A Study on the Hierarchy Analysis for Improving the Utilization of Parks in the Living Area: Case-based on Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea

December 31, 2020  |  Vol.6, No.12  |  PP. 61-71  | PDF

AUTHORS:

Xiaolong Zhao, Department of Design, Sangmyung University

Sunwoo Lee, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University

Heangwoo Lee, College of Design, Sangmyung University

KEYWORDS:

Urban Park, Utilization Rate, Improvement, Spatial Hierarchy, Space Syntax

Abstract

Recently, the number of city parks that improve citizens’ health, recreation, and emotional life is increasing due to efforts to enhance quality of life. However, the utilization rate is deteriorating because the spatial hierarchy of a park is not sufficiently considered during planning. To address this problem, this study analyzes the spatial hierarchy of city parks in living areas in terms of accessibility and recognizability and then examines the elements that can maximize the use of city parks by observing their actual utilization rate. To achieve the above stated objective, this study limited the analysis scope to Geumcheon-gu whose number of parks and their areas are well below average and the space syntax methodology, which can derive spatial hierarchy indicators, was applied to 43 parks in the living areas. In addition, the actual number of people using each park was counted through a field survey and the conclusion was derived through a comprehensive comparison analysis of the spatial hierarchy indicators and actual utilization rate related to the final accessibility and recognizability. In this study, the spatial hierarchy indicators for the accessibility and recognizability of a park were derived based on the traffic lines of living areas in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul. Based on this, the areas with relatively high and low accessibility and recognizability were reviewed. From the comprehensive analysis of derived park indicators and actual visitors’ utilization rates, it was found that the accessibility and recognizability tended to affect the utilization rates. However, two sports parks in Geumcheon-gu showed high utilization rate regardless of their accessibility and recognizability. It is postulated that the nature and specific themes of a park are the elements that can improve the utilization rate. To increase the utilization rate of city parks in the future, the residents’ demands should be identified when considering accessibility and awareness and it is necessary to reflect these demands.

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Citations:

APA:
Zhao, X., Lee, S., Lee, H. (2020). A Study on the Hierarchy Analysis for Improving the Utilization of Parks in the Living Area: Case-based on Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea. Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange (APJCRI), ISSN: 2508-9080 (Print); 2671-5325 (Online), FuCoS, 6(12), 61-71. doi: 10.47116/apjcri.2020.12.06

MLA:
Zhao, Xiaolong, et al. “A Study on the Hierarchy Analysis for Improving the Utilization of Parks in the Living Area: Case-based on Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea.” Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange, ISSN: 2508-9080 (Print); 2671-5325 (Online), FuCoS, vol. 6, no. 12, 2020, pp. 61-71. APJCRI, http://fucos.or.kr/journal/APJCRI/Articles/v6n12/6.html.

IEEE:
[1] X. Zhao, S. Lee, H. Lee “A Study on the Hierarchy Analysis for Improving the Utilization of Parks in the Living Area: Case-based on Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea.” Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange (APJCRI), ISSN: 2508-9080 (Print); 2671-5325 (Online), FuCoS, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 61-71, December 2020.

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