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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2016.44.5.068

Influence of Physical Environment Perception on Park Use for Health Improvement - Focused on Neighborhood Parks in Suseong-gu, Daegu City -  

Jang, Cheol-Kyu (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Kyungpook National University)
Jung, Sung-Gwan (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Woo-Sung (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Daegu University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.44, no.5, 2016 , pp. 68-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed the influence of the perception of physical environment on user satisfaction and park use when people use the park to improve their health. The study is focused on neighborhood parks in Suseong-gu, Daegu city. Statistical analyses were employed to data collected from 143 visitors on site. First of all, in the perception evaluation of the physical environment of the park, accessibility and pedestrian environment are the highest at 4.04, while water space and attractions in the park as the lowest parts are at 2.32 and 2.66. After conduct factor analysis to type 22 physical environmental awareness components, five main factors--Comfort, Availability, Amenity, Facilities convenience and Visuality--were classified. Then, satisfaction and influence on park use were analyzed. As a result, the factors affecting user satisfaction were comfort, availability, amenity and facility convenience. Among them, the category of amenity was the most influential factor at 0.315. The factors affecting the park use were availability and amenity. Availability factor had a higher influence at 0.396 than amenity at 0.293. Therefore, in order to improve satisfaction and park use for health improvement, it is necessary to secure sufficient green areas and create a pleasant environment. Also, it is necessary to improve the quality of walkability from homes to parks, trail improvement and other improvements.
Keywords
Physical Activity; Satisfaction; Analysis of User Behaviors; Factor Analysis;
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