Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies jabs Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies Volume 2, Number 5, April 2012 ISSN: 2180-4567 Are House Alterations Sustainable? Zarina Isnin, Rohaslinda Ramli, Ahmad Ezanee Hashim & Irwan M. Ali Behaviour Response among Educated Young Adults towards the H1N1 Pandemic Mohamad Ghazali Masuri, Khairil Anuar Md. Isa, Mohd. Pozi Mohd. Tahir, Hamzah Fansuri Hassan, Zuridah Hassan, Farezadi Zafry Jamhuri, Farhana Wan Yunus & Syed Hatim Noor Volume 2, Number 5, April 2012 Customer Expectations and Its Relationship towards Public Transport in Klang Valley Rohana Kamaruddin, Ismah Osman & Che Anizaliana Che Pei Determinants of Recycling Behaviour in Tioman Island Saripah Abdul Latif & Mohd Shukri Omar Perception of Community on Tourism Impacts and Their Participation in Tourism Planning: Ramsar, Iran Sajad Alipour Eshliki & Mahdi Kaboudi Pre-assessment: Health-associated Cost of Urban Informal Industrial Sector Anindrya Nastiti, Indrawan Prabaharyaka, Dwina Roosmini & Tresna Dermawan Kunaefi Repeat Consumption Behaviour in Traditional Markets: Bandung and Surrounding Region R. Aswin Rahadi International Edition
EDITORIAL BOARD Abdul Hadi Nawawi, Prof., Dr. Abu Hassan Abu Bakar, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (Universiti Sains Malaysia) Aleya Abdel Hadi, Emiretus Prof., Dr. (Helwan University, Egypt) Anuar Talib, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Ashraf M A Salama, Prof., Dr. (Qatar University, Qatar) Christopher Peter Spencer, Emeritus Prof., Dr. (The University of Sheffield, UK) David Robert Osborne (Graphia International Limited, Hong Kong) David Uzzell, Prof., Dr. (University of Surrey, UK) Derya Oktay, Prof., Dr. (Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus) Dolapo Amole, Dr. (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria) Ebru Cubukcu, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey) Edward Andrew Edgerton, Dr. (West of Scotland University, UK) Errol J Haarhoff, Prof., Dr. (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Eugenio De Gregorio, Dr. (University of Genoa, Liguria, Italy) George Baird, Prof., Dr. (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) Geoffrey Woolcock, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) Hafazah Abdul Karim, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Haruo Hibino, Prof., Dr. (Chiba University, Chiba, Japan) Heng Zhang, Assoc. Prof., Dr., Ing. (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China) Indra Budiman Syamwil, Asst. Prof., Dr. (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia) Ismail Said, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (FBE, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) Johannes Widodo, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Jose Antonio Corraliza Rodriguez, Prof., Dr. (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain) Kate Bishop, Dr. (Independent Researcher, Australia) Khaled Adham, Prof., Dr. (United Arab Emirates University, UAE) Malika Bose, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (Penssylvania State University, USA) Mariam Jamaluddin, Assoc. Prof., Dr., Ar. Masahiro Shirotsuki, Dr. (Ritsumeikan University, Japan) Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Yusoff Abbas, Prof., Dr. Editorial Advisory and Review Board Language Editors (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia) Daljit Singh, Mr. Faradibah Sudari, Ms. Indrani Arunasalam Satha, Ms. Kiranjeet Kaur Dhillon, Ms. Sarah Abedi Abdullah, Ms. Soraya Mohd Nashir, Ms. Zarlina Mohd Zamari, Ms Mei Lim, Dr. (University of South Australia, Australia) Mohammad Abdul Mohit, Prof., Dr. (KAED, International Islamic University, Malaysia) Mohammad Arif Kamal, Asst Prof, Dr. (King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia) Mohd. Tajuddin Md Rasdi, Prof., Dr. (FBE, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) Nicholas Kathijotes, Prof., Dr. (Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus) Nisha Fernando, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (University of Wisconsin, USA) Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, Asst. Prof., Dr. (International Islamic University Malaysia) Nopadon Sahachaisaeree, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Thailand) Norhati Ibrahim, Assoc. Prof., Dr., Ar. (FAPS, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia) Noriah Othman, Dr. Osman Mohd Tahir, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (Universiti Putra Malaysia) Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Dr. (Universitas Indonesia) Peter Kellett, Dr. (University of Newcastle, UK) Ranjith Dayaratne, Asst. Prof., Dr. (University