Urban Park Use, Quality Evaluation, and Resident Satisfaction Indicators in the City of Zahedan, Iran

The benefits of park therapy have been investigated in young adults, but rarely for middle-aged and older adults. This study evaluates the physiological and psychological effects of walking in urban parks and park therapy images in winter, spring, and early summer. The experiments were implemented in two walking courses in the urban park in Japan and involved 12 middle-aged and older adults. Participants walked on walking courses in an urban park and city street for 11–15 min. Their heart rate and blood pressure were evaluated to determine physiological responses. The Profile of Mood States (POMS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Landscape Image Sketching Technique (LIST) were used to determine psychological responses and spatial conditions. Walking in an urban park exhibited lower heart rates and blood pressure as compared to walking in the city. It was congruent with lowered negative moods, total mood disturbance (TMD) scores, and state anxiety, while the higher positive mood was observed in the urban parks as compared to the city. Images in winter displayed trees, relaxation, and comfort; in spring, water, activity, people, surrounding place, and recreational space; and in early summer, greenery, lawn, and broadness. In conclusion, walking in urban parks leads to physiological, psychological relaxation, and varied landscape appreciation.

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'The Lungs of the City': Green Space, Public Health and Bodily Metaphor in the Landscape of Urban Park History

Environment and History ◽

10.3197/096734018x15137949591837 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 39-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Karen R. Jones

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Green Space ◽

Urban Park ◽

The City

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Urban park-related risks forGiardiaspp. infection in dogs

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268815000400 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 143 (15) ◽

pp. 3277-3291 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A. F. SMITH ◽

M. ROCK ◽

N. NEUMANN ◽

A. MASSOLO

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Immunofluorescence Assay ◽

Urban Park ◽

Direct Immunofluorescence ◽

Park Use ◽

Faecal Samples ◽

Demographic Risk ◽

Demographic Risk Factors ◽

Direct Immunofluorescence Assay

SUMMARYGiardiaspp. is a common gastrointestinal (GI) parasite of multiple host species, including dogs and humans, with the potential for zoonotic transmission. The risk of GI parasitism in dogs (includingGiardiaspp.) may increase with park use in urban areas. This study aimed to (1) determine whether park attendance is a risk factor forGiardiaspp. infection in dogs and (2) characterize the behavioural and demographic risk factors forGiardiaspp. infection in park-attending and non-park-attending dogs. From August to September 2012, a total of 1293 dog owners completed a survey and 860 corresponding dog faecal samples were collected. Dog faeces were screened forGiardiaspp. using a direct immunofluorescence assay and associations assessed among behaviours, demographics, andGiardiaspp. infection. Main results included off-leash and swimming frequencies within parks as significantly positively associated withGiardiaspp. infection in dogs. Dog-owner age was negatively associated with off-leash and swimming frequencies in parks. The results suggest some recreational behaviours in parks and certain demographics are risk factors for parasitism in pet dogs.

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(Re)Greening the City: Urban Park Restoration as a Spatial Fix

Geography Compass ◽

10.1111/j.1749-8198.2010.00374.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 4 (9) ◽

pp. 1392-1407 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Phil Birge-Liberman

Keyword(s):

Urban Park ◽

Spatial Fix ◽

The City

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Analysis of the feeding habits of the swallow-tailed hummingbird, Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, 1788), in an urban park in southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842008000200027 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 68 (2) ◽

