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“Can the People Who Use Wheelchairs Enjoy the National Parks?” - Case Study in Malaysia “Can the people who use wheelchairs enjoy the national parks?” - Case Study in Malaysia Khew Ee Hung Laboratory of Environmental GIS, Rakuno Gakuen University [email protected] 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results Why Study? 1. Number of elderly Increasing (World Health Organization, 2011) 2. Number of accident Increasing (World Health Organization, 2016) Hence, Number of PwD (People with Disability) Increasing National Parks: 1.Popular Eco-tourism Site 2.Good for health and well-beings (Keniger, 2013) 3.People who use wheelchairs want to join outdoor activities, eg. bird watching, wildlife viewing (Williams et al., 2004) But, many PwDs cannot go 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results Objectives: 1. To analyze the accessibility of selected national parks by people who use wheelchairs in Malaysia. 2. To create an open spatial database for future’s park planning and other researches 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results i. Penang National Park - Nearest to the city, Georgetown (30 km) ii. Taman Negara National Park - Nearest to Kuala Lumpur - >130 million years old iii. Kinabalu Park - First Malaysia’s World Heritage Site (Year 2000) - Highest in Malaysia, Mt. Kinabalu (4,095m) - Biodiversity Hotspot 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results How? 1. GIS Data Collection Location of park Location of trails, roads and paths Location of facilities and services DEM (Digital Elevation Model) 2. Verification i. On-Site Observation (2016) ii. Telephone Interview (Hotels in KP) 3. Slope Percent Calculation Slope percent formula (Zeller et al., 2012): B A Let’s A = horizontal distance and B = vertical rise; Slope Percent: B / A = C slope per meter Slope percent C x 100% = Slope Percent i. ≤ 5% = easy; ii. 5% - 8% = moderate; iii. ≥ 8% = difficult (Aiko & Shibata, 2005) 4. Data Sharing 1. ArcGIS Online 2. Wheelmap.org 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results Result 1. Types of Free/Open Data Collected Country/ Park Entrance Zoning Elevation Topography Vegetation POI Trail/ Facility States/ Boundary Location (DEM) Zone Road Districts Boundary Penang NP ○ △ ○ × ○ ● × △ ○ ○ Taman ○ ○ ○ × ○ ● × △ △ ○ Negara NP Kinabalu ○ ○ ○ × ○ ● × △ ○ ○ Park ×: No ○: Yes △: Incomplete ● Created from DEM data 2. Accessibility of the National Parks to People who Use Wheelchairs Total Distance of Distance accessible Elevation of Roads, Elevation Range accessible Roads, Trails/Path by People who Use Trails/ Path (Approx. by People who Use (Approx.) Wheelchairs Range) Wheelchairs Penang 11,738 m 562 m (4.8%) 1-233 m asl 6-35 m asl NP Diff. 232 m Diff. 29 m (12.5%) Taman 156,121 m 28,883 m (18.5%) 61-2183 m asl 61-364 m asl Negara Diff. 2,122 m Diff. 303 m (14.3%) NP Kinabalu 40,796 m 9185 m (22.5%) 486-4046 m asl 486-1918 m asl Park Diff. 3,560 m Diff. 1,432 m (40.2%) 3. Penang National Park: Transportation to PNP and their Accessibility to Wheelchairs Type Accessibility Remarks Private Car Partially Depending on the type of car. Rental Car Partially Depends on the type of the rented car Bus Yes The wheelchair friendly Rapid Bus. Taxi Partially There is no special taxi to accommodate wheelchairs, just normal car. Bus Taxi Paved Trail 4. Taman Negara National Park: Transportation to TNNP and their Accessibility to Wheelchairs Type Accessibility Remarks Public bus No From Titiwangsa LRT station to Jerantut town and from Jerantut town to Kuala Tahan town. Taxi Partially There is no special taxi for the people who use wheelchairs, just normal car. Private Car Partially Depends on the type of car Rental Car Partially Depends on the type of the rented car Boat No From Kuala Tembeling to Kuala Tahan via river 5. Kinabalu Park: Transportation to KP and their Accessibility to Wheelchairs Type Accessibility Remarks Private Car Partially Depends on the type of car Rental Car Partially Depends on the type of the rented car Long Distance Bus No Must climb the staircase to enter the bus Taxi Partially There is no special taxi to accommodate wheelchairs, just normal car. Long Distance Bus PwDs Toilet LOCKED!! Uneven path Staircase Narrow space to bathroom and toilet Facilities/ Services Accessibility Remarks Kinabalu Park Headquarter - Peak Lodge Accessible - Grace Hostel