Exploring Behaviors And Perceptions Of Users In A Neighborhood Park
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| Author | : Zahra Zamani |
| Publisher | : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 2014-12-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9783659627293 |
This book provides a comprehensive perspective on how and why people use a neighborhood park in Cary, North Carolina. The study combined behavior observations, surveys, interviews, and drawings to examine the pattern of use in relation to the park's behavior settings and zones. Triangulation of the data allowed for an exploration of preferences and feelings towards settings and an association between demographics, such as gender and age, and park use. The multi-method results demonstrated how patterns of use and preferences for settings are associated with affordances and spatial characteristics of the park. Finally, the book gives some design implications geared towards providing spatial arrangements for various users.
| Author | : Hua Bai |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 103 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Electronic Dissertations |
| ISBN | : |
Parks are important resources for physical activity (PA). However, few studies on park characteristics' contribution to the physical activity focus on perceptions of park quality, and additional research on constraints to park-based physical activity including non-visitors is needed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to: a) better understand perceptions of park quality and constraints to participate in park-based PA, b) investigate differences in perceptions of park quality and constraints by demographic and past park use characteristics, and c) examine how these perceptions influence their physical activity and health. Data were collected via questionnaire from 893 randomly-selected households in Kansas City, Missouri. Differences were found in both perceived park quality and constraints by demographics and past park use. In addition, both perceptions of neighborhood park quality and constraints to park based PA were related with PA and BMI. These findings can improve appreciation of how parks facilitate active living and suggest implications for encouraging active use of parks and promoting health.
| Author | : Setha M. Low |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2009-05-21 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 029277821X |
A study of public recreation space and how urban developers can encourage ethnic diversity through planning that supports multiculturalism. Urban parks such as New York City’s Central Park provide vital public spaces where city dwellers of all races and classes can mingle safely while enjoying a variety of recreations. By coming together in these relaxed settings, different groups become comfortable with each other, thereby strengthening their communities and the democratic fabric of society. But just the opposite happens when, by design or in ignorance, parks are made inhospitable to certain groups of people. This pathfinding book argues that cultural diversity should be a key goal in designing and maintaining urban parks. Using case studies of New York City’s Prospect Park, Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park, and Jacob Riis Park in the Gateway National Recreation Area, as well as New York’s Ellis Island Bridge Proposal and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, the authors identify specific ways to promote, maintain, and manage cultural diversity in urban parks. They also uncover the factors that can limit park use, including historical interpretive materials that ignore the contributions of different ethnic groups, high entrance or access fees, park usage rules that restrict ethnic activities, and park “restorations” that focus only on historical or aesthetic values. With the wealth of data in this book, urban planners, park professionals, and all concerned citizens will have the tools to create and maintain public parks that serve the needs and interests of all the public.
| Author | : Felix Everett Crowder |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : Parks |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Mohd Tahir Man |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Parks |
| ISBN | : |
How do people across culture value open space, particularly the neighborhood park? Are the values and perceptions of different groups of users from different cultures similar or different? What governs the values, perceptions, and attitudes towards the neighborhood park? These questions formed the basis of this study, which explored the residents' perceptions of their residential parks in the town of Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia. A survey instrument was used to collect data concerning the relationship between perceptions, use, and physical characteristics of the park. One assumption, based on observation and recording of behavioral traces, was that the frequent occurrence of trash dumping in the parks would correlate with an overall negative perception by residents. However, residents tended to rate the parks favorably in spite of aesthetic problems, and were more concerned with functional hazards such as drainage and lighting. In general, negative attributes of appearance and function tended to be outweighed by the positive attributes of accessibility and proximity of the parks to the residents' homes.
