The progress of guarded and gated housing community towards trend to improve quality of life

Gated community is one of the efforts taken by the authorities to reduce public fears and to restore the confidence of people to live safely in their neighborhood. When an individual feels safe and safety is assured, it will affect their quality of life. Quality of life is said to be directly proportional to the comfort and harmony of the individual. The population in Malaysia was concerned about their quality of life especially in terms of safety. The whole study was conducted to determine whether residential gated community in Kedah an 'urban village' can develop a favorable settlements and so provide a sense of security and to improve the quality of life of the residential community. Methodological approaches such as observation, distribution of questionnaires, and interviews of residents and relevant agencies will be carried out to obtain the data needed to answer the research objectives