Behavioural Mapping of Urban Green Spaces Users: Methodological Procedures Applied to Corujeira Garden (Porto, Portugal)

Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Fernandes, Cláudia Oliveira; Teixeira, Catarina Patoilo; Dias, Ricardo Cunha; Seixas, Paulo Castro; Barros, Nelson; Vilaça, Helena; Maia, Rui Leandro

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86304-3_9

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“…Therefore, in order to and increase the use of UGS by those who have newly realized the value of UGS, it is necessary to install more rest facilities so that many people can stay in UGS for a sufficient amount of time [ 79 , 80 ]. However, there were many users who have increased their visits to UGS to enjoy nature and meditate [ 32 , 81 ], and the overwhelming majority (86.92%) that a comfortable rest space should be created to promote UGS use.…”

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“…The increase in UGS is also reasonable considering that the response rate was very high (over 70%) to the UGS being close enough to be within a distance of within 30 minutes by foot from the residence. In conclusion, landscape planning related to the increase of UGS in the city can secure both social consent and sustainability with consistent use by providing sufficient resting space by reflecting the opinions and tendencies of users [ 80 , 84 , 85 ].…”

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Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perception and Use of Urban Green Spaces in Korea

Kim

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Faced with the prospect that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change will be far-reaching and long-term, the international community is showing interest in urban green space (UGS) and urban green infrastructure utilization as a solution. In this study, we investigated how citizens’ perceptions and use of UGS have changed during COVID-19. We also collected their ideas on how UGS can raise its usability. As a result, more people became to realize the importance of UGS. In particular, the urban environmental purification function from UGS was recognized as giving great benefits to respondents. On the other hand, the patterns of UGS use were mixed with decreasing UGS use to maintain social distancing or increasing UGS use to maintain health or substitute other restricted facilities. More than half of respondents had their UGS visit patterns impacted by COVID-19. In particular, the increase rate of UGS use was rather high in the group that seldom used UGS before COVID-19. In addition, they increased the use of UGS to replace other limited facilities, and thus tended to demand an increase in rest facilities. Based on these results, this paper suggested securing social support and sustainability for the policy by reflecting users’ demand in landscape planning related to the increase of UGS in the city. This study can contribute to improving the resilience of UGS and the sustainability of urban space planning.

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