Accessibility For Working Women In An Urban Environment: Case Study Of The Komtar Mixed-Use Development Area In Penang
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Date
2006-04
Authors
Yeong, Yoong Chia
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
This dissertation is a study in exploring accessibility for working women in an urban
environment by way at a case study of the Komtar Mixed-use Development Area in
Penang. The research aims are to highlight the access problems of working women in
a town environment and to justify how mixed-use development can help in increasing
their accessibility. In order to achieve these aims, objectives are formulated. The
objectives are to explore the access problems of working women in urban environment
and to justify the relationship between mixed-use development and accessibility. This
will continue with the discussions of integrating women-friendly perspectives in the
mixed-use development through recommendations. Besides, this research would like
to examine the validity of the hypothesis (mixed-use development helps to increase
working women's accessibility to services) in the final part.
In order to achieve the aims and objectives, a combination of observation method,
interview method, and questionnaire was used in collecting the primary data, while the
secondary data was collected through published books, articles from magazine and
electronic journal. In a nutshell, the barriers that they confront are mainly due to their
accessibility patterns which differ substantially from those of men. In the last part of the
findings, the results show that the mixed-use development in the study area is able to
help in increasing their accessibility to services by providing a mix of uses. However,
the condition of mixed-used development in the study area can be improved with a
well-planned and better organised planning. A good pedestrian orientation and
connectivity would be one of the aspects that is in line with the definitions and concepts
of mixed-use development. A well-planned mixed-use development is friendly to
working women and this will help to increase their accessibility to activities in an urban
environment.
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Komtar Mixed-use Development Area , in Penang.