Parkkaraktärer
An increasing number of peole are resisting the attraction of living around nature and opting instead to spend their lives in cities. Parks and green areas play an important part in our well-being and we become fascinated with the diversity of nature, in which we find a peacefulness that is unique....
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11067/ |
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| author | Nordh, Helena |
| author_browse | Nordh, Helena |
| author_facet | Nordh, Helena |
| author_sort | Nordh, Helena |
| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | An increasing number of peole are resisting the attraction of living around nature and opting instead to spend their lives in cities. Parks and green areas play an important part in our well-being and we become fascinated with the diversity of nature, in which we find a peacefulness that is unique. Amongst other things, being surrounded by nature can reduce high blood presure, lower the production of stress hormones and stimulate the mind and our ability to concentrate. It is therefore vitally important to entice city residents to parks and green areas to improve their physical and mental well-being. Previous research has shown that humans are seeking for certain characteristics in the parks and green areas which they are visiting. Gunnar Sorte together with Patrik Grahn,and later Ann-Margreth Berggren-Bärring togehter with Patrik Grahn, have conducted studies about these characteristics. Their studies included 1460 persons and were based on questionnaires, interviews and diary notes. The main aim of this thesis is to further develop these park characteristics by analysing the parks that according to Berggren-Bärring and Grahn are rich in certain characteristics. Through this analysis and consideration of the relevant literature I have been able to identify and define the experience of each charateteristic. Initially, eight characteristics were defined, but according to my study there are only seven:
1. Rich in species
2. The common
3. Festive ornamental character
4. Space
5. The pleasure garden
6. Social history
7. Wild
As a result of this study, an interactive tool designed for use by landscape architects and physical planners was developed. The tool operated by the user answering different statements that will ultimately lead to the right park characteristic. |
| format | Otro |
| id | RepoSLU11067 |
| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | Inglés Swedish swe |
| publishDate | 2006 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU110672017-10-02T07:35:50Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11067/ Parkkaraktärer Nordh, Helena Landscape architecture An increasing number of peole are resisting the attraction of living around nature and opting instead to spend their lives in cities. Parks and green areas play an important part in our well-being and we become fascinated with the diversity of nature, in which we find a peacefulness that is unique. Amongst other things, being surrounded by nature can reduce high blood presure, lower the production of stress hormones and stimulate the mind and our ability to concentrate. It is therefore vitally important to entice city residents to parks and green areas to improve their physical and mental well-being. Previous research has shown that humans are seeking for certain characteristics in the parks and green areas which they are visiting. Gunnar Sorte together with Patrik Grahn,and later Ann-Margreth Berggren-Bärring togehter with Patrik Grahn, have conducted studies about these characteristics. Their studies included 1460 persons and were based on questionnaires, interviews and diary notes. The main aim of this thesis is to further develop these park characteristics by analysing the parks that according to Berggren-Bärring and Grahn are rich in certain characteristics. Through this analysis and consideration of the relevant literature I have been able to identify and define the experience of each charateteristic. Initially, eight characteristics were defined, but according to my study there are only seven: 1. Rich in species 2. The common 3. Festive ornamental character 4. Space 5. The pleasure garden 6. Social history 7. Wild As a result of this study, an interactive tool designed for use by landscape architects and physical planners was developed. The tool operated by the user answering different statements that will ultimately lead to the right park characteristic. Allt fl er väljer ett liv i stadsmiljö där informationsströmmar ständigt pockar på vår uppmärksamhet och bidrar till stressrelaterade sjukdomar. Parker och grönområden har därmed fått en betydande roll för folkhälsan. I naturen kan vi fi nna ett lugn som är unikt. Där fascineras vi över naturens komplexitet vilket bl a leder till sänkt blodtryck, ökad koncentrationsförmåga och minskad stresshormonproduktion. För att människor över huvud taget ska besöka parker och grönområden krävs det en lättillgänglighet och att det fi nns kvaliteter som lockar. Forskning har nämligen visat att vi människor söker efter olika kvaliteter/karaktärer i de parker och grönområden vi besöker. Gunnar Sorte tillsammans med Patrik Grahn och senare Ann- Margreth Berggren-Bärring tillsammans med Patrik Grahn har forskat kring dessa karaktärer. Studien som omfattade ca 1460 personer baserades på enkätstudier, djupintervjuer och dagboksanteckningar. Min uppgift i detta examensarbete har varit ett led i utvecklingen av parkkaraktärerna. Jag har besökt de parker som enligt Berggren-Bärring och Grahn besitter en hög grad av någon av karaktärerna, studerat litteratur som relaterar till karaktärerna, granskat, analyserat och slutligen defi nierat och identifi erat upplevelsen av respektive karaktär. Karaktärerna var från början åtta stycken men jag har genom denna studie kommit fram till sju stycken. 1. Artrik 2. Allmänningen 3. Festlig prydnadskaraktär 4. Rymd 5. Lustgården 6. Kulturhistoria 7. Vild Studien har även fört fram till ett verktyg som går ut på att ”nyckla” sig fram till rätt karaktär. Verktyget är tänkt att kunna användas av yrkesverksamma landskapsarkitekter och planerare. 2006-09-04 Other NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11067/7/nycklingsverktyg.pdf application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11067/22/nordh_h_171002.pdf Nordh, Helena, 2006. Parkkaraktärer : ett verktyg för planering och gestaltning av grönområden. UNSPECIFIED, Alnarp. Alnarp: (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101) <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-644.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-7321 swe |
| spellingShingle | Landscape architecture Nordh, Helena Parkkaraktärer |
| title | Parkkaraktärer |
| title_full | Parkkaraktärer |
| title_fullStr | Parkkaraktärer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parkkaraktärer |
| title_short | Parkkaraktärer |
| title_sort | parkkaraktärer |
| topic | Landscape architecture |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11067/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11067/ |