Longing for open spaces: Urban park user’s patterns in the Post-COVID era in San José, Costa Rica

IF 6.7 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Karla Barrantes-Chaves , Erick Centeno-Mora , Nidia Cruz-Zúñiga
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Substantial restrictions on access to urban parks during the COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in the way people visit and appreciate these spaces. This study explores visitation frequency and its changes, longing for open spaces, and the renewed appreciation of the three main regional urban parks in San José, Costa Rica. These aspects were analysed in relation to demographic factors: age, sex, and educational level as well behavioural variables. Data were collected through 8575 on-site surveys among park visitors in 2023. Findings reveal that 75 % of respondents expressed a strong desire for parks to reopen or reported longing for open spaces. Additionally, 50 % state that they have increased their visitation frequency, and 48 % now consider these parks more valuable than they did before the pandemic. A multivariable binary logistic regression model confirmed that emotional and behavioural variables were the strongest predictors of increased appreciation, while sociodemographic factors had more modest effects. Nevertheless, educational level remained relevant, with lower education levels associated with higher visitation but not consistently with greater appreciation when controlling for other factors. This study contributes to a better understanding of emerging attitudes toward urban parks after COVID-19 and their importance in the daily lives of users.
对开放空间的渴望:哥斯达黎加圣何塞后covid时代的城市公园用户模式
在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,对进入城市公园的严格限制导致人们参观和欣赏这些空间的方式发生了重大变化。本研究探讨了哥斯达黎加圣何塞三个主要区域城市公园的游客频率及其变化、对开放空间的渴望以及对其的重新欣赏。这些方面是根据人口因素进行分析的:年龄、性别、教育水平以及行为变量。数据是通过2023年对公园游客进行的8575次现场调查收集的。调查结果显示,75% %的受访者表示强烈希望公园重新开放或表示渴望开放空间。此外,50% %的人表示他们增加了参观频率,48% %的人现在认为这些公园比疫情前更有价值。多变量二元逻辑回归模型证实,情绪和行为变量是升值的最强预测因子,而社会人口因素的影响更为温和。然而,教育水平仍然是相关的,低教育水平与更高的访问量相关,但在控制其他因素时,与更高的欣赏程度不一致。这项研究有助于更好地理解COVID-19之后人们对城市公园的新态度及其在用户日常生活中的重要性。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
11.70
自引率
12.50%
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289
审稿时长
70 days
期刊介绍: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment and management as its main topics. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening concentrates on all tree-dominated (as joint together in the urban forest) as well as other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens and cemeteries. The journal welcomes basic and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects: -Form and functions of urban forests and other vegetation, including aspects of urban ecology. -Policy-making, planning and design related to urban forests and other vegetation. -Selection and establishment of tree resources and other vegetation for urban environments. -Management of urban forests and other vegetation. Original contributions of a high academic standard are invited from a wide range of disciplines and fields, including forestry, biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape ecology, pathology, soil science, hydrology, landscape architecture, landscape planning, urban planning and design, economics, sociology, environmental psychology, public health, and education.
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