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Putrajaya is facing an increasing number of private car ownership and its usage. Integrated transportation infrastructure connecting the city with suburban areas and comparatively low-cost housing schemes are at the fringes of Putrajaya City. It creates a discrepancy between housing and employment attentiveness. Due to the attractiveness of jobs in the city centre, commuters’ travelling pattern is morning/evening peak hours, and it leads to traffic congestion on a few major artilleries leading to and from the city. In contrast, Putrajaya was designed to achieve a 70:30 modal split ratio. This policy was introduced to target 70% of the commuters towards a sustainable mode of transport as their mode choice. Currently, congestion in Putrajaya is due to the use of single-occupant vehicles (SOV). The SOV users cannot be convinced to use the park-and-ride services (P&RS) without understanding their travel behaviors. Therefore, the mode choice models (MCM) were developed through binary logit regression (BLR) approaches to determine the factors that influence the SOV travelers’ decisions to adopt the P&RS. As a result, several factors, which included the socio-demographic factors, travel time, travel expenses, environmental protection, avoiding stress, parking problems, vehicles sharing, and traveling directly, were found to be significant and will promote green development. Furthermore, the quality of the developed mode choice model was validated through the training and testing approach of logistic regression. Ultimately, this study can help stakeholders to encourage SOV users towards P&RS by overcoming these factors.
Irfan Memon; Noman Sahito; Saima Kalwar; Jinsoo Hwang; Madzlan Napiah; Muhammad Zaly Shah. Choice Modelling of a Car Traveler towards Park-and-Ride Services in Putrajaya to Create Green Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7869 .
AMA StyleIrfan Memon, Noman Sahito, Saima Kalwar, Jinsoo Hwang, Madzlan Napiah, Muhammad Zaly Shah. Choice Modelling of a Car Traveler towards Park-and-Ride Services in Putrajaya to Create Green Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7869.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrfan Memon; Noman Sahito; Saima Kalwar; Jinsoo Hwang; Madzlan Napiah; Muhammad Zaly Shah. 2021. "Choice Modelling of a Car Traveler towards Park-and-Ride Services in Putrajaya to Create Green Development." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7869.
Currently, congestion in Karachi’s central business district (CBD) is the result of people driving their cars to work. Consequently, a park and ride (P&R) service has proved successful in decreasing traffic congestion and the difficulty of finding parking spaces from urban centers. The travelers cannot be convinced to shift towards the P&R service without an understanding of their travel behavior. Therefore, a travel behavior survey needs to be conducted to reduce the imbalance between public and private transport. Hence, mode choice models were developed to determine the factors that influence single-occupant vehicle (SOV) travelers’ decision to adopt the P&R service. Data were collected by an adapted self-administered questionnaire. Mode choice models were developed through logistic regression modeling by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22. The findings concluded that more than 70%, specifically motorbike users, to avoid mental stress, and to protect the environment are willing to adopt the P&R service. Moreover, to validate the mode choice models, logit model training and a testing approach were used. In conclusion, by overcoming these influencing factors and balancing push and pull measures of travel demand management (TDM), SOV users can be encouraged to shift towards P&R services. Thus, research outcomes can support policymakers in implementing sustainable modes of public transportation.
Irfan Memon; Saima Kalwar; Noman Sahito; Mir Talpur; Imtiaz Chandio; Madzlan Napiah; Hasan Tayyeb. Mode Choice Modeling to Shift Car Travelers towards Park and Ride Service in the City Centre of Karachi. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5638 .
AMA StyleIrfan Memon, Saima Kalwar, Noman Sahito, Mir Talpur, Imtiaz Chandio, Madzlan Napiah, Hasan Tayyeb. Mode Choice Modeling to Shift Car Travelers towards Park and Ride Service in the City Centre of Karachi. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5638.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrfan Memon; Saima Kalwar; Noman Sahito; Mir Talpur; Imtiaz Chandio; Madzlan Napiah; Hasan Tayyeb. 2021. "Mode Choice Modeling to Shift Car Travelers towards Park and Ride Service in the City Centre of Karachi." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5638.
Commercial complexes are steadily expanding in size and function and plying roles as quasi-public spaces. This study investigated quasi-public spaces in contemporary commercial complexes by posting two questions: the physical features of quasi-public spaces in commercial complexes and how these characteristics promote sociability in commercial complexes? To answers these questions, a questionnaire survey was administered, and various observations were made in Intime City, Wanda Plaza and Western City Square, three prominent commercial complexes in Hangzhou City (Zhejiang Province, China), to enrich the analysis. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine the collected data. The results show that commercial complexes are also used as quasi-public spaces: they provide a more secure and well-maintained environment, playful conversations take place freely and democratically, promote socialization, and also increase consumption. In the existing literature, there is a dearth of theoretical and empirical studies on the emergence of quasi-public spaces.
