Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Southern University of Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, 5230, Denmark.
Architecture Department, University of California-Berkeley, 230Wurster Hall #1820, Berkeley, CA 94720⁻1820, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr 21;15(4):816. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040816.
This study investigated how two public spaces for sport and recreation were utilized by different user groups, and how this aligned with the initial design objectives for these spaces. Two newly built urban spaces situated in Copenhagen, Denmark, provided the context for this investigation. The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) was used to examine the physical activity of users in these two urban spaces. The architects responsible for designing each space were interviewed to ascertain the intended target group of each space and to unravel the reasons behind the design decisions. The SOPARC observations revealed that males were more vigorously active than females when using the recreation facilities, and the observed users did not align with the intended target groups. The interviews suggested that design decisions were based on minimal interdisciplinary knowledge, and that expert knowledge was chosen randomly. These findings point to a systematic lack of evidence-based practice when designing sport and recreational facilities. This article has implications for landscape architects and urban planners; a new method must be developed to embed interdisciplinary knowledge in the planning process of future sport and recreation projects. This must be done in a systematic way to make the design process transparent.
本研究调查了两个用于运动和娱乐的公共空间如何被不同的用户群体使用，以及这如何符合这些空间的最初设计目标。丹麦哥本哈根的两个新建成的城市空间为这项研究提供了背景。使用了社区观察运动和娱乐系统（SOPARC）来检查这两个城市空间中用户的体育活动。对负责设计每个空间的建筑师进行了采访，以确定每个空间的目标群体，并揭示设计决策背后的原因。SOPARC 的观察结果表明，男性在使用娱乐设施时比女性更活跃，而观察到的用户与预期的目标群体不匹配。采访表明，设计决策是基于最少的跨学科知识做出的，并且专家知识是随机选择的。这些发现表明，在设计运动和娱乐设施时，系统地缺乏基于证据的实践。这篇文章对景观设计师和城市规划师有影响；必须开发一种新方法将跨学科知识嵌入未来运动和娱乐项目的规划过程中。这必须以系统的方式进行，以使设计过程透明。