pp. 419-426 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

MCB. Toledo ◽

DM. Moreira

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Feeding Habits ◽

Mangifera Indica ◽

Food Resources ◽

Plant Part ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Urban Park ◽

Territorial Defense ◽

The City

The aim of this work was to observe and describe the feeding habits and available food resources of the swallow-tailed hummingbird, Eupetomena macroura. The study was carried out in a municipal park located in the city of Taubaté, in the state of São Paulo. The observations took place between December 2003 and October 2004, recording the following variables: 1) the plant species visited for feeding and territorial defense; 2) the kinds of food resources; and 3) the kinds of flight to procure and obtain food. E. macroura visited 12 plant species. For territorial defense, Mangifera indica was the most visited, whereas Malvaviscus arboreus was most visited for feeding. The foliage was the plant part that received the most frequent visits. In order to obtain nectar, the only species visited was M. arboreus; to obtain arthropods, the species most visited were Mangifera indica and Hymenaea stilbocarpa. In the dry season, the hummingbirds visited flowers, whereas in the rainy season they visited leaves to acquire food. The arthropod groups most frequently found on leafy branches were Homoptera and Psocoptera. Finally, the results of the type of flight analysis showed that flight used to capture food was more often observed than were flights to search for food. In conclusion, these observations suggest that E. macroura shows plasticity in feeding behavior, which can help it to persist in urban areas.

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EQUITY EVALUATION OF URBAN PARK SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF XIAMEN, CHINA

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management ◽

10.3846/jeelm.2020.12704 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 125-136

Author(s):

Tao Luo ◽

Fengmei Yang ◽

Lianglong Wu ◽

Xihong Gao

Keyword(s):

Supply And Demand ◽

Spatial Relationship ◽

Service Level ◽

Urban Park ◽

System A ◽

Public Resource ◽

Park Service ◽

Leisure And Recreation ◽

Equity Evaluation ◽

The City

Urban parks play a distinctive and important role in satisfying residents’ demands on leisure and recreation, and thus have become the focus of research in the field of urban planning and sustainable development. This paper used equity as indicator to combine both the supply and demand sides of urban park service. Taking Xiamen as the study case, the relationship between spatial distribution of population and park services was analyzed. The results show that while population density has a significant spatial relationship with urban park service level at the city scale, Xiamen has the problem of neglecting the equity of urban park service between people and regions within the city. The proposed approach builds up the linkage between urban park service and urban population in order to evaluate the performance of urban park. Although the mechanism remains to be discussed, this study provides a useful auxiliary tool for constructing a guideline for urban green space planning, since urban park is increasingly seen as a kind of restricted public resource and ensuring its equity should be an important task for city mangers.

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Large and medium-sized mammals in the urban park Cinturão Verde, Cianorte, northwestern Paraná

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.2.1851 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 1851 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thais De Oliveira Martins ◽

Simone Pereira Bunhuolo ◽

Henrique Ortencio-Filho ◽

Thomas Edward Lacher Jr.

Keyword(s):

Threatened Species ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Urban Park ◽

Important Species ◽

Visual Searches ◽

High Degree ◽

The City ◽

State Regional

We surveyed the composition of large and medium-sized mammals in the urban park Cinturão Verde in the city of Cianorte, Paraná, Brazil. This urban reserve is an important regional corridor for wildlife. Data were collected monthly during seven months for six days with track plots, camera traps, and visual searches for animals and sign. Richness estimates were calculated using Chao 2 and ICE estimators. Nineteen species of mammals in seven orders and 14 families were recorded. Although the area displays a high degree of disturbance, it supports the presence of important species for the fauna of northwestern Paraná, including state, regional and globally threatened species.

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People in City: The relation of urban park and the quality of life

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v2i6.996 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

pp. 311

Author(s):

Hazlina Hamdan ◽

Nurul Shakila Khalid ◽

Nurul Faizah Baba

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Research Method ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Well Being ◽

Urban Park ◽

User Group ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The City

Well-designed of an urban park is one of the best ways to achieve the city sustainable development and contributes to the quality of life in many ways. Central to this argument is the claim that the variables need to be considered and thus, this research was conducted to assess the quality of urban park by empirically evaluating through behavioral competencies and psychological well-being from the model of Lawton’s Quality of Life. A quantitative research method was employed for the research with 138 respondents in Taman Lembah Bukit SUK, Shah Alam. Results confirm that the urban park provides the potential for psychological well-being, but it often underutilized and attract the aged of 19-50 years old of a user group.

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