Abstract
This exploratory study employed an integrated methodological approach to examine the relationship among several factors for residents in Shanghai when it came to the use of urban park spaces. The study was conducted using two sample groups of 1200 residents each, and around three community parks that contained a variety of recreation-related impacts. Open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires and correspondence analysis were used to reflect residents’ basic attitudes, recreational perception, and satisfaction evaluation by Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) method, and mirrored preferences for future development of community parks. The results suggest that for residents, high levels of satisfaction with landscape and environment were advantages, but recreation space and facility were critical for the perception of the community parks. In comparison, management was found to be an opportunity factor to improve leisure satisfaction. The findings emphasized landscape, environment, space, facility, and management as elements that enhance recreational perception and avoid passive interference.
Highlights
The fields of community parks, planning, management, and research face new challenges today in that they are serving an increasingly diverse urban population
42% were couples with one child, followed by 4–5-member families, but only a few singles or couples without children took part in the investigation (2.8% and 8.2%, respectively). This indicates that the main recreation needs in community parks revolve around the needs of children and the elderly, and new needs for space and facilities might change with the age of these two groups
Satisfaction of impact factors evaluated by users was indicated using subjective perception, which might be influenced by education, age, occupation, and the individual experience of respondents
Summary
The fields of community parks, planning, management, and research face new challenges today in that they are serving an increasingly diverse urban population. More research has been done looking at the importance of these factors in enhancing leisure function in urban community parks Recreational impact factors, their importance, and satisfaction evaluation are critical for residents, from space planning and design, to environment improvement, park management, and future development [6]. Studying the leisure perception, experience, and open-space needs of residents in a certain area may help provide suggestions for local green space planning and design [8,9]. This tactic can help researchers understand common reasons and impact factors and their significance that affect residents’ recreational perception and satisfaction
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