Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7
Published: March 26, 2025
Spending time in public places is positively associated with physical and mental health, nature connectedness pro-environmental behavior. This particularly important, the ongoing climate crisis biodiversity loss. However, many barriers exist which prevent people from accessing experiencing greenspaces. Considering importance of for sustainability, research should focus on how experience places, to better design them encourage use. study, therefore, explores users Regent’s Canal London, as an example a successful place. there are debates regarding definition spatial attributes shape affect it. To address this, current study proposes multidimensional applies it single case Canal. Observation walking interviews adopted methods collect qualitative data about canal that shapes their experiences. Findings reveal canal’s have significant impact way flexible place transforms transportation route during weekdays vibrant recreational weekends. Also, demonstrate complexity need individual perspective, contributing literature.
Language: Английский