Sustainable City

Assessing the Community Happiness of Residents in Putrajaya Municipality Malaysia

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ID12969005
AutoresHaruna Musa (0000-0002-2550-9300, autor correspondente), Mohd Rusli Yacob, Ahmad Makmom Abdullah (0000-0001-7533-2411), Mohd Yusoff Ishak (0000-0002-2533-9516)
Ano2016
Volume9
Fascículo1
Páginas31-31
Data de publicação2016-12-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReview of European Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181
EditoraCanadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5539/res.v9n1p31
OpenAlexW2565981642
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas8

With the recent establishment of linkages between characteristics of the community and subjective well-being of residents by a sociologist, the ability to design and monitor urban development that enables human and environmental well-being becomes necessary. Developing communities sustainably require resilient economic, environmental, social and governance systems. This study assesses community happiness based on perceived satisfaction of sustainable development interventions in urban areas. A sample of 400 residents was selected to complete the self-reported survey on specific items on a 10-point response scale (1 means “very dissatisfied” and 10 means “very satisfied”). The sample comprised of residents between 18 years of age and above who lived and works in the town, outside and identified with the communities in the city. The results show that the environmental well-being (M=7.69, SD=1.59), social well-being (M=6.96, SD=1.73), and urban governance (M=6.69, SD=1.61), and economic well-being (M=6.19, SD=2.01) respectively were positively perceived to contribute to the overall community happiness (M=6.88). The findings suggest that investments unto the dimensions could lead to a more optimistic outlook for sustainable community future. The study contributed to the literature on the connection between subjective well-being and sustainable development, and also the measure of community happiness in local context using subjective approach, particularly in Malaysia

Business · Community development · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Happiness · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable community · Sustainable development · Well-being · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Ecology