Shamsudin, Z. and Ying, E. Y. and Omar, A. J. (2016) The safety level satisfaction towards gated and guarded community in Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6 (S7). pp. 294-298. ISSN 2146-4405

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Abstract

With rapid modernization and transformation of living environment, gated and guarded communities (GGCs) have mushroomed over the past year.It is contribute to the spatial transformation in a very significant way. It shows a great influence on urban development and social integration at the local level.Security and safety are the main reason that affluent buyer’s decision to reside in this luxury and sense of wealthy housing scheme behind the fences and walls.Although security and safety have always been one of the most appealing features of GGCs, studies showed that there is no significant difference of crime rates in between GGCs and non-gated neighborhoods.This research aims to indicate the understanding level of GGC buyers and to identify the safety level of the GGC scheme with the provided security measures.Thus, questionnaires and interviews were conducted among the residents of the gated residential and developers to further discuss about the issues from different perspectives. This research discovered that GGC scheme in Malaysia is not effective enough in providing a safer living environment where crimes cases still occur. The condition of safety and security of GGCs as security was regarded as one of the most significant factors for staying in a GGC. Diverse effort and sophisticated security instruments must be added to improve the safety level of GGC scheme.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Special Issue for "International Soft Science Conference (ISSC 2016), 11-13 April 2016, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia"
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Research and Innovation Management Centre (RIMC)
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2016 01:25
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2016 01:25
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20324

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