Behavioral and institutional factors influencing car ownership and usage in Kuala Lumpur /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1993.
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| Online Access: | ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels and rates of increase in car ownership and usage in Kuala Lumpur, and to examine the factors that influenced them. The study also addressed the consequences of high car usage in the city. In examining the forces that influenced car ownership and usage, two major factors were focussed upon: the behavioral factors and institutional factors. Behavioral factors, in essence, looked at the status and prestige considerations among the population, and assessed their relationships with ownership and usage. Institutional factors, however, refers to the inability of institutions to formulate, plan, and implement policies and programs that were both efficient and effective. The institution of decision making was indeed, an area of particular interest in this study. More specifically, the study sought to investigate the discrepancies in perceptions and opinions between the three groups of decision makers: planners, elected officials, and senior executives. The study was based on data collected in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Data collection involved extensive survey of households in the city, and a census of the planners, elected officials, and senior executives. The data was analyzed using Chi-square, and Univariate Analysis Procedures. Altogether, 22 variables were used to measure the institutional factors, and 13 variables were to account for the behavioral factors. Result of the analysis indicated that the average annual growth rates of private cars in Kuala Lumpur was not only highest among the Malaysian cities and the capital cities of ASEAN, but also third highest among 19 large cities of the developing countries. The study showed that the elements of status and prestige exist in a household's consideration for car ownership. Patterns were found to indicate that only those who cannot afford a car consider them a symbol of status and prestige. Those who can afford one or more cars do not. There was, however, no relationship between car usage and both the behavioral and institutional factors. The study also showed that there were significant differences in the way problems and solutions were perceived by planners, elected officials, and senior executives. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major subject: Urban and Regional Science." |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 210 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |