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Residential satisfaction and social integration in public low cost housing in Malaysia


Citation

Hashim, Ahmad Hariza (2003) Residential satisfaction and social integration in public low cost housing in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 11 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534

Abstract

The research examined the relationship between social integration and residential satisfaction of residents in low cost housing in Malaysia. Two urban and non-urban areas in Selangor were chosen for this study involving 472 respondents. 58% of the respondents are Malay, 22% Chinese and 20% Indians. It was shown that residents with strong residential attachments and high levels of satisfaction are actively involved in the community activities held in their neighbourhood. It was also found that factors such as default in the physical structures of the house and poor social and physical environments could affect the social integration in the neighbourhood. Therefore properly planned residential projects with attention given towards residential satisfaction need to be considered because they can help foster the process of socializing people into communities.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Public low cost housing; Residential satisfaction; Residential attachments; Community involvement; Social integration
Depositing User: Nur Izyan Mohd Zaki
Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2009 02:00
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2015 04:46
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3428
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