Kuwait City Parks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Mutawa, Subhi Abdullah, author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Kuwait Series

Routledge Library Editions: Kuwait Series ; v.3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kuwait--Economic conditions.

Kuwait.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

This reissue (1985) investigates the management practices of the Kuwait City Park System and their impact on user satisfaction. Management was fragmented between three agencies, with different goals, responsibilities and objectives. The study shows how much impact the uncoordinated decisions had on user satisfaction in the parks.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

Objective

Geographical Orientation

Topography

Climate

Government

Economy

Culture

Recreation

Study Scope

PART 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON DECISION MAKING AND SURVEY TECHNIQUES

Decision Making Process and Conflict

Decision Making

Conflict

Survey Techniques

Observational Technique

Mail Questionnaires

Telephone Survey

The Personal Interview

Glencoe Park and Recreational District

LaSalle Community Survey

Kuwait Urban Park Survey

Kuwait Planning Board Research

Summary

PART 3: METHODOLOGY

The Problem

Need for the Study

Objectives

Design of the Interview Questionnaire

Pretest

Sampling Techniques

Administration of Questionnaire

Interviewing Agencies' Personnel

Statistical Analysis

PART 4: THE STUDY AREA

The Municipality Park

The Greenbelt

The Greenbelt Park

The Sheraton Park

PART 5: FINDINGS

Findings from Park Users and Potential Users

Park Preferences

Visitation Pattern

Park Design

Satisfaction with Design

Park Facilities

Satisfaction with Park Facilities

Programs

Satisfaction with Programs

Park Management

Satisfaction with Management

Open-Ended Questions

Demographic Variables

Findings from Interviewing the Agencies' Personnel

Department of Agriculture

Ministry of Information

Ministry of Municipality

PART 6: DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

Introduction

Park Size

Parking Area

Park Fence

Walking Area

Playing Areas for Adults

Facilities for Children

Praying Areas

Restrooms

Programs Attendance and Quality

Satisfaction with Park Management.

Time of the Day When the Park Opens and Closes

Rules and Regulations

Store Cleanliness

Restroom Cleanliness

Inter-Agency Coordination and Communication

Conflict in Attitude

Coordination and Communication

PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations for the Department of Agriculture from the Research Results

Author Recommendation

Recommendations for the Ministry of Municipality from the Research Results

Recommendations for the Ministry of Information from the Research Results

Overall Summary and Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX 1: Survey Questionnaire

APPENDIX 2a: Number of Residents who made a return visit to Kuwait City parks, 1979

2b: Recreational activities participated in by users in Kuwait City parks, 1979

2c: User response to being crowded in Kuwait City parks last visit, 1979

APPENDIX 3: Degree of user satisfaction with Kuwait City park design, 1979

APPENDIX 4: Degree of user satisfaction with Kuwait City park facilities, 1979

APPENDIX 5: Degree of user satisfaction with Kuwait recreational programs, 1979

APPENDIX 6: Degree of user satisfaction with Kuwait City park management, 1979

APPENDIX 7a: Facilities that are not available in user's most preferred Kuwait City park, 1979

7b: Reason for user dissatisfaction with facilities of the most preferred Kuwait City park, 1979

7c: Activities that are not permitted in most preferred Kuwait City park, 1979

APPENDIX 8a: Distribution of Kuwait City park users by sex, 1979

8b: Distribution of Kuwait City park users by age, 1979

8c: Distribution of Kuwait park users by marital status, 1979

8d: Distribution of Kuwait City park users by nationality, 1979

8e: Distribution of Kuwait City park users by educational level, 1979.

8f: Distribution of Kuwait City park users by occupation, 1979.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-66066-7

OCLC:

993959643