Noman Sahito; Haoying Han; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Insin Kim; Jinsoo Hwang; Arif Jameel. Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1830 .
AMA StyleNoman Sahito, Haoying Han, Thuy Van Thi Nguyen, Insin Kim, Jinsoo Hwang, Arif Jameel. Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):1830.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNoman Sahito; Haoying Han; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Insin Kim; Jinsoo Hwang; Arif Jameel. 2020. "Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 1830.
Many people travel to improve their wellbeing perception (WBP), and senior tourists in South Korea are no exception in that they hope to enhance their quality of life through tourism. As such, this study explored the significance of WBP in the senior tourism industry in South Korea. The current paper collected samples from 349 senior tourists. Analysis of data indicated that brand prestige contributes to increasing WBP among seniors and improving consumer attitude. In addition, it was found that WBP positively affects both consumer attitude and word-of-mouth (WOM). Lastly, tour guide services moderated the relationship between (1) brand prestige and WBP and (2) consumer attitude and WOM. The current paper then presents theoretical and practical implications of the statistical results.
Jinsoo Hwang; Jinkyung Jenny Kim; Jenni Soo-Hee Lee; Noman Sahito. How to Form Wellbeing Perception and Its Outcomes in the Context of Elderly Tourism: Moderating Role of Tour Guide Services. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1029 .
AMA StyleJinsoo Hwang, Jinkyung Jenny Kim, Jenni Soo-Hee Lee, Noman Sahito. How to Form Wellbeing Perception and Its Outcomes in the Context of Elderly Tourism: Moderating Role of Tour Guide Services. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (3):1029.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJinsoo Hwang; Jinkyung Jenny Kim; Jenni Soo-Hee Lee; Noman Sahito. 2020. "How to Form Wellbeing Perception and Its Outcomes in the Context of Elderly Tourism: Moderating Role of Tour Guide Services." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 3: 1029.
The aim of this study was to critically investigate the planning policy loopholes in five-year (7th and 8th) plans of Pakistan to develop agricultural-based industrial sectors in secondary cities of the Sindh Province, Pakistan. The study had conducted key informant interviews from agro-based industrial sectors to diagnose the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of the 7th and 8th five-year plans. For that purpose, the study had conducted 30 key informant interviews by using the purposive sampling technique. The NVIVO software was used with content analysis method to get results of SWOT of 7th five-year (1988–1993) and 8th five-year (1993–1998) plans. The results revealed that high priority is given to the textile and sugar industries. However, there is an absence of planning policies for small and medium agricultural industries in secondary cities, fiscal reliance on central government, and reliance on foreign aid as weaknesses of the plans. Whereas the centralized planning system, political influence of federal government, weak agricultural infrastructure services in secondary cities, and cross-border war were the threats hampered in the execution of development plans. Considering these results, the study suggests development of planning policies in the five-year development plans to stimulate the agriculture industrial development in secondary cities and devolution of powers can help to achieve sustainable agricultural development.
Saima Kalwar; Noman Sahito; Irfan Ahmed Memon; Jinsoo Hwang; Muhammad Yousif Mangi; Zulfiqar Ali Lashari. National Planning Strategies for Agro-based Industrial Development in Secondary Cities of Sindh Province, Pakistan. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7066 .
AMA StyleSaima Kalwar, Noman Sahito, Irfan Ahmed Memon, Jinsoo Hwang, Muhammad Yousif Mangi, Zulfiqar Ali Lashari. National Planning Strategies for Agro-based Industrial Development in Secondary Cities of Sindh Province, Pakistan. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (24):7066.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaima Kalwar; Noman Sahito; Irfan Ahmed Memon; Jinsoo Hwang; Muhammad Yousif Mangi; Zulfiqar Ali Lashari. 2019. "National Planning Strategies for Agro-based Industrial Development in Secondary Cities of Sindh Province, Pakistan." Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7066.
The foremost purpose of this article is to investigate the effect of electronic-government (e-government) on public trust and the moderating impact of corruption on this relationship. The data was obtained through a structural questionnaire involving 800 Pakistani citizens at the local level. The true response rate was 58.3%. The data was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis, multiple regression and stepwise hierarchal regression. The results showed there is an empirically significant association among e-government practices and public trust in local self-government and a negative moderating role of corruption. The findings suggest that e-government can develop a procedure-based trust by advancing connections with people and their insights of responsiveness. The individuals’ viewpoints about the state, including trust, are fundamental concerns for the governance and administrative system. Testing these above associations via a moderation technique is a novel process which contributed to the current study on e-government.
