What are users' perceptions of the hospital courtyard garden and how satisfied are they with it?

Idris, Madihah Mat and Sibley, Magda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1629-2995 2019. What are users' perceptions of the hospital courtyard garden and how satisfied are they with it? Asian Journal of Environment -Behavior Studies 4 , pp. 60-75. 10.21834/aje-bs.v4i13.348

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Abstract

Since the 1970s, courtyard gardens with diverse scales and design configurations have been introduced in the planning of Malaysian public hospitals to enhance users’ experiences. However, these have never been systematically evaluated to understand of how they perform and what improvements can be made to them to increase their responsiveness to users’ needs and inform the practice of both hospital designers and managers. This paper presents the results of fieldwork conducted in a large central courtyard in a Malaysian public hospital. Interview surveys and field measurements were conducted to provide a new understanding of users’ perceptions of the various physical and environmental attributes and their satisfaction levels with them.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Funders:	Ministry of Education in Malaysia
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 May 2019
Date of Acceptance:	26 March 2019
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 15:49
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122750

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