 Significant of StudyThis study is done because to know what is the implication of public facilities provision toward the walking behaviour of the people in the neighbourhood area. Analyse the walking behaviour in the neighbourhood area is important in determine are the people actually walk to reach their community facilities and how far are they willing to walk to reach it. This is important because when people tend to walk to reach the community facilities in the neighbourhood, this show that the community facilities is well used and not be abundant.Other than that, this study is important because it can determine the walkability of the neighbourhood between different neighbourhood area because usually people in low cost housing area are more likely to walk compare to people in medium cost housing area. This happen because the density of the people and the availability of automobile of the people in the area.Moreover, this study also helps in making environment of the neighbourhood become the walkable environment because it can make people living in the neighbourhood walk in order to reach their living need, increase the safety and security aspect in the neighbourhood and make people more convenience and dulcet while walking.Other than that, the significant of this study is that it can help in improving the guidelines for neighbourhood concept. It also probably can help in ascent the neighbourhood concept by Clarence Perry become new neighbourhood concept for the future because even in the modernize era, the neighbourhood concept by Clarence Perry still been used for develo ping the neighbourhood area for housing development.1.7 Study LimitationBasically there are limitation in doing the research and primary and secondary data collecting during the survey. The limitations that have to be taken into consideration are-The total number of sample cannot be completed as it hard to find respondent because people are working and not in their house.The bigger interval error needs to be used in calculating the sample because limited time available.Rainy day makes going to survey need to be postponed .1.8 Case StudyThe study area is located in partitioning 7, Shah Alam and under the local authority of Shah Alam City Council. The study area covers 1080 unit of low cost houses and 566 unit of medium cost houses. The total population for the low cost housing area is 5400 people and the total population for medium cost housing area is 2830 people. The type of houses for low cost housing area is flat while the medium cost housing is the terrace houses. The area is c hosen as the site area because Section 7 is has one of the biggest and newest low cost housing schemes in Shah Alam and Section 7 is the only section that consist both type of houses which is the low cost housing area and the medium cost housing area located in one section. Other than that, this site area also is chosen because the community facilities in most of the area are adequate and available.1.9 Study Work ScheduleTable 1.1 Study Work ScheduleMONTHJanuary 2011February 2011March 2011April 2011WEEK1234123412341234Chapter 1 Study Synopsis Determined the aim and objective of study Identify problem statement Determined the study area for the study Submission of Chapter 1Chapter 2 Literature Review Preparation the theoretical study related to the case study Collection the secondary data Preparation of questionnaire Submission of Chapter 2Chapter 3 Data Collection Collection of primary data and survey Submission of Chapter 3Chapter 4 Analysis and Findings Preparation of the stu dy analysis and findings Finding and determine the current issues andproblem at site Submission of Chapter 4Chapter 5 Summary and Proposal Preparation of study summary and proposal Submission of Study Report (Draft) Submission of Study Report (Final)