Arif Jameel; Muhammad Asif; Abid Hussain; Jinsoo Hwang; Noman Sahito; Mussawar Hussain Bukhari. Assessing the Moderating Effect of Corruption on the E-Government and Trust Relationship: An Evidence of an Emerging Economy. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6540 .
AMA StyleArif Jameel, Muhammad Asif, Abid Hussain, Jinsoo Hwang, Noman Sahito, Mussawar Hussain Bukhari. Assessing the Moderating Effect of Corruption on the E-Government and Trust Relationship: An Evidence of an Emerging Economy. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (23):6540.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArif Jameel; Muhammad Asif; Abid Hussain; Jinsoo Hwang; Noman Sahito; Mussawar Hussain Bukhari. 2019. "Assessing the Moderating Effect of Corruption on the E-Government and Trust Relationship: An Evidence of an Emerging Economy." Sustainability 11, no. 23: 6540.
In Asia, sidewalks in big cities always raise controversial issues in society. Increasingly, sidewalks are rethought on their features and functions as the scholars gradually focus on the interrelationships between physical characteristics of streets and behavioral practice of users. In Vietnam, the sidewalk is often occupied by the encroachment of personalized street fronts and street vendors, so that the authorities can only resort to dividing the sidewalk width with no vital regard for pedestrians. Although there are periodic sidewalk clearance campaigns carried out by local authorities, they lack the desired efficiency since the sidewalks are repeatedly in a state of disorder. By direct observation, this paper examines the mixed-use type of sidewalk in the context of Vietnam to justify appropriacy. A segment of Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, a large and bustling street in Ho Chi Minh City, is investigated as an empirical evidence. As a result, this research suggests the existing sidewalks are not appropriate and desirable. As sidewalks have their own self-negotiation, an inclusive space approach to enhance sociable sidewalks should be considered by city planners and authorities.
Haoying Han; Thuy Van T. Nguyen; Noman Sahito. Sidewalk Zoom-In: A Spatial–Temporal Negotiation and Self-Organization within a Sociable Space. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6241 .
AMA StyleHaoying Han, Thuy Van T. Nguyen, Noman Sahito. Sidewalk Zoom-In: A Spatial–Temporal Negotiation and Self-Organization within a Sociable Space. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (22):6241.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaoying Han; Thuy Van T. Nguyen; Noman Sahito. 2019. "Sidewalk Zoom-In: A Spatial–Temporal Negotiation and Self-Organization within a Sociable Space." Sustainability 11, no. 22: 6241.
The development of mobile social network has shown the power to change the ways people gather and communicate in urban public spaces (UPSs). In this study, we utilized a check-in database collected from Instagram in 2016 and 2017 in two central districts of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to analyze the city dynamics and activities over the course of the day. By quantifying the popularity of contemporary UPSs, a comprehensive study was conducted on many attraction features spreading over the two central districts. Pearson’s correlation was used to explore the proximity and attractiveness associated with the surrounding environment of three types of UPSs. The results show that the lifetime of UPSs is very stable during weekdays and weekends. Within that, commercial UPSs are proved to play a dominant role in urban dynamics. This paper’s finding is at odds with the urban planning stereotype that public facilities often help people to get around. In the case of HCMC, it has proved the opposite: people are attracted to urban public spaces even though there are not many cultural and social specialties there. The results will contribute to enhancing the predictability of each UPS on socio-economic performance and to understanding of the role of urban facilities in urban sustainability.
Haoying Han; Thuy Van T. Nguyen; Noman Sahito. Role of Urban Public Space and the Surrounding Environment in Promoting Sustainable Development from the Lens of Social Media. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5967 .
AMA StyleHaoying Han, Thuy Van T. Nguyen, Noman Sahito. Role of Urban Public Space and the Surrounding Environment in Promoting Sustainable Development from the Lens of Social Media. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (21):5967.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaoying Han; Thuy Van T. Nguyen; Noman Sahito. 2019. "Role of Urban Public Space and the Surrounding Environment in Promoting Sustainable Development from the Lens of Social Media." Sustainability 11, no. 21: 5967.
Patient satisfaction is a core tool for measuring the performance of the hospitals as well as the service provider and the services that they are providing to the patients. The aim of this research is to evaluate how information received, medical equipment, distance from the hospital, and physical infrastructure influenced patient satisfaction at public hospitals in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. An exploratory research technique was used. We distributed 700 questionnaires through a random method, and 579 provided proper responses. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and a regression analysis were used for the data analysis. The study results illustrated that medical equipment, information received, distance from the hospital, and physical infrastructure had significantly positive impacts (p = 0.001) on patient satisfaction. To promote higher level of satisfaction, there is a need to take appropriate steps for improvement.
Abid Hussain; Muhammad Asif; Arif Jameel; Jinsoo Hwang; Noman Sahito; Shahida Kanwel. Promoting OPD Patient Satisfaction through Different Healthcare Determinants: A Study of Public Sector Hospitals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 3719 .
