Abstract
This paper explains the research design and methodology for a study conducted on alterations made by people lived in urban houses in Malaysia. It begins with a brief review of literature on research approaches and methodology related to the study of the interaction between people and the environment, highlighting the area known as environment-behaviour (E-B) research. The literature had suggested that techniques of gathering data for studies on behaviour should be non-obtrusive in approach. Therefore, the generic questionnaire technique, for instance is not particularly appropriate. The review also found that many E-B studies have employed observational technique for data collection quite extensively. Some related works recently undertaken are briefly described in this paper. The floor plans analysis technique is another option which had been used to investigate behavioural phenomena. This relatively simple technique, by far, had not seemed to be taken further. The work reported in this paper has employed this technique as the main approach with notable success. The concluding part of the paper recommends that such a technique should be given due consideration by researchers of the built environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Energy Planning, Energy Saving, Environmental Education, EPESE '09, Renewable Energy Sources, RES '09, Waste Management, WWAI '09 |
| Pages | 212-217 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Energy Planning, Energy Saving, Environmental Education, EPESE '09, 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources, RES '09, 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Waste Management, WWAI '09 - Canary Islands Duration: 1 Jul 2009 → 3 Jul 2009 |
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| Other | 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Energy Planning, Energy Saving, Environmental Education, EPESE '09, 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources, RES '09, 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Waste Management, WWAI '09 |
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| City | Canary Islands |
| Period | 1/7/09 → 3/7/09 |
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Keywords
- Content analysis
- Environment-behaviour
- Floor plan analysis
- Research design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Waste Management and Disposal
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Research design and data collection techniques in investigating people-environment behaviour. / Saruwono, Masran; Hassan, Fadzil; Darus, Zuhairuse Md.
Proceedings of the 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Energy Planning, Energy Saving, Environmental Education, EPESE '09, Renewable Energy Sources, RES '09, Waste Management, WWAI '09. 2009. p. 212-217.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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