Abstract
Abstract
The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the park’s usage and accessibility in the northern part of Nicosia, Cyprus, and to compare the usage and accessibility before and after the pandemic of Covid-19 also known as coronavirus. Within this study, we will have a better understanding of the situation of parks and how the usage has been changed because of the pandemic and lockdown and it will also help the urban developers in improving these parks in the future by making them safer and healthier to use during these times of pandemic and will help in dealing with similar pandemics in the future. A total of 500 questionnaires has been distributed to the residents of Nicosia to find how the people’s behavior and how the usage of parks has been changed before and after the pandemic these data were analyzed and studied using SPSS descriptive statistics method and also filed studies where made to identify the parks in Nicosia the results showed that the parks have a good atmosphere and people using it a lot epically during summer and spring seasons however there was a decline in parks usage during the pandemic and a lot of the improvement can be made to make this parks safer and better for the people in Nicosia. The recommendation has been made in order the help the urban development team in making their decisions in the future and how they can improve this park and also recommendation has been made for future studies on the similar topic all of this will help us to make the parks better place and much safer for the residents of Nicosia.
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Research Square Platform LLC
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