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Does Permeability Promote Social Cohesion

The Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies

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Title Does Permeability Promote Social Cohesion
 
Creator Abdullah, Aldrin
Marzbali, Massoomeh Hedayati
Tilaki, Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi
Bahauddin, Azizi
 
Subject Permeability; social cohesion; road type; residential neighbourhood
 
Description Understanding environmental conditions of neighbourhoods can play a critical role in maintaining social interactions among residents. This research is carried out to assess the effect of street permeability on the degree of social cohesion among residents in a residential neighbourhood in Penang, Malaysia. A total of 250 households participated in the study. The findings indicate that permeability can account for a significant proportion of the variance in residents’ social cohesion. Residents living in less permeable streets are more likely to have a high social cohesion with their neighbours. The results further support the defensible space concept which advocates closed streets.Keywords: Permeability; social cohesion; road type; residential neighbourhoodeISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.  
 
Publisher e-International Publishing House (e-IPH) Ltd., UK
 
Contributor Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
 
Date 2018-03-13
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/83
10.21834/ajbes.v3i10.83
 
Source Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies; Vol 3, No 10 (2018): Mar / Apr; 87-94
2398-4295
10.21834/ajbes.v3i10
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/83/pdf
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Aldrin Abdullah, Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali, Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki, Azizi Bahauddin