Happy urban public spaces: a systematic review of the key factors affecting citizen happiness in public environments

Cities & Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: June 18, 2024

Urban spaces play a crucial role in shaping the happiness of individuals and communities. However, understanding factors that contribute to urban is challenging due complex subjective nature concept, as well scattered relevant literature. This paper presents systematic review aimed at identifying citizens public spaces. The review, which followed PRISMA method, includes literature from eight academic search engines covering period 2000 2023. A total 57 papers were analyzed, resulting identification 64 across domains: physical, ecological, visual, functional, social, subjective, political, personal aspects. comprehensive overview these provides broad landscape influences on happiness. Policymakers planners can use this enhance citizens' quality life

Language: Английский

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Signs of Children’s Presence in Two Types of Landscape: Residential and Park: Research on Adults’ Sense of Safety and Preference: Premises for Designing Sustainable Urban Environments

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4098 - 4098

Published: May 1, 2025

This study aimed to check whether physical signs of children’s presence in the urban space have an impact on sense safety and preferences. We based intra- inter-group design, whereby respondents assessed two types space: housing estates green areas. The photos were manipulated create three scenarios: control (without elements related children), denotation (spaces supplemented with playgrounds), connotation containing associated children). Each scenario was by a separate group respondents, who further split between men women. Analyses shown that residential districts, spaces child-related connotations foster feeling enhance general appeal place, especially among In turn, direct children (denotation) lesser positive assessment space. areas, adding details did not affect women’s feelings but lowered men’s evaluations preference. findings suggest should be used selectively, taking into account type differences perception sexes. These observations can support creation sustainable environments: safe inclusive estate park designs, context building cities social integration without exclusions. is preliminary paves way for exploration topic. order able analyse adults’ preferences more depth, it seems interesting investigate shared landscape adults possibilities participatory design public spaces.

Language: Английский

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Urban green infrastructure and safety: examining the relative effects of socio-economic and environmental factors on perceived safety of users

Security Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 38(1)

Published: Dec. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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A comparative analysis of perceptions of insecurity in Milan and Beijing metro stations

Frontiers of Architectural Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Invisible and overlooked: young people’s perceptions of managing green spaces for mental wellbeing

Cities & Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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Evaluation and Optimization of Sense of Security during the Day and Night in Campus Public Spaces Based on Physical Environment and Psychological Perception

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 1256 - 1256

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

The safety of public spaces on university campuses directly affects the mental and physical well-being both faculty students, significantly contributing to stability growth institution. Therefore, evaluating optimizing sense security in these areas is paramount. This study adopts a human-centric approach selects five environmental metrics construct comprehensive perception model encompassing day night, using analytic hierarchy process. By leveraging evaluation outcomes, maximum coverage location-allocation constrained by facility service radius employed optimize layout amenities campus, supported empirical research conducted at Wuchang Campus Wuhan Institute Technology. results indicate that notable decrease provides low users an increase with high security. demonstrate considerable enhancement daytime nighttime due implemented optimization measures. contributes deeper understanding constituent elements shaping campus spaces, offering concrete strategies for their enhancement, thereby fostering more scientifically grounded facilities advancing creation harmonious secure environment.

Language: Английский

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Gender justice in green space use in relation to different socio-economic conditions in Tabriz, Iran

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 99, P. 104973 - 104973

Published: Oct. 15, 2023

Language: Английский

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Kajian Ruang Publik Sebagai Sarana Sosialisasi Wanita pada Kawasan Permukiman di Kota Palembang

Archvisual Jurnal Arsitektur dan Perencanaan, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 11 - 20

Published: Aug. 29, 2023

Ruang publik adalah ruang tempat di mana kegiatan sosial dan komunitas berlangsung. Pada ruang-ruang biasanya terjadi interaksi sosial. Perilaku orang dalam memanfaatkan berbeda untuk tiap individu maupun kelompok masyarakat. kawasan permukiman para wanita meluangkan waktu lebih banyak (terutama yang tidak bekerja) sekitar lingkungan rumahnya, akan sangat menggunakan sebagai sarana sosialiasai dengan lain. Fokus kajian sini melihat apa saja digunakan oleh kaum huniannya bagaimana mereka tersebut sosialisasi. Metode penelitian ini campuran antara metode kualitatif studi kasus kuantitatif lapangan. Hasil didapat dari menunjukkan bahwa permukimannya jalan lingkungan, pasar, warung, lapangan olahraga, taman. Selain itu, paling pokok (necessary activities), seperti: berbelanja; pergi ke kerja; sekolah, serta (social bertemu mengobrol tetangga; bermain anak. Dengan demikian, output dapat dijadikan dasar lanjut terhadap efektifitas wanita.

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