Abstract
In urban areas where increased density has caused loss of urban open space (UOS), there is a need for high-quality parks that are inclusive and fit for multiple user groups. To make parks more inclusive, UOS management may need to consider multifunction and the perspectives of various age groups in future development and maintenance activities. Walking interviews were conducted in a park in central Landskrona, Sweden, with children, adolescents, and elderly users, and also with the head park manager of the city. The results revealed different perspectives among the three age groups of users concerning affordances and UOS management. The manager described user-oriented management to support multifunction and inclusion, including user participation. All user groups studied showed an appreciation of liveliness, contact with nature, social places for their own age group, clean and safe parks, and a variety of different atmospheres and activities in the park. Social multifunction can be developed in programmed or non-programmed ways, but some functions interfere with each other. UOS managers can develop parks to suit different age groups, promote user participation within management, and develop social multifunction to create inclusive parks for various age groups.
Funder
The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Reference49 articles.
1. Challenges and strategies for urban green-space planning in cities undergoing densification: A review
2. Urban green space management in the Nordic countries;Randrup;Cities
3. Understanding place-keeping of open space;Dempsey,2014
4. User-oriented urban open space governance and management;Jansson,2020
5. The Impact of Resident Participation on Urban Woodland Quality—A Case Study of Sletten, Denmark
Cited by
29 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献