of Bahrain, Bahrain) Robert W. Marans, Emeritus Prof., Dr. (University of Michigan, Michigan, USA) Rodzyah Hj Mohd Yunus, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (FAPS, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia) Roger Fay, Prof., Dr. (University of Tasmania, Australia) Shinichi Koyama, Asst. Prof., Dr (Chiba University, Chiba, Japan) Siriwan Silapacharanan, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand) Sitthiporn Piromruen, Assoc. Prof., (Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand) Siu Oi Ling, Prof., Dr. (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) Toshiroh Ikegami, Prof., Architect (Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan) Tjokordo Nirarta Samadhi, Dr. (Institut Teknologi Nasional, Malang, Indonesia) Uday Jain, Prof., Dr. (Mahila Chetna Manch, Shivaji nagar Bhopal, India) Wan Hashimah Wan Ismail, Dr. (FBE, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) Wan Mohd Naim Wan Mohd, Assoc. Prof., Dr. (FAPS, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia) Wang Lu, Prof., Dr. (Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China) Yasser El-Sheshtawi, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Publication Manager Anniz Fazli Ibrahim Bajunid, Mr. Nik Farhanah Nik Azhari, Ms. Copyright 2012 by Journal of Asian Behaviour Studies All right reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieved system, or transmitted in any form or any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission, in writing from the publisher. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies is jointly published by the Centre for Environment- Behaviour Studies (ce-bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying (FAPS), UiTM and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The views opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributions and authors are entirely their own and do not necessarily re ect the views of the Academy of the University.
Are House Alterations Sustainable? jabs Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies Volume 2 No. 5 April 2012 ISSN 2180-4567 Are House Alterations Sustainable? 1 Zarina Isnin, Rohaslinda Ramli, Ahmad Ezanee Hashim and Irwan M. Ali Behaviour Response among Educated Young 15 Adults towards the H1N1 Pandemic Mohamad Ghazali Masuri, Khairil Anuar Md. Isa, Mohd. Pozi Mohd. Tahir, Hamzah Fansuri Hassan, Zuridah Hassan, Farezadi Zafry Jamhuri, Farhana Wan Yunus and Syed Hatim Noor Customer Expectations and Its Relationship 29 towards Public Transport in Klang Valley Rohana Kamaruddin, Ismah Osman and Che Anizaliana Che Pei Determinants of Recycling Behaviour in Tioman Island 39 Saripah Abdul Latif and Mohd Shukri Omar Perception of Community on Tourism Impacts 51 and Their Participation in Tourism Planning: Ramsar, Iran Sajad Alipour Eshliki and Mahdi Kaboudi Pre-assessment: Health-associated Cost of Urban 65 Informal Industrial Sector Anindrya Nastiti, Indrawan Prabaharyaka, Dwina Roosmini and Tresna Dermawan Kunaefi Repeat Consumption Behaviour in Traditional Markets: 79 Bandung and Surrounding Region R. Aswin Rahadi Isnin, Z., et al., i
Foreword Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jabs) is an international and interdisciplinary journal that publicises empirical research findings pertaining to general behavioural issues specifically affecting Asian communities living in Asia and non-asian countries. Related empirical research that involved other communities shall also be considered for publications. Articles to be published in jabs shall be sourced from the selected papers condensed, presented during the two annual serial international conferences the ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AcE-Bs) to be held in ASEAN countries and the ASIA Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AicE-Bs) to be held in non- ASEAN countries - organized by the Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies (ce-bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying (FAPS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, together with co-hosts. Articles selected and published in jabs are double-blind peer reviewed by the international Editorial Board members. Commencing 1 st January 2012, jabs shall be published in the months of January, April, July and October, annually. Articles to be published in aje-bs, Volume 2 focused on Communities - Policies, Culture and Human Behaviour which was also the conference theme for AcE-Bs 2011 Bandung, held at the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, from 15-17 June 2011. Editor-in-Chief Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jabs) http://fspu.uitm.edu.my/cebs cebsuitm@gmail.com