Appendix D
Community Management of Urban Open Spaces in Developing Economies
ISBN: 978-1-78560-639-7, eISBN: 978-1-78560-638-0
Publication date: 3 December 2016
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Mohapatra, B. (2016), "Appendix D", Community Management of Urban Open Spaces in Developing Economies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78560-639-720151008
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Copyright © 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Items | Factor Loading | |||
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Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | |
Jogging | .669 | |||
Exercise | .877 | |||
Sporting activities | .846 | |||
Strolling | .748 | |||
Relaxing | .739 | |||
Family outing | .742 | |||
Reading | .808 | |||
Meditating | .661 | |||
Socializing | .542 | |||
Attending meetings | .765 | |||
Cultural activities | .720 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Factor 1: Physical activities (20.59% of the explained variance)
The items with highest loading on this factor are activities related to active use of Park that are jogging, exercise, and sporting activities.
Factor 2: Informal activities (17.38% of the explained variance)
In this factor higher loading are the items related to response on informal use of the Open Space. The casual experience in the Park: strolling, relaxing, and family outing constituted the Informal activities.
Factor 3: Quiet activities (14.12% of the explained variance)
The highest loadings in this factor are contents for the response to different quiet activities undertaken in the Neighborhood Park. Reading and meditating in the Open Space formed the factor for measuring use of Park by residents for enjoyment of Quiet activities.
Factor 4: Social activities (13.77% of the explained variance)
The items with highest loading on this factor are activities with regard to social experience of the Park. Socializing like meeting friends, attending meetings and discourse, and participating in cultural events organized in the Park are the activities concerned to evaluate the Social experience of the Neighborhood Open Space.
Factor 1: Spatial integration (20.86% of explained variance)
The most significant loadings on this factor are items relating to the response on satisfaction with the Location of the Neighborhood Park. The evaluation of spatial integration of the Park within the Neighborhood concerns with sociospatial attributes such as, safe accessibility, location of the Park, contributing greenery to the neighborhood, healthy recreation within the neighborhood and if it is a wastage of valuable land.
Factor 2: Natural features (15.99% of explained variance)
The higher loading in this factor relate to items regarding natural physical features of the Open Space. Inhabitants’ perception of place quality is connected with natural elements of the Park which is evaluated by examining the degree of satisfaction with natural features, vegetation (trees, shrubs, bushes), manicured lawn, and flower gardens.
Factor 3: Built and atmospheric features (15.48% of explained variance)
The items on physical quality of the Open Space that load highest in this factor point out to the man-made elements and atmospheric attributes in and around the Park. This dimension is related to residents’ level of satisfaction with the designed features like earth mounds, walkways and paved areas, recreational facilities and features (sitting space, fencing, garden bridges, and play equipments), and atmospheric characteristics such as cleanliness (litter, uncared landscaping elements) and air pollution near the Open Space.
Items | Factor Loading | |||
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Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | |
Accessibility | .618 | |||
Contributing greenery | .831 | |||
Location | .923 | |||
Healthy recreation | .892 | |||
Wastage of valuable land | .634 | |||
Trees, shrubs | .791 | |||
Manicured lawn | .885 | |||
Flower gardens | .906 | |||
Earth mounds | .427 | |||
Walkways | .702 | |||
Recreational facilities | .627 | |||
Cleanliness and maintenance | .746 | |||
Atmospheric qualities | .757 | |||
Intensity of traffic | .821 | |||
Impact of surrounding built space | .554 | |||
Commercial activities | .845 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Factor 4: Influence of adjoining use (11.17% of explained variance)
The items on perception of spatial quality that have high loadings on this factor are response to the influence of adjoining use on the Park. The adjoining environmental criteria considered for evaluating their impact on the Park are intensity of traffic, volume of surrounding buildings, and commercial activities near the Park.
