Urban parks are public recreational facilities that can provide many benefits, reducing stress from fatigue. However, some urban parks are not frequently visited because it feels very dark inside so that many parks are unkempt and empty of visitors. This study aims to determine how the comparison of park visitors' perceptions at different levels of closure based on the sense of security and restoration they received. This research is experimental in nature, so respondents are asked to rate several edited photos to determine the optimal combination of closure. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires online for two weeks (N = 272). Furthermore, the data were processed through the ANOVA test to see which combination of enclosure was rated the highest and the lowest based on perceived savety and restoration. The results show that visitors’ perceived safety can be achieved by applying a combination of closeness 8 (high density, far position, medium scale (6 meters)) and 9 (medium density, close position, high scale (9 meters)), while visitors’ perceived restoration tends to the same and not tied to different combinations of closure. The implementation of this study is how to design the tree enclosure in urban parks to increase the participation of residents visiting the park. Urban parks that are frequently visited will be sustainable in future, so maintaining parks can be started from designing enclosure of parks.
Assessing the Impact of Street-View Greenery on Fear of Neighborhood Crime in Guangzhou, China
