Perceiving the transition of urban campus open spaces under the influence of COVID-19

Mengjia, Fan and Hussein, Hazreena and Jamaludin, Adi Ainurzaman (2022) Perceiving the transition of urban campus open spaces under the influence of COVID-19. Planning Malaysia, 20 (4). 51 -65. ISSN 16756215, DOI https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v20i24.1183.

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Abstract

The open spaces on campus provide great opportunities to engage in beneficial outdoor activities. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, campus users have experienced several periods of isolation, which has affected perceptions of the environment and practical use of these public spaces. To investigate how campus users, connect with adjacent open spaces under the influence of pandemic restrictions, the authors conducted a case study at six selected sites on the Universiti Malaya (UM) campus. The results show that the current lockdown has reduced frequency and differences in daily use at the selected sites. Some landscape furniture and vegetation were removed or replaced as regular maintenance, while the primary users changed from students to staff. Nevertheless, the perceived aesthetic appeal and previous outdoor experiences in the selected open spaces stimulated emotional attachments to the physical campus and a widespread appreciation of the green spaces on campus. The results can serve as a practical basis for interventions for campus users' psychological restoration during this transition and provide theoretical support for investigating higher quotient stimulation of spatial senses to enhance landscape design strategies. © 2022 by MIP.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Universiti Malaya [Grant No: ST010-2019]
Uncontrolled Keywords: Campus open space; Perception; Users; Utilisation
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Faculty of the Built Environment
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2023 07:08
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2023 07:08
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44036

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