Items | Factor Loading | ||
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Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
Miss the Park if moved to another locality | .824 | ||
Expressing happiness for the presence of Park | .835 | ||
Like to speak about staying close to the Park | .771 | ||
No commitment with the Park | .442 | ||
Bring children to the Park | .614 | ||
Satisfaction out of visiting the Park | .851 | ||
Provide recreational facility | .377 | ||
Frequent visit to the Park is acceptable | .857 | ||
Feeling of home | .753 | ||
Familiarity with plants and places in the Park | .810 | ||
Memories about the Park | .805 | ||
Connection with different activities in the Park | .732 | ||
Connection with people coming to the Park | .536 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
The KMO shows that the sample size is adequate (KMO) and a significance of .000 in Bartlett’s test of sphericity shows that the data is amenable to factor analysis. The extraction value in the communality found out three items having very less value, but if the average communality is above 0.5 the variables can be included. As the average communality is 0.58 and considering the conceptual significance of the items, they are retained in the instrument for measuring Place attachment.
Factor 1: Place identity (20.47% of explained variance)
The factor consists of items (Table 5.6) with maximum loading which are related to emotional connections with the place and establish one’s place identity. Effect and feelings are the central concept of this dimension and the items that measured inhabitants’ strength of attachment with respect to place identity are miss the Park if moved to another locality, expressing happiness for the presence of Park, proud for staying in a green neighborhood, no commitment with the Park, bring children to the Park.
Factor 2: Place dependence (15.72% of explained variance)
The items that have significant loading on this factor are regarding aspects on functional fulfillment in the recreational place. The items evaluate the agreement/disagreement of respondents, that their recreational goals, activities, and experience are dependent on the place. The Place dependence dimension is related to attachment with the place for its utilitarian value and rated by the three items that are satisfaction out of visiting the Park, provide recreational facility, frequent visit to the Park is acceptable.
Factor 3: Social bonding (22.20% of explained variance)
The highest loadings on this factor regard items with content concerning the spatiosocio relationship that is social bonding with the place. The underlying concept of this dimension is examined by the five items that are feeling of home, familiarity with plants and places in the Park, memories about the Park, connection with different activities in the Park, and connection with people coming to the Park. These items sum up to explain the social aspect of the place attachment construct. The questions rates the emotional bond formed by the respondents with the place which are the product of an interaction process between the individuals and their social environment.
Items | Factor Loading | |
---|---|---|
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | |
Attending residential welfare association meeting | .607 | |
Maintaining greenery | .847 | |
Maintaining other landscape features | .952 | |
Cleaning litter | .889 | |
Regulating use of Park | .945 | |
Attitude for managing vegetation | .940 | |
Maintenance of walkway | .964 | |
Maintenance of playing equipments and other minor features | .961 | |
Managing Park workers | .961 | |
Managing use of Park | .947 | |
Facility management of Park | .942 | |
Litter management | .943 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Factor 1: Environmental activities (31.72% of explained variance)
The factor extracted has highest loading of items (Table 5.8) regarding inhabitants’ experience of managing their neighborhood Park. This dimension is measured by evaluating the activities in which residents may be involved to take care of the local Park that is the existing status of community involvement in Park management activities. The factor includes 5 items: attending residential welfare association meeting, maintaining greenery, maintaining other landscape features, cleaning litter and regulating use of Park (M5).
Factor 2: Participative attitude (53.39% of explained variance)
The highest loading on this factor are the items that evaluate the attitude of inhabitants for contributing time and effort in the management of the local Park (Table 5.8). The dimension of participative attitude measures the Place management variable by assessing the seven items, which includes attitude for managing vegetation, maintenance of walkway, maintenance of playing equipments and other minor features, managing Park workers, managing use of Park, facility management of Park, and litter management.
