Urban Green Space Usage and Nature Satisfaction - Across Life Course Phases and Socio-Economic Classes

This book provides an analysis of nature satisfaction, nature relatedness, and the motivations for using urban green spaces. It explores the use of spaces such as parks, waterfronts, wooded areas, and fields among different life course phases and socio-economic classes.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Beneficial effects of residential greenery in urban context
Chapter 2 Research design
2.1 Field study information
2.2 Demographic characteristics in the sample and in the official statistics
2.3 Shaping a robust research design
2.4 Data processing and analysis
Chapter 3 Use of neighbourhood green spaces
3.1 Use of green residential areas by life course phase and social class
3.1.1 Parks
3.1.2 Waterfront areas
3.1.3 Woods
3.1.4 Fields and meadows
3.2 Duration of stay in green spaces
3.3 Spatial distribution of green spaces on the basis of official statistics
Chapter 4 Nature relatedness in cities
4.1 Measurement and methodological considerations
4.2 Nature relatedness in life course phases and social classes
Chapter 5 Satisfaction with green spaces in the neighbourhood
Chapter 6 Concluding remarks

About the author

Tetiana Dovbischuk is Research Associate at the Chair of Ecologisation and Quantitative Methods of Social Research at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Summary

This book provides an analysis of nature satisfaction, nature relatedness, and the motivations for using urban green spaces. It explores the use of spaces such as parks, waterfronts, wooded areas, and fields among different life course phases and socio-economic classes.

Product details

• Authors: Tetiana Dovbischuk
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032900988
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3290098-8
• No. of pages: 82
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, The environment, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Science / Environmental Science, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building