The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds
As pleasant and healthy environments, parks should be open, multicultural places, with an easy access for all. It is not only the location of a park, but also its qualities that allow it to be used for desired purposes that make it accessible for people. The aim of this study is therefore to identif...
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| author | Mantere, Johanna |
| author_browse | Mantere, Johanna |
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| description | As pleasant and healthy environments, parks should be open, multicultural places, with an easy access for all. It is not only the location of a park, but also its qualities that allow it to be used for desired purposes that make it accessible for people. The aim of this study is therefore to identify variations in the ways of the use of a park called Gubbaparken, (situated in Helsingborg, Sweden,) between different social groups, with specific focus on ethnicity.
According to the result of the study, the visitors carry out activities of different social and beneficial or profitable importance to them. Which activities are preferred most often, depends on whether the cultural values the visitors represent are predominantly collectivistic, individualistic, urban, rural, abstract, concrete, or what the persons age, level of acculturation, family situation or social status (such as advantaged or disadvantaged) is. According to the visitors of "Gubbaparken", it should provide possibilities for group gatherings, play and sports, social contact with new people, but also solitude and calmness and more stimulating visual experiences.
How these values form the visitors' ideals of an attractive park, and how the possibilities to activities correspond to these ideals, should be contemplated carefully when planning urban parks and green spaces. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU129382017-11-17T11:54:56Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12938/ The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds Mantere, Johanna Social sciences, humanities and education As pleasant and healthy environments, parks should be open, multicultural places, with an easy access for all. It is not only the location of a park, but also its qualities that allow it to be used for desired purposes that make it accessible for people. The aim of this study is therefore to identify variations in the ways of the use of a park called Gubbaparken, (situated in Helsingborg, Sweden,) between different social groups, with specific focus on ethnicity. According to the result of the study, the visitors carry out activities of different social and beneficial or profitable importance to them. Which activities are preferred most often, depends on whether the cultural values the visitors represent are predominantly collectivistic, individualistic, urban, rural, abstract, concrete, or what the persons age, level of acculturation, family situation or social status (such as advantaged or disadvantaged) is. According to the visitors of "Gubbaparken", it should provide possibilities for group gatherings, play and sports, social contact with new people, but also solitude and calmness and more stimulating visual experiences. How these values form the visitors' ideals of an attractive park, and how the possibilities to activities correspond to these ideals, should be contemplated carefully when planning urban parks and green spaces. Parker är behagliga och hälsosamma miljöer. Därför borde de vara öppna, multikulturella platser, tillgängliga för alla. Huruvida en park är tillgänglig, beror inte endast på dess läge eller kommunikationer, utan även de kvaliteter som möjliggör dess användning för önskade ändamål. Syftet med denna uppsats är därför att studera på vilka olika sätt en stadsdelspark, ”Gubbaparken” i Helsingborg, används av olika sociala grupper, med särskild betoning på etnicitet. Enligt undersökningens resultat används parken för aktiviteter av olika social, instrumentell och upplevelsemässig betydelse. Vilka användningssätt som föredras av besökarna till parken varierar beroende på om deras kulturella värden är dominerande kollektivistiska, individualistiska, urbana, rurala, abstrakta eller konkreta. Andra faktorer som påverkar detta är personens ålder, omgivningens kulturella påverkan på personen, familjesituation eller social ställning (såsom svaga eller starka grupper). Gubbaparkens besökare önskar samlingsplatser för större grupper, lek för familjer, möten med nya människor och sportaktiviteter men också lugn och ensamhet och mera stimulerande visuella och andra sinnliga upplevelser. Hur dessa värden formar besökarnas bild av en attraktiv park och hur möjligheterna för aktiviteter motsvarar denna bild är en viktig aspekt att ta hänsyn till under utveckling av parker och andra offentliga platser. 2008-11-18 Other NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12938/1/mantere_j_171117.pdf Mantere, Johanna, 2008. The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds. UNSPECIFIED, Alnarp. Alnarp: (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of People and Society <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-638.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-8928 eng |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences, humanities and education Mantere, Johanna The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| title | The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| title_full | The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| title_fullStr | The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| title_short | The use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| title_sort | use of a neighborhood park by visitors with different cultural backgrounds |
| topic | Social sciences, humanities and education |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12938/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12938/ |