Area | Content of the Space | Spatial Edge of the Space | |
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Lingaraj Nagar | Paved walkways, hedges, shady trees, few seating | Defined by road on three sides and boundary wall of old houses and temples and tanks in the vicinity | |
Unit IX | Paved walkways, hedges, lawn, few seatings, and few trees | Defined by residential streets and multiple family residential buildings | |
Sahid Nagar | Lawns, flower gardens, paved walkway, shady tress, formal play court, lights, seats, play equipments, grass mounds | Defined by roads on all sides and high boundary fences. Park activities not visible to the residential units as most of the houses do not face the Park and the Park has is a solid boundary wall | |
IRC Village | Lawns, flower gardens, paved walkway, shady tress, seats | Surrounded by residential development only | |
Saileshree Vihar | Lawns, paved walkway, shady tress, lights, seats, play equipments, | The dwelling units face the Park on all the sides in close vicinity and forms an enclosure to the Open Space | |
Baramunda | Lawns, flower gardens, paved walkway, shady tress, lights, seats, play equipments, grass mounds | Abutted by residential streets and housing units |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 21 | 42.0 |
36–45 yr | 12 | 24.0 | |
46–55 yr | 07 | 14.0 | |
56–75 yr | 10 | 20.0 | |
Gender | Male | 27 | 54.0 |
Female | 23 | 46.0 | |
Education | Primary | 03 | 6.0 |
Secondary | 09 | 18.0 | |
Intermediate | 05 | 10.0 | |
Graduation | 33 | 66.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 04 | 8.0 |
Searching for Employment | 02 | 4.0 | |
Employed | 25 | 50 | |
Retired | 05 | 10.0 | |
House wife | 14 | 28.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 0 | 0 |
3,001–5,000 | 10 | 20.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 18 | 36.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 17 | 34.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 05 | 10.0 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 0 | 0 |
6 mo to 1 yr | 0 | 0 | |
1–3 yr | 1 | 2.0 | |
More than 3 yr | 49 | 98.0 | |
Ownership Status | Tenancy | 13 | 26.0 |
Owned | 37 | 74.0 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 32 | 64.0 |
36–45 yr | 08 | 16.0 | |
46–55 yr | 05 | 10.0 | |
56–75 yr | 05 | 10.0 | |
Gender | Male | 27 | 54.0 |
Female | 23 | 46.0 | |
Education | Primary | 1 | 2.0 |
Secondary | 10 | 20.0 | |
Intermediate | 10 | 20.0 | |
Graduation | 29 | 58.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 17 | 34.0 |
Searching for employment | 02 | 4.0 | |
Employed | 13 | 26.0 | |
Retired | 01 | 2.0 | |
House wife | 17 | 34.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 0 | 0 |
3,001–5,000 | 04 | 8.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 33 | 66.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 13 | 26.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 0 | 0 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 0 | 0 |
6 mo to 1 yr | 02 | 4.0 | |
1–3 yr | 08 | 16.0 | |
More than 3 yr | 40 | 80.0 | |
Ownership status | Tenancy | 50 | 100.0 |
Owned | 0 | 0 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 24 | 48.0 |
36–45 yr | 08 | 16.0 | |
46–55 yr | 04 | 8.0 | |
56–75 yr | 14 | 28.0 | |
Gender | Male | 29 | 58.0 |
Female | 21 | 42.0 | |
Education | Primary | 0 | 0 |
Secondary | 04 | 8.0 | |
Intermediate | 06 | 12.0 | |
Graduation and above | 40 | 80.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 12 | 24.0 |
Searching for Employment | 0 | 0 | |
Employed | 11 | 22.0 | |
Retired | 13 | 26.0 | |
House wife | 14 | 28.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 05 | 10.0 |
3,001–5,000 | 03 | 06.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 07 | 14.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 27 | 54.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 08 | 16.0 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 02 | 4.0 |
6 mo to 1 yr | 03 | 6.0 | |
1–3 yr | 05 | 1.0 | |
More than 3 yr | 40 | 80.0 | |
Ownership status | Tenancy | 21 | 42.0 |
Owned | 29 | 58.0 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 27 | 54.0 |
36–45 yr | 09 | 18.0 | |
46–55 yr | 05 | 10.0 | |
56–75 yr | 09 | 18.0 | |
Gender | Male | 26 | 52.0 |
Female | 24 | 48.0 | |
Education | Primary | 0 | 0 |
Secondary | 10 | 20.0 | |
