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标题：Experiential Contacts with Green Infrastructure's Diversity and Well-being of Urban Community
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作者：Mazlina Mansor ; Mazlina Mansor ; Ismail Said 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2012
卷号：49
页码：257-267
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.07.024
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractThe study explores residents’ experiential contacts with green infrastructure in Taiping, a small town in Peninsular Malaysia. Green infrastructure network is green spaces linked by streets and waterways encircling and connecting urban areas, at all spatial scales. Questionnaires (n=335) and semi-structured interviews (n=33) explored the diversity of green infrastructure in Taiping and its relationship with well-being. The findings suggested that various green infrastructure afford the residents participation in physical, leisure and social activities. The participations trigger relaxation, comfort and satisfaction. Thus, provision and planning of green infrastructure with care by urban planners and designers are essential for urban fabrics.
关键词：Green infrastructure;small town;diversity;well-being