Factors Influencing Hazardous Street Trees at Selected City Council in Malaysia
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Street trees are an important part of city development. Proper tree management provides conducive environment for socialization. Previous research revealed the social factors and hazards associated with urban street trees but the elements that influence was not known. The objectives are: to investigate the elements of the social factors and to determine the influence of these elements towards hazardous street trees.480 questionnaires distributed among expert and public within 9 city councils. The findings revealed that 5 elements that influence the hazardous street trees; uncontrollable street planting, tree vandalism, near to neighbourhood context, lack of public awareness and poor nursery stock and failure care.
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