Intermediate | 11 | 22.0 | |
Graduation | 29 | 58.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 7 | 14.0 |
Searching for Employment | 1 | 2.0 | |
Employed | 18 | 36.0 | |
Retired | 5 | 10.0 | |
House wife | 19 | 38.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 07 | 14.0 |
3,001–5,000 | 06 | 12.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 16 | 22.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 15 | 30.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 06 | 22.0 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 03 | 6.0 |
6 mo to 1 yr | 05 | 10.0 | |
1–3 yr | 08 | 16.0 | |
More than 3 yr | 34 | 68.0 | |
Ownership status | Tenancy | 23 | 46.0 |
Owned | 27 | 54.0 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 27 | 54.0 |
36–45 yr | 09 | 18.0 | |
46–55 yr | 03 | 6.0 | |
56–75 yr | 11 | 22.0 | |
Gender | Male | 24 | 48.0 |
Female | 26 | 52.0 | |
Education | Primary | 0 | 0 |
Secondary | 07 | 14.0 | |
Intermediate | 08 | 16.0 | |
Graduation | 35 | 70.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 09 | 18.0 |
Searching for Employment | 02 | 4.0 | |
Employed | 12 | 24.0 | |
Retired | 08 | 16.0 | |
House wife | 19 | 38.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 03 | 6.0 |
3,001–5,000 | 10 | 20.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 14 | 28.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 17 | 34.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 06 | 12.0 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 06 | 12.0 |
6 months to 1 yr | 05 | 10.0 | |
1–3 yr | 06 | 12.0 | |
More than 3 yr | 33 | 66.0 | |
Ownership status | Tenancy | 32 | 64.0 |
Owned | 18 | 36.0 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 32 | 64.0 |
36–45 yr | 13 | 26.0 | |
46–55 yr | 05 | 10.0 | |
56–75 yr | 0 | 0 | |
Gender | Male | 34 | 68.0 |
Female | 16 | 32.0 | |
Education | Primary | 0 | 0 |
Secondary | 2 | 4.0 | |
Intermediate | 4 | 8.0 | |
Graduation | 44 | 88.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 9 | 18.0 |
Searching for Employment | 0 | 0 | |
Employed | 33 | 66.0 | |
Retired | 01 | 2.0 | |
House wife | 07 | 14.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 05 | 10.0 |
3,001–5,000 | 09 | 18.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 11 | 22.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 13 | 26.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 12 | 24.0 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 08 | 16.0 |
6 months to 1 yr | 02 | 4.0 | |
1–3 yr | 10 | 20.0 | |
More than 3 yr | 30 | 60.0 | |
Ownership status | Tenancy | 33 | 66.0 |
Owned | 17 | 34.0 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–35 yr | 163 | 54.3 |
36–45 yr | 59 | 19.7 | |
46–55 yr | 29 | 9.7 | |
56–75 yr | 49 | 16.3 | |
Gender | Male | 167 | 55.7 |
Female | 133 | 44.3 | |
Education | Primary | 4 | 1.3 |
Secondary | 42 | 14.0 | |
Intermediate | 44 | 14.7 | |
Graduation | 210 | 70.0 | |
Occupation | Student | 58 | 19.3 |
Searching for employment | 7 | 2.3 | |
Employed | 112 | 37.3 | |
Retired | 33 | 11.0 | |
House wife | 90 | 30.0 | |
Average monthly income | Up to Rs 3,000 | 20 | 6.7 |
3,001–5,000 | 42 | 14.0 | |
5,001–10,000 | 99 | 33.0 | |
10,001–20,000 | 12 | 34.0 | |
More than 20,000 | 37 | 12.3 | |
Duration of stay | Less than 6 months | 19 | 6.3 |
6 months to 1 yr | 17 | 5.7 | |
1–3 yr | 38 | 12.7 | |
More than 3 yr | 226 | 75.3 | |
Ownership status | Tenancy | 172 | 57.3 |
Owned | 128 | 42.7 |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
Physical Activities | Informal Activities | Social Activities | Quiet Activities | Overall Place Use | ||||||
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F | P | F | p | F | P | F | p | F | ||
Age | 1.50 | .21 | 0.28 | .84 | 1.26 | .29 | 2.16 | .093 | 0.69 | .56 |
Gender | 5.87 | .02* | 1.10 | .30 | 3.41 | .07 | 1.41 | .236 | 1.18 | .28 |
Education | 0.98 | .40 | 1.42 | .24 | 1.22 | .30 | 0.24 | .871 | 1.69 | .17 |
Occupation | 1.85 | .05* | 2.34 | .22 | 1.44 | .06 | 2.33 | .02* | 3.15 | .12 |
Income | 1.24 | .30 | 1.77 | .14 | 0.88 | .47 | 0.67 | .61 | 1.11 | .35 |
Duration of stay | 0.93 | .43 | 0.98 | .40 | 0.71 | .55 | 0.83 | .48 | 0.95 | .42 |
Ownership status | 3.50 | .07 | 4.38 | .04* | 0.01 | .92 | 1.45 | .23 | 4.31 | .04* |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
*Significant level < .05.
