Spatial vitality variation in community parks and their influencing factors.

ABSTRACT: Community parks are the primary locations for urban residents to engage in nature, exercise, and establish social contact. This study used System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) to conduct field surveys of three typical community parks in Hangzhou, focusing on analyzing the differences in subspace vitality within community parks. First, we classified park spaces into four types: courts, lawns, fitness grounds, and pavilions. We selected 11 variables to assess the landscape features of the subspaces; then, visitor density, activity richness, activity evenness, and time stability were selected to quantify the vitality characteristics of the four space types. Finally, a mixed linear model was used to explore the relationship between landscape features and different t

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882039 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature