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I don't have the intention to really walk there (green spaces) everyday or sit there everyday

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But here, I'm thankful we have green spaces actually

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I feel like it (greener spaces) just kills down the heat, mostly when you're downstairs, when you're under a tree. More than walking under metal or galvanised roof sheets, it's much breezier to walk under tree sheets.

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I'll probably say 9 for that (how much do you care abt environment 1~10)

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So during school days like yours, I started early with environmentalist and it's just kind of like the lifestyle it becomes a part of the lifestyle already But I'm not the one who's rallying for that (not an active environmentalist)

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Because I noticed that we have recycling bins, There are people who pick up the recycle every now and then, But it's not as advertised as it should be.

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So we have a lot of trees on the streets, so it's very shady and cool throughout the year. So I think the plants, you want to talk about why I grow greenery

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At home, we have greens here to cater to our cooking needs and for medicinal purposes. (1:58) But we feel downstairs, it's more for micro-climate

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Okay. First, green spaces help to preserve important places. And I think they also improve the general cleanliness of where we stay.

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But I'm not aware if there are some events about environment in my neighborhood. So I'm not sure if I'm not so much involved or I just don't hear about it, so I didn't have a chance to be involved.

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My son likes to play around, pick up on the leaves, the twigs and all. We don't usually go play around in the greens because we see a lot of dogs going and peeing everywhere.

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It would be nice to have a lot of greener spaces for humans than dogs though.

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Well, we actually put in measures to reduce waste. We still see neighbours sometimes littering. So they may or may not know of the right way to actually reduce such waste. And they might not actually know the impact of, like, their actions. I think it's important to actually raise awareness of all these green spaces for people who might not be aware.

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They've grown a lot of greenery as much as possible in all the spaces available, right

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So that's also good that the neighbours also encourage and have a lot of greens.

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Right now there are a lot of constructions happening around, right? So I don't think the space is fully developed yet.

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we can raise more awareness on green spaces because, like, I myself personally, I don't know about the green spaces at all. So I think, like, if there is more awareness of this, at least people can be educated on it and we can see how we can actually be a part of it and make our area better.

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It's just that the waste here. I've been planning to have my own wet waste management system here at home.

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not knowing about the efforts because we actually cannot have any action plan without knowing what is going on. And secondly, maybe because of our own commitment, like, the residents here are mostly either working adults or, like, students from, like, primary school. So they might not actually put in the time to engage in all this. But I think the residents were willing to try if it's activities that include family bonding. So maybe, like, if there are initiatives about such green space things that can include parents and child bonding, it might actually encourage them to be more involved.

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We could improve more in terms of community (such as) vegetable farm(s) Although we have a small one, but I think it's really very small.

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I would be happy to be part(icipate) in the green spaces.

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But actually they're very good on announcements, I just don't see a lot about greenery I don't just see a lot of about environment.

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I think I can volunteer during my free time because that actually brings about, not only does it help the environment, I get to know my neighbours more. Then I will see what I can do to actually make the space that I stay greener and better.

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i think, like, at least for myself, I need to know what is the outcome, the benefits, like, what can I bring about to allow positive change. Then that would actually allow me to actually get involved. If I think that, like, my time wouldn't be used properly, then maybe I wouldn't participate in such initiative.

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So I think as much as there are some people who are trying to reduce the waste, we need to shed light on how we can actually improve the whole hygiene, cleaning, and, like, just making the place a greener environment in general.

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It will be good if we have more greenery. I think like what they did in Gimo, just across The car park, the top level is a garden I think they have been doing that in other communities. But an old estate like Dover If you will see our car park, It's still a car park.

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But I did also find out that all of the waste goes into the burner, the kilns. So it's actually more advanced that none of the toxic smoke actually comes out. Maybe I thought it's because that's why they don't care about separating dry waste, wet waste and stuff like that.

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I think, like, postal orders might help. Because even though people just walk past, at least they can get a glimpse of it while waiting for the leave. And like I mentioned the initiative for, like, parent and child bonding might help. So, there's a community centre behind, I think. So I think, like, maybe engaging the residents there. Because those are older residents, so they might have more free time. I think that they'll be more willing to actually get involved.

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Green neighbourhood, more, say, like, living in spaces with a lot of trees. I think that's what, like, you see all those BTOs, they actually show, like, sustainable living, right? Then on their banners, they'll show, like, houses but it's surrounded with, like, a lot of trees. So I think that's, like, the gist of it and, like, the idea that people who don't study this might actually get it when they see the poster, etc.

