The theoretical discussions of leisure services and market segmentation are examined in practical aspects. Motives visitors to regional parks, factors determining visits parks analyzed. According the authors scientific article, knowing characteristics that describe visitors, understanding needs users, it is possible segment them thus draw a portrait visitor.

The majority of Europeans live in cities, where parks as components Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play an important role well-being and the provision ecosystem services (ES). UGSs are especially relevant for implementation United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals “Good health wellbeing” (Goal 3) “Sustainable cities communities” 11). This study focused on ES use users’ motives, ...

Background Little research has comprehensively explored how park features, quality indicators, and neighborhood environments are associated with observed park usage and physical activity (PA). This case study examined whether weekday park usage and PA differ by neighborhood type, across numerous categories of park features, and according to park feature condition and cleanliness. Methods Dire...

Park design in Iran has followed the traditional European style since the Qajar dynasty. Thefamiliarity of Iranians with the spirit of Persian gardens and the low quality of the newest parks is such that usersprefer ancient geometrical Persian gardens. Today, those responsible for the design of urban green spaces lackingexamples differing from the traditional and thus they are in need of an ade...

1 INTRODUCTION Urban public parks offer a great potential to raise the quality of life for urban citizens, while at the same time their creation and maintenance requires substantious amounts of money. Surveys have shown that citizens consider parks to be an important element for their well-being, even if used only occasionally. By offering opportunities for equal participation irrespective of g...

A park and ride facility provides an option to car drivers to park their cars and switch to public transportation for the remaining portions of their trips. Although park and ride has been implemented in many cities in the United States and integrated with different modes of transportation, no comprehensive approach has been developed in published literature to assess the feasibility of a poten...

The population of Dubai has increased dramatically in the last 40 years. Along with social changes, neighborhood parks are becoming increasingly important for enhancing residents’ quality life. This study aims to evaluate physical environment and investigate park users’ satisfaction Dubai. After defining surrounding access, a field survey was performed at Bay Avenue Park Al Ittihad Park. data a...