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Fig. 2.1: Main entrance and Gathering area, Playgrounds and Shelter, Play courts and Field

                                                           *Source   from   Nilai   Municipal
                                                     Council’s website

                S2CP is developed by IJM Land Berhad and still maintained by them up till now. The park is
             completed  on  2005  and  well  equipped  with  exercise  tracks,  outdoor  gyms,  play  courts,  park
             furniture, shelters, lake, matured trees and public amenities. The park size is 6 ha. The park allows
             family gatherings and hosting events. This park has signature activity that attracts users which is the
             fish-feeding. The aquatic fauna such as koi fish, catfish, and tortoises live harmonily in the lake and
             their numbers are increasing (refer figures 2.4).













                      Fig. 2.4: Shelter, Playgrounds and Seating, Plaza with amphitheater, Lake and Seating

             2.2.   Plans Evaluation
                This  research  employed  plan  evaluation  technique.  Plans  especially  as-built  plans  of  green
             spaces were gathered from local authorities and property developers for the plans evaluation. Plan
             evaluation is emerging as a valuable tool for systematic and meticulous analysis. The methodology
             offers  direct  tool  for  studying  plan  quality.  This  method  is  adapted  from  a  Journal  of  Planning
             Literature  titled  A  Meta-Analysis  of  Plan  Quality  Studies  [9].  This  plan  evaluation  method  offers
             important insights for better understanding green space growing morphology on plan. Such method
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