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Maybe time and, like, their commitment as well. Because everybody is so busy, so they might think that they can use their time to do something more beneficial for them. So maybe their priority might not be green spaces, it might be something else. But I think, like, in order to engage them, it's really important to use the right words and the right initiative to actually get them interested.

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I think when you're young and vibrant, you have the energy to go and reach out to all these residents. So, like, you might be afraid, but then, like, being young allows you to have more courage. So I think, like, young adults can actually keep trying to reach out to all these residents. And because they know about the trends, right, so maybe rather than just using, like, posters, you all can reach out to other younger residents, like, through platforms, social media, to engage them by all these residents.

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I just don't know if they (the youths) are open to new ideas like this I saw in other countries that with the limited space and limited soil, They do gardening as towers So imagine if we will have a project like that And each household will be able to have access to that We could grow our own herbs and lettuce.

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i visit the nearby parks and exercise there

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Even if they have a very nice system of waste management, it still feels like there's a lot of plastic being used. The boxes come in plastic and it's wrapped in a very thin plastic and then another plastic bag for it.

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I think I would like to help in designing a lot of kids-friendly spaces. Sometimes I feel like in Dover what I've observed is a lot of people keep smoking in the kids' play area and around the greens also. That actually repels all the moms and the dads with the kids playing there.

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Kids-friendly, eco-friendly, not materials that they use usually in kids' play area. It would be nice if we have a kids' play area built completely out of mud, adobe, bamboo kind of stuff, where kids just play around, build their own stuff using mud and that would be great

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Sometimes sustainable practises require a lot of compromise and a lot of effort to be put.

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I don't know, maybe because they think the government handles all of it. I don't think they feel like there's much they can do about it. So they can't do much about it?

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There's this university called SUTD that's even having its own material laboratories, researching on what kind of buildings could be used in Singapore for passive pooling and everything also, right?

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i see greenery everywhere and it uplifts my mood.

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i used to go to gimmoh every week until i suffered an injury on my ankle

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i have not participated in any green community activities as i used to be employed and its only until four years ago when i retired.

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i think the green spaces are okay so far depending on the residents. I think there are enough green spaces in the community. I do not have much comments about this (availability of green spaces in the community) as i no longer go around visiting such places as often anymore.

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i think the community in dover is not very active in terms of the participation in green activities. The residents do not know much about green spaces in dover. Even the RC is not very actively promoting such green spaces.

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The RC made effort of putting up posters to promote green spaces but the location of it is not very visible to the general public and people will tend to just walk past without noticing it.

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Nothing is stopping me from participating in such green activities other than my mobility issue

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If i was given a chance to help out with green spaces in my community when i was younger i would have chosen gardening. Plant more herbs for the community

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Nothing else will interest me when it comes to participating in such green events in the community other than herb plantations.

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I wanted to help the dover community green spaces when i was younger but i have no idea hoe to help as the RC is not active on such things ( green events)

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i cannot recall any community activities that the RC has organized in the past fifty years.

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"living" is the first word that came to my mind when i hear about environmental sustainability or green spaces.

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i would say the main benefits of having such green spaces in the community is that plants give out oxygen and make the air fresher.

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i do not think that caring about environmental sustainability is a waste of time

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i will be more motivated if i have friends participating in such green initiatives as well. I can get to bond and socialize with my friends and help out with the environment

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Age: 30

Marital Status: Married

No. of Children: 1

Occupation: Architect

Hobbies: Singing, playing instruments and gardening.

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Age: 50

Marital Status: Married

No. of children: 1

Occupation: Independent Distributor for USANA

Race: Filipino

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Age: 60

Marital status: Single

No. of children: 0

Hobbies: Playing the computer, tablet with friends in the Internet

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Age: 26

Occupation: Has just graduated from university

Marital status: Single

Hobbies: Going to the gym, travelling and making new friends

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Age: 75

Marital status: Single

No. of children: 0

Occupation: Not known, works once a week

Hobbies: Playing Mahjong, used to play Badminton

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Age: 50

Marital status: Married

No. of children: 2

Occupation: Nurse by profession, currently not working

Hobbies: Cooking

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Data Point 1:

"My husband and I visit green spaces like community parks and gardens around my neighborhood in Dover most of the time every weekend, not really participating other than to like brisk walk."

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Data Point 2:

"I think it's better to teach every household to plant more so we don't have to buy. Now, it's too expensive when you buy groceries. Vegetables, all the stuff are all expensive."

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Data Point 4:

"I haven't participated in any contributions like community events to the green spaces in Dover yet. I have seen poster and fliers regarding such events, but because this is an old area, I don't know how we can improve it. Even if we want to contribute downstairs, we can't do anything as I've heard that not so soon, this block will become an N-Block. Maybe when they collapse the building, they could put more green spaces."

