Accessibility For Working Women In An Urban Environment: Case Study Of The Komtar Mixed-Use Development Area In Penang

Yeong , Yoong Chia (2006) Accessibility For Working Women In An Urban Environment: Case Study Of The Komtar Mixed-Use Development Area In Penang. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Disertasi ini merupakan satu kajian tinjauan ke atas aksesebiliti wanita bekerja dalam bandar di Pulau Pinang dengan menggunakan kawasan pembangunan bercampur sekitar Komtar. Tujuan disertasi ini adalah untuk membangkitkan masalah kesulitan aksesibiliti wanita bekerja dalam pergerakan bandar dan untuk menerangkan peranan pembangunan bercampur dalam membantu meningkatkan aksesibiliti mereka dalam bandar. Untuk mencapai tujuan ini, beberapa objektif telah dibentuk. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk meninjau kesulitan aksesibiliti wanita bekerja dalam bandar dan menerangkan perhubungan antara pembangunan bercampur dengan peningkatan aksesibiliti wanita bekerja. Selepas itu, cadangan telah dibentuk berhubung dengan pembangunan bercampur. Selain itu, hipotesis kajian menekankan bahawa pembangunan bercampur membantu meningkatkan aksesibiliti wanita dalam bandar telah diuji dalam bahagian yang terakhir. 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.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	T Technology > TH Building construction > TH1-9745 Building construction
Divisions:	Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan (School of Housing, Building & Planning) > Thesis
Depositing User:	Mr Noorazilan Noordin
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2017 01:50
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2017 01:45
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/32353

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