期刊
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 25-32出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2009.09.002
关键词
Frequency of use; Green space size; Human behaviour; Questionnaire survey; Socioecological model
资金
- The Danish Ministry of Culture
- The Danish Outdoor Council
- The Department for Parks and Roads of the City of Odense
Increasing the use of urban green space has appeared on the political agenda, primarily because increased use is expected to improve the health and well-being of the urban population. Green space is contributing to restoring mental fatigue, serving as a resource for physical activity, reducing mortality and reducing the level of stress. However, knowledge and experience on how to implement this agenda are scarce. In this paper, we use a socio-ecological model as framework when studying influences on the use of respondents' nearest urban green space in the Danish city of Odense. Data were obtained from a survey sent to 2500 randomly selected adult residents within the central part of the city. We tested the relative importance of different factors on the frequency of use of the nearest urban green space by using a multivariate logistic regression model. The results show that almost half of the respondents did not use their nearest green space the most. Whether or not respondent used their nearest green space most depends primarily on area size, distance to the area and factors that are likely to express a reduced mobility; old age, young children and poor health. If the nearest urban green space also is the most used green space, having a dog is the only factor that significantly increases the frequency of use. Further research is needed to determine what it is that makes people use an area more, if the basic conditions of a reasonable size (> 5 ha) within a reasonable distance (< 600 m) are fulfilled. (C) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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