The usage of parks
In today’s world urbanisation is an on-going process, cities are growing and becoming denser, and places for recreation gain value. Therefore, urban parks are much appreciated by people living in cities. When the first public parks where planned, their main function was to increase health, hygiene,...
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2012
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| author | Böhme, Antje |
| author_browse | Böhme, Antje |
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| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | In today’s world urbanisation is an on-going process, cities are growing and becoming denser, and places for recreation gain value. Therefore, urban parks are much appreciated by people living in cities. When the first public parks where planned, their main function was to increase health, hygiene, education and social
life. In the middle of 19th century the meaning of public parks to people’s wellbeing gained attention and parks were planned to provide space for lively activities.
This paper focuses on parks’ activities. The main aim is to investigate and discuss the connection between the park’s design and its usage by studying three parks in Uppsala and observing their visitors. The three chosen parks are
Stadsträdgården (City park), Engelska parken (English park) and Botaniska trädgården (Botanical garden).
Eight different categories of activities were distinguished during the studies: Meeting, resting, transportation, play, sport, culture, café and knowledge. The more diverse a park is in its character and structure, the more different activities are initiated. Although public parks attract more different groups of visitors when having diversity in usage, the most important activities are meeting and resting. These can include active or passiv recreation, which means the possibilities for meeting and resting should be diverse, too. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| spelling | RepoSLU49272012-10-25T13:28:47Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/4927/ The usage of parks Böhme, Antje Landscape architecture In today’s world urbanisation is an on-going process, cities are growing and becoming denser, and places for recreation gain value. Therefore, urban parks are much appreciated by people living in cities. When the first public parks where planned, their main function was to increase health, hygiene, education and social life. In the middle of 19th century the meaning of public parks to people’s wellbeing gained attention and parks were planned to provide space for lively activities. This paper focuses on parks’ activities. The main aim is to investigate and discuss the connection between the park’s design and its usage by studying three parks in Uppsala and observing their visitors. The three chosen parks are Stadsträdgården (City park), Engelska parken (English park) and Botaniska trädgården (Botanical garden). Eight different categories of activities were distinguished during the studies: Meeting, resting, transportation, play, sport, culture, café and knowledge. The more diverse a park is in its character and structure, the more different activities are initiated. Although public parks attract more different groups of visitors when having diversity in usage, the most important activities are meeting and resting. These can include active or passiv recreation, which means the possibilities for meeting and resting should be diverse, too. Idag är urbaniseringen en pågående process, städer växer och blir tätare, och platser för rekreation vinner i värde. På grund av denna utveckling är stadsparker mycket uppskattade av stadsbor. När de första offentliga parkerna planerades, var deras huvuduppgift att öka hälsa, hygien, utbildning och socialt liv. I mitten av 1800-talet lyftes betydelsen av offentliga parker för människors välbefinnande och man började planera parker för att ge utrymme för mer livliga aktiviteter. Denna uppsats fokuserar på parkers aktiviteter. Huvudsyftet är att undersöka och diskutera sambandet mellan parkers utformning och deras användning genom att studera tre parker i Uppsala och observera besökarna. De tre utvalda parkerna är Stadsträdgården, Engelska parken och Botaniska trädgården. Under arbetets gång kunde åtta olika kategorier av aktiviteter urskiljas: Möte, vila, transport, lek, idrott, kultur, café och kunskap. Ju mer varierad en park är i sin karaktär och i sin struktur, desto mer olika aktiviteter initieras. Fastän offentliga parker attraherar flera olika grupper av besökare om de har en stor mångfald i sin användning, är de viktigaste aktiviteterna ändå möte och vila. Dessa kan innefatta aktiv eller passiv rekreation, vilket betyder att möjligheterna till möten och vila också ska variera. 2012-10-16 First cycle, G2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/4927/1/bohme_a_121016.pdf Böhme, Antje, 2012. The usage of parks : a study of three parks in Uppsala. First cycle, G2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-595.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-1808 eng |
| spellingShingle | Landscape architecture Böhme, Antje The usage of parks |
| title | The usage of parks |
| title_full | The usage of parks |
| title_fullStr | The usage of parks |
| title_full_unstemmed | The usage of parks |
| title_short | The usage of parks |
| title_sort | usage of parks |
| topic | Landscape architecture |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/4927/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/4927/ |