Urbanisation has serious impacts on many challenges associated with quality of life. In Kuala Lumpur, the pace of urbanisation has led to some change, resulting in some villages becoming a formal part of the city. Research on facets of the quality of life – what we term here ‘living qualities’ – in urban village communities is important in understanding the impact of urban development on these marginalised communities. This paper aims to identify the domains and indicators for such living qualities in urban village communities in Kuala Lumpur through in-depth analysis and synthesis, investigating the respective domains and indicators as also supported by relevant policies in Malaysia. The study provides validation based on expert consensus to further strengthen the justification for the domains and indicators selected. Based on an extensive review of related relevant research on living qualities and validation by experts, nine domains and 45 indicators have been identified with a CVR (content validity ratio) of 0.62 or higher and a CVI (content validity index) of 0.99. The findings can be utilised as a basis for assessing facets of the quality of life in urban village communities in Kuala Lumpur and as a whole.
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August 30 2021
Living Qualities in Urban Village Communities in Kuala Lumpur: Identification of Domains and Indicators of Quality of Life
Muhammad Syamil Mohd Shamsul;
Muhammad Syamil Mohd Shamsul
Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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Norhaslina Hassan;
Norhaslina Hassan
Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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Safiah @ Yusmah Muhammad Yusoff;
Safiah @ Yusmah Muhammad Yusoff
Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini
Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini
Department of Built Environment Engineering, School of Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland New Zealand
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The Arab World Geographer (2019) 22 (4): 298–319.
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Muhammad Syamil Mohd Shamsul, Norhaslina Hassan, Safiah @ Yusmah Muhammad Yusoff, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Living Qualities in Urban Village Communities in Kuala Lumpur: Identification of Domains and Indicators of Quality of Life. The Arab World Geographer 1 December 2019; 22 (4): 298–319. doi: https://doi.org/10.5555/1480-6800.22.4.298
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