An investigation of the pattern use and motivations of visitors to Taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya

Md Fahim, Farihatul Aini Balqis (2024) An investigation of the pattern use and motivations of visitors to Taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

The urban park is a place that provides green spaces for the community to do recreational activities or to relax while spend time with beloved person. Therefore, there are a lot of uses of urban parks. This study was conducted at Taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya. This study explores on visitors’ pattern uses and motivations in visiting this park. The questionnaire has been distributed to people that have visited this park. The survey was conducted online and offline. From this survey, researcher gets to know that every person has their own motivations and pattern of use in an urban park. Descriptive analysis was used to identify the visitors’ background and also to explore the pattern use. Findings shows that visitors in this park were mostly female and most of the visitors are in the range age of 17 to 25 years old. Malay Muslim visitors were the highest number. Most of the visitor was single, students and had no income. From this survey, it was found that most of visitors were first time visitors and live more than 10km from the park also drove their own cars. Visitors came to the park accompanied with their friends and families. The time preferences were at 7 to 10 a.m. and spent time more than 2 hours. Moreover, visitors chose to visit on weekends. ANOVA analysis was used to compare differences on motivation between socio-demographic backgrounds. Analysis indicated that visitors preferred to do activities related to nature with family and friends which were enjoying the scenic view, experience tranquility and take good pictures. For future plan, the management should improve facilities to attract more people to revisit.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Fakulti Perhutanan dan Alam Sekitar
Depositing User:	Ms. ROHANA ALIAS
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2024 23:34
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2024 01:57
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1929

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