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Data Point 4:

"Given the chance, I would like to participate in planting more, contributing more seeds or crops. Here, we see mostly buildings and crops are rare in neighborhoods."

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Data Point 5:

"What might stop me from getting involved in community efforts is when we go back oversees. We're only PR here, not citizens. We don't stay here more often right now as my children are studying oversees and only come here once in a while. Regarding visiting places you've mentioned, yes we do, but we can't do so permanently as we go back overseas every 3 months."

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Data Point 6:

"What I noticed here, which an issue for me is burning paper. The smoke is like a pollutant, and sometimes, people don't clean up and litter."

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Data Point 7:

"In my area, maybe I can say that there's not enough opportunities for young people in Dover to engage in environmental or greenery opportunities because residents are more of old folks. Youngsters like you, I don't see much."

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Data Point 8:

"I think what's stopping youths from contributing to green spaces is that maybe because of technology now. Most of the youngsters are all engaged in high technology, so they don't have the time to be engaged in the greenery."

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Data Point 9:

"Should educate youths. Like if there's a young community, should educate them on green spaces."

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Data Point 10:

"I think the community of people who contribute to environmental sustainability is decreasing as from I said about the youth. Technology is overtaking."

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Data Point 11:

"I don't consider caring about the environmental sustainability a waste of time. In our age, of course no, because of our upbringing from ancestors. We do want to participate in that, but I don't know if youth want to. Every youngster would say no, that they're tired."

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Data Point 12:

"In my place oversees, we do planting at plantations on our land to sell what we plant, make a living and also to educate others like youngsters to follow what we're doing. What we plant is what we can harvest."

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Data Point 13:

"Young adults can educate other people of their age about green spaces, telling them what to do, what's the benefit, getting them involved in such activities."

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Age: At least 65

Marital status: Married

No. of children: 2

Occupation: Office staff

Hobbies: Knitting

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Data Point 1:

"I hardly visit green spaces like parks and gardens because I don't really exercise a lot. I like to mostly be at home, but otherwise, I would go walking or going to the market, shopping."

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Data Point 2:

"I prefer air-conditioned areas, not like parks, etc. I only go to parks there once a while, not very often as the weather is very hot. But like once in a while like during National Day Parade and other occasions. Usually if I have a ticket, I would attend."

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Data Point 3:

"Sometimes, when I see the roads always got a lot of water floods, when something needs changing and the MPs are here, I'll let them all know. On a scale from 1 to 10 on how much I care about the environment, I would say maybe 4. I don't really complain a lot."

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Data Point 4:

"I feel like green spaces in my neighborhood are important because if you want to like exercise downstairs, it would be convenient for people staying around, or if you have a reading area downstairs it would be much more because it would air-conditioned and closed area. You can chit chat with friends or neighbors, which would be not bad. But so far, don't have here unless you go to the community centers, which I hardly go to also because of the different kind of entertainment there."

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Data Point 5:

"I haven't participated in contributions to green spaces in Dover like community events because when working, I don't have much time."

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Data Point 6:

"If I have the opportunity to contribute to green spaces in the neighborhood, I would maybe do gardening."

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Data Point 7:

"What would make me more interested in the green spaces would be being able to have some pastime, when you really want to slow down your work, or when you're already retired so that you have something to do."

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Data Point 8:

"So far, in this area, we don't have any green areas for like planting. You must walk to the other side, which I think is quite far. There's no admission to join contributions to green areas."

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Data Point 9:

"When I hear about Sustainable Living or Green Neighborhood, I usually think about planting, flowers, veggies, recycling."

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Data Point 10:

"If you want to participate in green activities, you may need to go community centers elsewhere. We don't have much in this area."

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Data Point 11:

"I think what's stopping youth from contributing to green spaces in this area is we don't have a larger size of activity. There's not much activities here. There used to be some kind of early walk activities here, but not anymore nowadays unless you go to the church."

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Data Point 12:

"I think I would be more motivated to get involved in green activities in this neighborhood if my friends were to do so. If you have encouragement for the residents, people would mostly join. I don't really join contributions. My neighbors sometimes participate in a lot of activities, but the ticket is also sometimes sold out. If you want to take part, you usually don't get the chance to do so."

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Data Point 13:

"I think the youths could do some recycling to maintaining the greenery of the neighborhood. Usually, I would try to recycle some of my items. Luckily, there are recycling bins here, but we could also have more activities to encourage people how to make use of recyclable items into other items. We can see this a lot online, but there are no exhibitions to show more people. When there are activities, maybe could just set up a stall to show products and let people know about recyclables and how to use them. For example, I've seen them make drink bottles into nice display."