Quality of urban parks in the perception of city residents with mobility difficulties

PeerJ

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Magdalena Błaszczyk¹  Marzena Suchocka¹  Magdalena Wojnowska-Heciak¹  Magdalena Muszyńska² 

[1] Department of Landscape Architecture, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW;Unaffiliated

关键词: Park accessibility;    Park availability;    Social survey;    Blind;    Vision impaired;    Carers/assistants of people with a disability;    People who use a wheelchair;    Parents of children who use strollers to navigate in urban park;    Limited mobility park users;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.10570

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Urban parks should be inclusive for all. Availability and accessibility of urban parks determine the quality of life in cities. The importance of access increases for residents with limited mobility who, facing obstacles due to inadequate adjustment of the surrounding physical space, are exposed to social exclusion. Five groups of respondents completed a survey questionnaire revealing their attitudes towards green areas and indicating barriers to parks’ accessibility. The groups were designed to include blind and vision impaired people, those who use a wheelchair, have a physical disability of any kind, their carers/assistants and parents pushing strollers. The results revealed more similarities than differences among the five groups (the differences included preferences towards the neighbourhood and destination parks, physical barriers in parks, as well as using assistive technology devices and mobile assistive applications). Overall, city residents with mobility difficulties find those green public spaces as an important element of their life quality.

【 授权许可】

CC BY