Urban High-Density Living Effects on Mental Health

Nur Masyitah Ghazali; Marlyana Azyyati  Marzukhi; Oliver Ling Hoon Leh; Raja Norashekin Raja  Othman

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2462

Authors

Nur Masyitah Ghazali Centre of Graduates Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi Centre of Studies for Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia
Oliver Ling Hoon Leh Centre of Studies for Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia
Raja Norashekin Raja Othman Centre of Studies for Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2462

Keywords:

Urban environment; density; mental; health

Abstract

Urban living has rapidly become a highly important due to the increasing rate of mental health problems worldwide. Most people in the urban area live in high-density residential due to limited spaces, land, and higher cost of living. The objectives are to study how urban high-density living environments can affect mental health and the contributing factors to mental health problems. This study was carried out at low-cost flats in Pudu, located in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The findings show that urban high-density living environments can become a contributing factor to mental health problems in various ways.

Keywords: Urban environment; density; mental; health

eISSN: 2398-4287Â© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2462.