Comparison of Urban Residents Uses and Perceptions of Parks in Canada and China
Although park plans in different countries have differences in their names, contexts, criteria, documentation and outputs, they have four key factors in common: quantity, type, facility, and service. In order to examine the operation of these factors and to enhance effective park planning, largely for convenience, residents use and perceptions of parks are examined in Waterloo, Canada and Shanghai, China which possess very different social, economic and cultural attributes. The four factors are explored from 60 face-to-face interviews. Similarities and differences are described in activity frequency and selection of parks, activity pursuits and nature environment reliance and demand for different park types. And the three park planning constructs are deduced as follows: hierarchy, facilities and activities, and services. These constructs are used to compare and deepen understanding of public perceptions of parks in the two cities.
FANG Jia WU Chengzhao Geoffrey Wall Cheng Li
Faculty of Landscape Study, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongj University, Shanghai, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Tourism School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.China, 610064
国际会议
2011 International Conference on Strategic Management(2011年战略管理国际会议 ICSM)
成都
英文
221-226
2011-09-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）