Emerging relationships between design and use of urban park spaces

Goličnik, Barbara; Thompson, Catharine Ward

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.07.016

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“…Quality footpath connections and other pedestrian infrastructure that contribute to a pleasant walking experience play an important role in encouraging walking and biking in neighbourhoods and active use of park spaces. This recommendation is consistent with previous studies that found significant associations between park use and the presence of certain park features such as footpaths (Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Goličnik and Ward Thompson, 2010). Creating a walkable urban landscape is clearly within the domain of urban planning activity.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Previous studies have also recognised that environmental design is closely associated with improved user experiences (Byrne et al, 2009;Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Gobster, 1998;Goličnik and Ward Thompson, 2010). A park's physical location and design may determine whether it becomes an unwanted urban vacuum or a valued neighbourhood space that fosters social interaction.…”

Section: Discussion Conclusion and Further Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Urban park departments may consider management actions that increase park safety through environmental design such as increasing visibility from streets, upgrading facilities (e.g., lighting), and increasing security patrol frequency. Previous studies have linked park design features with improved user experiences (Goličnik and Ward Thompson, 2010;Wright Wendel et al, 2012) and their findings may be used to improve public perceptions of park spaces in lower SES areas.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While respondents from both Western and non-Western countries supported the community preference for a pedestrianfriendly environment, there was a significant discrepancy between the preferences for sustainable transport modes (walking and cycling) to visit parks and the actual use of these modes. Previous research found that walking is sensitive to the availability and physical design of local transport infrastructure and recreational destinations (Giles-Corti et al, 2005;GilesCorti et al, 2013;Goličnik and Ward Thompson, 2010). However, the over-emphasis on park quantity in planning regimes is likely to undervalue the important role and contribution of pedestrian-friendly urban design (e.g., quality footpath connections and other pedestrian infrastructure that contribute to a pleasant walking experience) in encouraging healthpromoting behaviours and active use of park spaces.…”

Section: Conclusion Of Findings and Critical Reflectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

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Public parks and green spaces are important health promoting facilities for urban dwellers, which can bring about improved health outcomes, diminished racial tensions and reduced public stress. Access to urban parks and green spaces is purported to be associated with the development of social capital, increased community wellbeing and inclusive neighbourhoods. It is within this context that recent decades have witnessed increasing efforts in measuring and modelling park accessibility in cities.Previous studies, however, found significant inconsistency between subjectively (perceived) and objectively (geographic) measured accessibility, indicating the need to examine existing conceptualisation of park accessibility, especially at the individual perceptual level.The accessibility concept has been developed as a multi-dimensional construct that requires a more adequate understanding about its influential factors and dimensions. Existing measures of accessibility have been limited to the concept's physical and temporal dimensions, leaving other relevant factors such as social conditions and personal constraints, including perceptions, largely unexplored. This research argues for the relevance of socio-personal factors to realistically assess accessibility to urban public parks. There is also a need to clarify how accessibility influences an individual's decision-making process that ultimately leads to human behaviour of park use or nonuse, as psychological study of behavioural intentions to use parks has rarely been investigated.Following a correlational research design and cross-sectional validation approach, this research was proposed to fill these knowledge gaps.The research involved both processes of model development and model validation. Two models were proposed in this study: an expanded theory of planned behavioural (TPB) model and an integrated model of park accessibility. The first model aims to identify the role of park accessibility in influencing individual behavioural intentions towards park use and non-use. The model was developed based on the theory of planned behaviour, with three additional variables included (i.e., perceived park accessibility, geographic proximity, and past use) to compare their relative importance in influencing park use intentions. The second model was proposed based on the critical literature review of the accessibility concept. The model consists of five dimensions, including both physical and socio-personal variables that were identified as being associated with urban park access and use.Both models were empirically tested using questionnaire survey data collected from two cities of different socio-cultural settings: Brisbane (Australia) and Zhongshan (China). Within each city, iii sampling was carefully designed to represent residents of different socioeconomic backgrounds with an aim of modelling the differences between population groups. Data were analysed quantitatively using statistical methods and spatial analytical techniques. Key findings from this study incl...

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Section: Discussion Conclusion and Further Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conclusion Of Findings and Critical Reflectionsmentioning

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“…Recent studies have focused on factors affecting the decision structure of individuals to various natural landscapes for example, see [12,13]. Natural landscapes have been widely interpreted as a source of aesthetic, psycho-physical and social benefits in people's lives; and as a means to improve the emotional state and restore good health, see [14][15][16][17].…”

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Discrimination of the Decision Structure of Suburban Park Users by Environmental Attitudes

López-Mosquera¹,

Sánchez²,

Barrena³

2012

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Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Implications for Public Health

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Howarth

Wheater

2019

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

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A biodiverse natural environment is a health-promoting resource. A given habitat can simultaneously provide multiple ecosystem (and therefore health) benefits, both directly through, for example, flood risk mitigation and cooling, and indirectly as a resource for cultural and physical activities. The single biggest priority for public health is to work across governments and countries to protect biodiverse natural resources and introduce measures to stem climate change. At a more local level, public health professionals are responsible for devising strategies to promote sustainable lifestyles and facilitate access to natural environments. Modern public health emphasises the reduction of avoidable differences in ill health between the most and least well-off in society. Such strategies therefore need to target those from socioeconomically deprived areas, who are most at risk of ill health. Schemes such as nature-based social prescribing or community referral give local commissioners of health services the opportunity to bring people into contact with nature. Those with responsibility for the provision of nature-based schemes should be encouraged to use interventions that bring people into active, rather than passive, contact with nature. Further, targeting such interventions towards exposure to environments with the greatest biodiversity is likely to offer the greatest benefits for human health.

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Emerging relationships between design and use of urban park spaces

Cited by 198 publications

References 17 publications

Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

Discrimination of the Decision Structure of Suburban Park Users by Environmental Attitudes

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Implications for Public Health

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