QUALITATIVE METHOD

Zainul Mukrim BaharuddinPhD candidate

PlanningSchool of Natural and Built Environments

University of South AustraliaAdelaide, SA 5000

Australia

ObservationSurveyQuantitativeQualitative

Research Approach:

Triangulation - Multilevel Model

Qualitative method

Stage 1Interview:1) Stakeholders2) Users – visitors

Stage 2LandscapeObservation3) Urban Wildlife4) Habitat/vegetation

Qualitative Approach

List of Public Parks andOpen space inKuala Lumpur

Interview questions : 1)Stakeholders• What is Sustainable City?• What is urban green space?• What are the benefits of urban green space?• How do you evaluate urban green spaces in Kuala Lumpur?• What are the issues and problems of urban green space in Kuala Lumpur?• etc2) User /visitors survey• What is your opinion about urban wildlife?• What type of urban wildlife do you think it is important to be enhanced and preserve?• What is the most preferable wildlife in the parks and most dislike wildlife?• What are the benefits to have urban wildlife in parks?• What is your contribution to enhance urban green space and urban biodiversity?• etc

Stage 1 : Qualitative

Analysing Qualitative – Nvivo software1) Transcribe Audio – Words : Translate Malay to English then review by otherpeople.2) Coding – Develop major Coding and sub-coding according to the Interview from the respondents. Good to have review the coding by otherpeople.i.e: Benefit of Urban green space (Major coding)

- Environment (sub coding)- (sub code)

- Social- (sub code)

-Health- (sub code)

TranscribeDesigningCoding/theme

Respondents feedback to be place accordinglyIn the coding/theme

Variables i.edemographic

Results

Process qualitative analysis – Nvivo software

analysis

Examples of the results

Observation:

‘Distance Sampling’ – using Buckland approach.1) Develop the transect line2) Observe wildlife/vegetation - along the transect line , 360degree,

from point to point, 5-10min stops each point and two different time –morning 7am -9am and evening 4pm -7pm

- Observation forms- Manual wildlife/vegetation information- Binocular

3) Data Analysis – Excel Microsoft/ SPSS

STAGE 2 : Observation survey

• Trail A• Trail B• Trail C• Trail D

i.e Pudu Ulu Parks

Transect line

Example of survey form

Example of Survey Form

DOMINANT BIRDS

RARE BIRDS SPECIES

Examples of Observation Results

Workshop ICBEDC 2010Thank you…..