Awareness on the utilisation of rooftop gardens in Malaysia: From user's perspective

Currently, Malaysian government has encouraged the green development to minimize negative impacts on the environment and nearby ecosystem. Therefore, there are many components contributing to green development, including rooftop gardens. However, the utilization of the rooftop garden is still low due to several problems. One of the problems is the lack of professional and public awareness. The aim of this study is to increase the utilization of the rooftop garden among users in Klang Valley. In relation to the aim of the research, some objectives have been identified, which are to determine the level of awareness in terms of benefits among users for the utilization of rooftop gardens, to identify barriers to the utilization of rooftop gardens among users and to recommend methods for increasing the utilization of rooftop gardens. This research was conducted using quantitative method. There were two types of respondents had been involved which were building occupants and public. 148 questionnaires were distributed among the occupants of Flora Damansara Apartment in Selangor and 71 questionnaires were returned through email and hardcopy questionnaire. Whereby, 61 questionnaires were distributed and returned by public respondents in Klang Valley by hardcopy questionnaires.