Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City
Urban parks play a vital role in enhancing residents’ well-being, making it essential for decision-makers and designers to understand the factors influencing park satisfaction to improve park attributes. While existing studies primarily focus on internal park characteristics, this study investigates...
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| description | Urban parks play a vital role in enhancing residents’ well-being, making it essential for decision-makers and designers to understand the factors influencing park satisfaction to improve park attributes. While existing studies primarily focus on internal park characteristics, this study investigates the diverse ways that external environmental factors influence park satisfaction. Using moderated regression models, we examined six factors, i.e., the quality of neighborhood compound greenspaces, perceived home–park distance, walking difficulty, the convenience of coordinating other trips, external environmental quality, and perceived travel safety, in Chongqing, China. Based on an intercept survey of 301 residents, five factors significantly impacted park satisfaction. Notably, the quality of compound greenspaces and trip coordination convenience were critical determinants, showing large correlations with satisfaction. Enhancing environmental quality and travel safety along access routes is also crucial, as they directly enhance satisfaction and moderate the impacts of internal park quality. Reducing walking difficulties can encourage frequent park visits and strengthen the relationship between internal park quality and satisfaction. Interestingly, the perceived home–park distance had minimal impact, likely because the parks studied were in close proximity to participants’ homes. These findings highlight the importance of holistically considering both internal and external factors in urban park planning and design. Future research should explore additional external factors in diverse urban contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f2e1f943d8342c7a6bc94e736ef7a6f2025-01-24T13:37:48ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-01-011417710.3390/land14010077Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous CityHong Wu0Cong Gong1Rui Wang2Xiaoyue Niu3Yu Cao4Changhao Cao5Changjuan Hu6Department of Landscape Architecture, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADepartment of Architecture, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, ChinaSchool of Art and Design, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaDepartment of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADepartment of Architecture, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, ChinaSichuan Institute of Territory Spatial Planning, Chengdu 610072, ChinaDepartment of Architecture, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, ChinaUrban parks play a vital role in enhancing residents’ well-being, making it essential for decision-makers and designers to understand the factors influencing park satisfaction to improve park attributes. While existing studies primarily focus on internal park characteristics, this study investigates the diverse ways that external environmental factors influence park satisfaction. Using moderated regression models, we examined six factors, i.e., the quality of neighborhood compound greenspaces, perceived home–park distance, walking difficulty, the convenience of coordinating other trips, external environmental quality, and perceived travel safety, in Chongqing, China. Based on an intercept survey of 301 residents, five factors significantly impacted park satisfaction. Notably, the quality of compound greenspaces and trip coordination convenience were critical determinants, showing large correlations with satisfaction. Enhancing environmental quality and travel safety along access routes is also crucial, as they directly enhance satisfaction and moderate the impacts of internal park quality. Reducing walking difficulties can encourage frequent park visits and strengthen the relationship between internal park quality and satisfaction. Interestingly, the perceived home–park distance had minimal impact, likely because the parks studied were in close proximity to participants’ homes. These findings highlight the importance of holistically considering both internal and external factors in urban park planning and design. Future research should explore additional external factors in diverse urban contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/1/77park satisfactionexternal environmental factorsmoderating effectresident perceptionaccessibilitymountainous city |
| spellingShingle | Hong Wu Cong Gong Rui Wang Xiaoyue Niu Yu Cao Changhao Cao Changjuan Hu Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City Land park satisfaction external environmental factors moderating effect resident perception accessibility mountainous city |
| title | Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City |
| title_full | Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City |
| title_fullStr | Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City |
| title_short | Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City |
| title_sort | moderating effects of park accessibility and external environment on park satisfaction in a mountainous city |
| topic | park satisfaction external environmental factors moderating effect resident perception accessibility mountainous city |
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