| Author | : Leonelle Vincia D'Souza |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Environmental psychology |
| ISBN | : |
This thesis is a study of the public perceptions of urban community park benefits and the identity they foster among people. It addresses the conjecture that parks, by encouraging self-expression through interaction and use, contribute to the identity of a place(Garvin 2000). Identity is a way of organizing information about the self (Clayton and Opotow 2003) and perception is an experience which is occasioned by the stimulation of sense organs (Dennis 1951). These have practical implications on research. Understanding people's response to their surroundings leads to an understanding of perceptions of self and community. Park benefits are gained through interaction among people and the surrounding environment. Activities which form these benefits include social connections, health of mind and body, restorative setting, recreation and environmental education (Clayton and Opotow 2003; Garvin 2000; Taylor 1999). This research study examines the perceptions of users and designers regarding three classifications of park benefits: Public health; social, and economic (Sherer 2003; More et al 1988). The literature review examines the existing knowledge base of open space and park use and their benefits from established reports, for example, Journal of Landscape Research (JLR) and Trust for Public Land (TPL), with design program data for each park; as extracted from the 2004 Arlington Parks Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, and the Hike and Bike System Master Plan for the City of Arlington, Texas. The study then ties these data to the three park benefits of public health, social, and economic. In so doing, the study also provides an understanding of the elements regarding identity and the environment (Lindholm 2007; Kaplan and Kaplan 1998; Clayton and Opotow 2003). This research uses qualitative data collection and analysis techniques--observable behavior and interviews (Taylor and Bogdan 1998)--with data gathered from interviews with landscape architects and park and recreation professionals involved in three chosen parks in Arlington, Texas. The three community parks selected for the study include a linear community park, a large community park, and a campus community park. These parks are the River legacy Park, Veteran's Park and the Green at College Park, respectively. Data from park visitors was included to determine user perceptions regarding the three park benefits. Data collected from these observations and interviews revealed the qualitative effects of public park spaces on individuals as executed by park designers. The resultant finding measures user perceptions and expands the understanding of the role of landscape architects in fostering that link. The findings appear to agree with the literature reviewed for this research. The public health benefits and economic benefits were identified by park users as the main attractions of the parks studied; these tie into information gleaned from the literature review.
| Author | : Theresa N. Westover |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Crime |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Lilly Schinsing |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Parks |
| ISBN | : |
Addresses how women actually use urban park space, how they feel about these spaces, and how the design affects space use. Presents findings on the effects of spatial features in public parks on gender differences in use behavior, particularly on female's space use. Results are presented based on a case study of three parks in San Luis Obispo, California that utilized time-lapse behavior mapping, a survey of female and male adult park users, and a mail questionnaire sent to neighbors of study parks.
| Author | : Joachim F. Wohlwill |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1461592275 |
The field of "Environment-and-Behavior" This bibliography is aimed at the researcher and advanced student working in the field of environmental psychology, as it has come to be designated over the past decade. A more appropriate term might be "environment-behavior studies," to suggest the important characteristic of this field as one that transcends the province of the psychologist, and brings together workers, as well as problems, methods, and concepts from a great diversity of disciplines and professional fields. Among these we may include geography and sociology, architecture, landscape architecture and planning, forestry, natural resource management and leisure and recreation research -- to name only the most important of the diverse fields from which material for this bibliography has been drawn. This is in fact one of the primary reasons for our belief in the value of such a volume. The literature in the environment-behavior field is scattered through the most diverse sources, including not only the major periodical and monographic literature in each of the above-mentioned disciplines and professions (and others as well), but also a variety of more specialized publications of varying degrees of accessibility. Thus it seemed to us helpful to the researcher, teacher and student in this area to bring this far-flung literature together in a single volume, that might be used as a guide to the field. We aimed at a comprehensive treatment, including both basic and applied aspects, and relations of behavior both to the man-made or artificial and to the natural environment.
| Author | : Deborah Ann Cohen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 12 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Regular physical activity is important for both physical and mental health. However, less than half of Americans currently meet federal activity guidelines. Public neighborhood parks offer accessible infrastructure that can facilitate physical activity, and most urban U.S. residents live within a mile of at least one park. Many communities and organizations have tried to encourage park use and park-based physical activity by building new facilities or adding activity centers. However, until recently, there has been little research to understand whether these or other investments are increasing the use of parks for physical activity. RAND Corporation researchers have conducted multiple studies to examine park use and assess parks’ role in promoting physical activity. They found that whether residents visit their local parks and how they decide to use them can be related to a wide range of factors, including individual characteristics, such as potential park users’ ages and genders; neighborhood and environmental factors, including community poverty level and residents’ perceptions of park safety; and park factors, including the numbers and types of facilities and the availability of organized activities. To support these studies, researchers developed an innovative tool, System of Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC), to assess park use and physical activity. They also conducted in-depth surveys of park users and neighborhood residents. Their efforts provide insights into how parks are currently being used and suggest ways in which parks might be enhanced to encourage more physical activity. This report describes the tool and the research findings and recommendations.
