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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2015.43.1.054

The Effect of Environmental Perception in Neighborhood Park on User's Recognition of Health Improvement - Focusing on 8 Neighborhood Parks in Changwon City -  

Park, Young-Eun (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Woo-Sung (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Daegu University)
Jung, Sung-Gwan (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Park, Kyung-Hun (Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Changwon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.43, no.1, 2015 , pp. 54-68 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of environmental perception in neighborhood parks on user's recognition of health improvement. This study used objective field survey data and subjective user survey data at 8 neighborhood parks in Changwon City. According to the results, the perceptions of distance and street environment from home to park were evaluated highly but the perception of water spaces and various attractions within the parks were rated lowly in most of parks. As a result of factor analysis, 23 environmental perception variables were classified into 6 factors such as scenery, comfort, accessibility, activity, convenience and amenity. For the result of regression analysis between environmental perceptions and user's recognition of health improvement based on 6 factors, the recognition of physical health improvement was significantly influenced from environmental perception factors in 4 parks among 8 parks. 'Accessibility' and 'activity' were analyzed as the meaningful factors in 3 parks. Also, recognition of mental health improvement was significantly influenced from environmental perception factors in 5 parks among 8 parks and especially 'accessibility' was showed as the significant factor in 4 parks. The findings from this study can contribute to improve the physical environments of the present parks and can be a basic data for new park development.
Keywords
Physical Health Improvement; Mental Health Improvement; Environmental Perception; Multiple Regression Analysis;
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