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A plethora of studies have surfaced associating neighbourhood elements to social cohesion and integration, indicating the importance of quality neighbourhood design and facilities. From the macro planning of neighbourhoods to local management of facilities and amenities, most researches seem to agree that the quality physical environment encourages social interaction. While Malaysia recognises the importance of national unity and social integration as part of the Malaysian Vision 2020, urban villages in Malaysia are still left in a state of dilapidation. Commonly associated with long standing traditions and socio-cultural heritage, these urban villages suffer from the ineffective management, inadequate maintenance, and insufficient neighbourhood facilities. Hence, this paper focuses on one type of urban village in Malaysia– the ‘New Village’ or NV. Being products of post-war conflicts, NVs are predominantly inhabited by the ethnic Chinese communities and are pockets of culturally and ethnically homogenous communities buried within an ethnically diverse city. Thus, possessing a strong sense identity as an ethnic Chinese settlement. The paper explores the causal relationship between satisfaction towards neighbourhood facilities, length of residence, and social trust by employing the structural equation model. Results supports previous literatures showing thatsatisfaction towards neighbourhood facilities is a significant predictor of social trust which can be divided communal and leadership trust, whereas length of residence isnot a significant predictor of leadership trust. Hence, the maintenance and enhancement of social trust cannot be relied solely on socio-cultural heritage and traditions. Efforts need to be done to improve the perception and satisfaction of residence in regards to neighbourhood facilities with priority given to commercial and educational facilities as they tend to affect the general satisfaction towards neighbourhood facilities most.Current output:Publication (In Process)
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