Spatial Integration | Natural Features | Built and Atmospheric Qualities | Influence of Adjoining use | Overall Place Quality | ||||||
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F | P | F | p | F | P | F | p | F | ||
Age | 1.48 | .22 | 0.53 | .66 | 0.67 | .57 | 2.13 | .09 | 1.43 | 0.23 |
Gender | 0.05 | .82 | 0.38 | .54 | 0.32 | .57 | 3.56 | .06 | 0.89 | 0.35 |
Education | 1.22 | .30 | 0.82 | .41 | 0.10 | .96 | 1.58 | .19 | 0.73 | 0.53 |
Occupation | 0.97 | .43 | 1.52 | .20 | 1.48 | .21 | 3.34 | .01 | 1.45 | 0.22 |
Income | 1.11 | .35 | 1.29 | .27 | 0.91 | .46 | 1.15 | .33 | 1.45 | 0.22 |
Period of stay | 1.16 | .32 | 0.64 | .59 | 1.03 | .38 | 2.35 | .07 | 2.33 | 0.07 |
Ownership status | 2.33 | .07 | 0.47 | .49 | 1.18 | .28 | 11.24 | .001** | 7.08 | .01** |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
**Significant level < .01.
Place Identity | Place Dependence | Social Bonding | Overall Place Attachment | |||||
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F | p | F | p | F | p | F | p | |
Age | 0.07 | .98 | 0.75 | .52 | 0.52 | .67 | 0.37 | .78 |
Gender | 0.02 | .90 | .74 | .39 | .025 | .88 | 0.03 | .86 |
Education | 0.75 | .52 | 0.40 | .75 | 1.47 | .22 | 0.52 | .67 |
Occupation | 2.80 | .02* | 0.90 | .46 | 1.44 | .22 | 1.09 | .36 |
Income | 0.63 | .64 | 0.36 | .84 | 2.36 | .05* | 1.65 | .16 |
Period of stay | 0.88 | .45 | 1.01 | .39 | 0.58 | .63 | 0.99 | .40 |
Ownership status | 4.73 | .03* | .06 | .80 | 3.00 | .08 | 4.24 | .04* |
Source: Field Survey (2008).
*Significant level < .05.
Environmental Activities | Participative Attitude | Overall Place Management | ||||
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F | p | F | p | F | P | |
Age | 1.23 | .30 | 1.44 | .23 | 1.02 | .38 |
Gender | 9.75 | .002** | 1.14 | .29 | 0.03 | .85 |
Education | 1.00 | .39 | 2.76 | .04* | 2.91 | .03* |
Occupation | 1.24 | .29 | 2.23 | .06 | 1.20 | .31 |
Income | 3.03 | .02* | 0.55 | .70 | 0.68 | .60 |
Period of stay | 2.40 | .07 | 0.31 | .82 | 0.77 | .51 |
Type of occupancy | 3.04 | .08 | 1.90 | .17 | 2.83 | .09 |
Source: Case Study (2008).
*Significant level < .05, **Significant level < .01.