Urban High-Density Living Effects on Mental Health

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: 2398-4287© 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/). Peer–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.

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Published

2020-12-25

How to Cite

Ghazali, N. M., Marzukhi, M. A. ., Leh, O. L. H., & Othman, R. N. R. . (2020). Urban High-Density Living Effects on Mental Health. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5(15), 453–458. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2462

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