AMA StyleAbid Hussain, Muhammad Asif, Arif Jameel, Jinsoo Hwang, Noman Sahito, Shahida Kanwel. Promoting OPD Patient Satisfaction through Different Healthcare Determinants: A Study of Public Sector Hospitals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (19):3719.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbid Hussain; Muhammad Asif; Arif Jameel; Jinsoo Hwang; Noman Sahito; Shahida Kanwel. 2019. "Promoting OPD Patient Satisfaction through Different Healthcare Determinants: A Study of Public Sector Hospitals." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 19: 3719.
This paper aimed to investigate the relationships between participative leadership (PL), administrative quality (AQ), medical quality (MQ), and patient satisfaction (PS) using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Healthcare Criteria (MBNQA) criteria. The study further examined the intervening influence of administrative quality and medical quality on the relationship between participative leadership and patient satisfaction. The data was obtained from 123 public sector hospitals in Pakistan. We employed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques to test the structural model. From the study results, we found significant and positive relationships between participative, administrative quality, medical quality, and patient satisfaction. In addition, our research found administrative quality and medical quality as potential mediators on PL-PS relation. Adopting participative leadership as an exogenous factor, and both administrative and medical quality as potential mediators of patient satisfaction, provided new insights into MBNQA criteria.
Muhammad Asif; Arif Jameel; Noman Sahito; Jinsoo Hwang; Abid Hussain; Faiza Manzoor. Can Leadership Enhance Patient Satisfaction? Assessing the Role of Administrative and Medical Quality. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 3212 .
AMA StyleMuhammad Asif, Arif Jameel, Noman Sahito, Jinsoo Hwang, Abid Hussain, Faiza Manzoor. Can Leadership Enhance Patient Satisfaction? Assessing the Role of Administrative and Medical Quality. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (17):3212.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Asif; Arif Jameel; Noman Sahito; Jinsoo Hwang; Abid Hussain; Faiza Manzoor. 2019. "Can Leadership Enhance Patient Satisfaction? Assessing the Role of Administrative and Medical Quality." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 17: 3212.
This study examined various features of urban form, which promote sustainable development and provoke shoppers toward shopping malls. A field survey was conducted in shopping malls at Hangzhou, which is the capital city of the Zhejiang province, China. Structural equation modeling and a confirmatory factor analysis were used to measure the hypotheses. The results of this study showed that the built environment and entertainment completely mediated the relationship between ambiance and consumption, and they have a positive impact on the environment and shoppers. The built environment and entertainment are viewed as essential elements of physical and social sustainability. Real estate developers, urban planners, and shopping mall managers should consider the design features of urban form to meet sustainable development goals and to attract more shoppers. Testing these relationships via a mediating method is a novel contribution to the study of shopping malls.
Haoying Han; Noman Sahito; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Jinsoo Hwang; Muhammad Asif. Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4798 .
AMA StyleHaoying Han, Noman Sahito, Thuy Van Thi Nguyen, Jinsoo Hwang, Muhammad Asif. Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (17):4798.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaoying Han; Noman Sahito; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Jinsoo Hwang; Muhammad Asif. 2019. "Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls." Sustainability 11, no. 17: 4798.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between transformational leadership (TL), structural empowerment (SE), job satisfaction (JS), nurse-assessed adverse patient outcomes (APO), and the quality of care (QOC). The study further investigates the mediating effects of SE and JS on TL-APO and TL-QOC relationships. A total of 600 nurses working at 17 government hospitals in Pakistan completed the survey. The hypothesized model was tested using a confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. We found a positive relationship between TL, SE, JS, and QOC but negative relationships between TL and APO, SE and APO, and JS and APO. Our study further suggests that SE and JS strongly mediate both TL-APO and TL-QOC relationships.
Muhammad Asif; Arif Jameel; Abid Hussain; Jinsoo Hwang; Noman Sahito. Linking Transformational Leadership with Nurse-Assessed Adverse Patient Outcomes and the Quality of Care: Assessing the Role of Job Satisfaction and Structural Empowerment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 2381 .
AMA StyleMuhammad Asif, Arif Jameel, Abid Hussain, Jinsoo Hwang, Noman Sahito. Linking Transformational Leadership with Nurse-Assessed Adverse Patient Outcomes and the Quality of Care: Assessing the Role of Job Satisfaction and Structural Empowerment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (13):2381.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Asif; Arif Jameel; Abid Hussain; Jinsoo Hwang; Noman Sahito. 2019. "Linking Transformational Leadership with Nurse-Assessed Adverse Patient Outcomes and the Quality of Care: Assessing the Role of Job Satisfaction and Structural Empowerment." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 13: 2381.