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Identifying Features of Pocket Parks that May Be Related to Health Promoting Use

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  • Karin K. Peschardt
  • Ulrika K. Stigsdotter
  • Jasper Schipperrijn

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Urban green spaces have been shown to promote health and well-being and recent research indicates that the two primary potentially health promoting uses of pocket parks are ‘rest and restitution’ and ‘socialising’. The aim of this study is to identify features in pocket parks that may support these uses. The relationship between the two types of use and the shape, size, noise level, greenness, as well as ‘elements’ (paved and unpaved trails, café, historical feature, table, other seating than benches, flowerbeds, view outside park, playground) in nine pocket parks in Copenhagen were analysed. The results show that ‘green features’ do not seem to be of crucial importance for ‘socialising’ whereas, as expected, features promoting gathering should be prioritised. For ‘rest and restitution’, the main results show that ‘green ground cover’ and ‘enclosed green niches’ are important, while ‘disturbing features’ (playground, view outside park) should be avoided. The results add knowledge about the features which support the health promoting use of pocket parks to the existing body of research.

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  • Karin K. Peschardt & Ulrika K. Stigsdotter & Jasper Schipperrijn, 2016. "Identifying Features of Pocket Parks that May Be Related to Health Promoting Use," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1), pages 79-94, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:41:y:2016:i:1:p:79-94
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2014.894006
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