Awareness of Public towards Green Infrastructure Components in Increasing Quality of Life
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This study attempts to perceive the level of awareness of respondents' towards green infrastructure (GI) component in Labuan housing area with objectives; (i) to analyze the existence of GI attributes in the study area and (ii) to examine the public preferences on these attributes. The questionnaire was distributed among the 386 respondents in housing area (1800 meter radius from the botanical garden). The findings implicate that Labuan Botanical Garden not only contributes to the enhancement of visual quality of the housing areas but also offers recreational and social interaction among the residents.
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