Accessibility and Attractiveness for Public Park Utilization: A Case Study of Saga Japan
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2004
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Conference Paper in Proceedings
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public parks, public participation
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Architecture/Urban Planning
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English
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103-407-554
(Last edited on
2004/09/14 02:53:03 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
One of the important elements to consider in improving the quality of life in the communities is the available of green spaces. Public parks have been accepted as one of the most representatives of green spaces which recently have been given much attention as one of the indicator of urban quality of life. This study aims to contribute the development of methodological approaches to evaluate public park service in Saga city based on public opinion. To reflect the community point of view, a multinomial logit model based on maximum likelihood estimation is employed for this study to interrelate public preferences on public park utilization. Based on this approach, the method enables us to put forward a number of basic principles and to guide the development of public park service to improve accessibility and attractiveness. The accessibility can be investigated in term of the opportunities of usage that can be perceived by citizens as contribution to their quality of life. It can be seen that the availability of this kind of public space affect resident’s patterns of activities, the modes and frequencies of utilization. Not only the location of public park within and outside residential district are perceived in different way but the respondents’ personal characteristics, such as age, income, education and past experience of using public park service also result to the different patterns of public park utilization. The uniqueness of this model is that it focuses on the linkages between the availability of public parks and social needs. This is very useful information to guide local planning agency to locate suitable plan for current and future policy for public park service improvement and to enhance the quality of life of the community.
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