LIST OF CONTENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
ABSTRACT iv
LIST OF CONTENT v
LIST OF TABLES ix
LIST OF FIGURES x
LIST OF PHOTOS xi
LIST OF APPENDICES xii

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Problem Statement 2
1.3 Research Questions 3
1.4 Research Aim 4
1.5 Research Objectives 4
1.6 Research Scope and Limitations 5
1.7 Research Methodology 6
1.7.1 Literature Review 7
1.7.2 Data Collection 7
1.7.3 Data Analysis 8
1.8 Conclusion 8

CHAPTER 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 Urban Park 9
2.3 History of Urban Park 10
2.3.1 History of Urban Park in Britain 10
2.3.2 History of Urban Park in Malaysia 11
2.4 Urban Park Design Criteria’s 12

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 2.5 Types of Urban Park 13
2.6 The Benefits of Urban Park 15
2.6.1 Social Benefits 15
2.6.2 Health Benefits 16
2.6.3 Educational Benefits 16
2.6.4 Environmental Benefits 17
2.6.5 Adding Up The Benefits In an Urban Park 18
2.7 Design Guidelines for an Urban Park 19
2.7.1 Location 19
2.7.2 Supporting Facilities 19
2.7.3 Success Criteria Of Urban Parks 20
2.7.4 Landscape Elements 22
2.7.5 Failure of Urban Parks 23
2.8 The Relationship between Park Spaces and Behaviours 24
2.9 Children 24
2.10 Children Development 25
2.10.1 Cognitively 26
2.10.2 Socially 27
2.10.3 Physically 29
2.10.4 Mentally 31
2.11 Children Interest 34
2.12 Children Water Play Area In An Urban Area 35
2.13 Functions of Children Water Play Area 36
2.14 Design Guideline For Children Water Play Area 37
2.15 Conclusion 38

CHAPTER 3 : BACKGROUND OF STUDY AREA

3.1 Introduction 40
3.2 Flow Of Overall Research 41
3.3 Research Methodology 43
3.3.1 Literature Review 43
3.3.2 Data Collection 44
3.4 Observation technique 44
 3.4.1 Stage 1: Before Conducting An Observation 45
3.4.2 Stage 2: During observation 46
3.4.3 Stage 3: After the Observation 47
3.5 Survey Of Questionnaire 47
3.5.1 Stage 1: Before conducting survey 48
3.5.2 Stage 2: During The Survey 49
3.5.3 Stage 3: After the Survey 49
3.6 Sampling Method 49
3.7 Case Study Area 51
3.8 Pilot Study 52
3.8.1 Pilot study of observational technique 52
3.8.2 Pilot study of questionnaire technique 53
3.9 Protocol Of Fieldwork 53
3.9.1 Observational Technique 53
3.9.2 Questionnaire Technique 56
3.10 Conclusion 57

CHAPTER 4 : DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

4.1 Introduction 58
4.2 Research Method 59
4.3 Primary Data Collection 59
4.4 Result and Findings of Site Observation 59
4.4.1 Result of Adjacent Development Observation 59
4.4.2 Assessing Physical Element 63
4.4.2.1 The Design Elements Criteria Area 64
4.4.2.2 Number of children 68
4.4.2.3 Design elements criteria at zone A and zone B 60
4.4.2.4 How frequent the children visit water play area during 71
weekends and weekdays
4.4.2.5 Comparison between playground and children water 74
play area
4.4.2.6 Results of criteria available that influence the design of 75
children water play area
 4.4.2.7 Explanation types of users who come to the children water 83
play area
4.4.2.8 Direction most people came 84
4.5 Results and Findings of Questionnaire 85
4.5.1 Section A 85
4.5.1.1 Personal Background 85
4.5.1.2 Group Of Respondent 86
4.5.1.3 Education Level 87
4.5.2 Section B 88
4.5.2.1 Respondents Perception On Preference Of Usage Of The 88
Children Water Play Area
4.5.2.2Frequency Of People Who Come To The Children Water 89
Play Area In A Week/Month
4.5.2.3 Opinion Of The Respondents Towards The Importance 90
Of The Existence Of The Children Water Play
4.5.3 Respondents Perception Regarding The Potential Of The 92
Children Water Play Area At KLCC Park In Attracting
Children.
4.5.3.1 Factors That Influence People To Come To Children 93
Water Play Area
4.5.3.2 Main Design Criteria That Attracts People To This 94
Children Water Play Area.
4.5.3.3 Reasons People Prefer Children Water Play Area Rather 95
Than Other Design Elements.
4.6 Conclusion 97

CHAPTER 5 : RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction 98
5.2 Hypothesis 98
5.3 Design Recommendations for Children Water Play Area 100
5.3.1 Design in Map 103
5.4 Conclusion 104
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