Indicators of the public participation exercise for designing public parks in Malaysia: a systematic review

Sonet, U. N., Klufallah, M., Peters, M. D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-6559 and Dixon, T. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-6337 (2021) Indicators of the public participation exercise for designing public parks in Malaysia: a systematic review. Sustainability, 13 (21). 12119. ISSN 2071-1050 doi: 10.3390/su132112119

Abstract/Summary

In an attempt to enhance democratic governance, sustainable development goals (SDGs), and Local Agenda 21 (LA21), the notion of public participation exercise (PPE) presents a range of possibilities. The PPE is observed as a method of solving the constraints faced by public parks in Malaysia, which in general suffer from two main challenges, namely (i) the underutilisation issue of public parks and (ii) the weakness of the present top-down development policy. Consequently, the objective of this study is to develop indicators for PPE in designing public parks in Malaysia. The method implemented in this study is an assessment of the construct, variable, and indicator adapted from Lazarsfeld’s scheme by conducting a document review of the Public Consultation Index (PCI), six sustainability assessment tools, namely LEED-ND, BREEAM, IDP, SITES V2, Green Mark-NRB, and GTI, and literature references. The variables and indicators were tabulated into the respective operational definition of the construct table and variables and measurement table. The findings include the identification of two main constructs, including public participation and public parks. Multiple variables were derived from each construct, including attributes of PPE in designing public parks in Malaysia, development stage, method of approach, type of public, and public parks design criteria. Subsequently, this study developed the fundamental basis for the PPE framework in designing public parks in Malaysia, which benefits the local development approach for public parks towards an integrated design framework.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/103024
Identification Number/DOI	10.3390/su132112119
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Construction Management and Engineering University of Reading Malaysia Science > School of the Built Environment > Urban Living group
Publisher	MPDI
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