Inaccessible - Rock Twin Share Inaccessible - Hill Lodge Inaccessible - Liwagu Suite Inaccessible - Nepenthes Lodge Partially Can enter the room but no special toilet is available. - Rajah Lodge Accessible - Kinabalu Lodge Inaccessible - Garden Lodge Inaccessible - Summit Lodge Inaccessible Poring Hot Spring Sub-Station - Kelicap Twin Share Inaccessible - Serindit Hostel Inaccessible - Jungle Lodge Inaccessible - River Lodge Inaccessible - Palm Villa 1 Partially Can enter the room but no special toilet is available. - Palm Villa 2 Partially 6. Database Sharing ArcGIS Online Wheelmap.org Before After 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results Discussion Findings: National parks management in Malaysia are still in need of more improvement 1. National park in Johor State: a) NO accessible transportation nor sufficient accessible facilities (Sanmargaraja & Seow, 2015). 2. Built environment in city already not really accessible, what’s more national parks which usually located at rural area. 3. Inefficient legislation and guidelines (Tiun & Khoo, 2013; Hussein & Mohd Yaacob, 2012). Suggestion to Resolve: 1. Change the attitude of the public towards PwDs by providing short period education relating to PwDs (Bizjak et al., 2011) 2. Revised existing legislation (Tiun & Khoo, 2013) Possible Impacts in Building Accessible Facilities in National Parks & Counteracts 1. Larger space needed to built accessible facilities for everyone. 2. May raise criticism from NGOs and environmentalists a) May increase visitors and thus affect the sensitive nature (Hong & Chan, 2010) 3. Providing accessible facilities ≠ Pave the wilderness a) People who use wheelchairs want the nature quality maintained and protected (as cited in Williams et al., 2004) 4. Quality recreation varied among people because of the psychological processes of each individuals varied. (Dorfman,1979) Possible Impacts in Building Accessible Facilities in National Parks & Counteracts Suggestion to national parks in Malaysia: 1. Refer to the concept of Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) to meet peoples’ various preferences (Clark & Stankey, 1979) 2. Refer to USDA Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails which provide guidelines in constructing the accessible facilities for recreation, especially in national parks (Zeller et al., 2012) Limitation of the Study: The Lacking of Open/Free Spatial Data 1. Malaysia’s government does not share much datasets to the general public. 2. Year 2014, Malaysia established Open Data Portal, but only 1,649 datasets are shared after two years. And only 1% is spatial data with XML and KML formats. 3. Therefore, it is not surprising when the Global Open Data Index ranking for Malaysia’s government dropped from #98 in 2014 to #112 (10%) in 2015 (http://index.okfn.org/place/malaysia/) 2. Objectives 3. Study Location: 1. Why Study? i. Penang National Park ii. Taman Negara National Park iii. Kinabalu Park 7. Conclusion Content 4. How: i. GIS Data Collection ii. Verification of Data iii. Slope Percent 6. Discussion Calculation iv. Data Sharing 5. Results Conclusion: 1. Though more Malaysian are aware of the PwDs right, but the environment are still not barrier-free. 2. Many facilities built for PwDs are not usable. 3. Legislation are weakly enforce and inefficient. 4. Therefore, education relating to PwDs should be given to everyone and the government should revise and enforce the law. 5. Park managers can refer to US Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) and Outdoor Recreation and Trail Guidebook. Accessible. (n.d.). Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved November 2016 from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/accessible Abdul Rahim, A., & Abd. Samad, N.A. (2010). Accessible Built Environment for the Elderly and Disabled in Malaysia: Hotels as Case Studies. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries. 15(2):1-21. About Us. (n.d.). Retrieved August 2, 2016, from Official Portal of Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, http://www.nre.gov.my/en- my/CorporateInfo/Pages/default.aspx Aiko, T. & Shibata, M. (2005). In Japanes: A study of the wheelchair visitors’ mobility in city parks regarding with train continuity – a case study in large city parks, Sapporo, Japan. Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 40(3), 853-858.
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