Department of Landscape Architecture, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska Street 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
Security Studies Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, Cieplaka Street 1c, 41-300 Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 31;19(7):4184. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074184.
The perception of urban greenery is determined by many aspects, including the personal security of different groups of city dwellers. The objective of this study was to investigate if there are differences between the sense of security of older adults and other groups of urban park users, and which factors play an important role in the evaluation of personal security and thus determine the use (or not) of parks. A survey questionnaire was administrated to a sample of randomly selected park users in Poland ( = 394), including seniors ( = 69). The results show statistically significant differences in security perception between respondents under the age of 60 and those over the age of 60 in the case of all questioned factors. At the same time, all of them are important for a sense of security in older adults. This knowledge is crucial for designing more inclusive and age-friendly urban parks, which should meet the needs and expectations of older adults and encourage them to engage in more activity.
城市绿化的感知受到许多因素的影响，包括不同群体城市居民的个人安全感。本研究的目的是调查老年人和其他城市公园使用者群体之间的安全感是否存在差异，以及哪些因素在个人安全感评估中起重要作用，从而决定（或不决定）公园的使用。本研究采用问卷调查法，对波兰随机抽取的公园使用者样本（n = 394）进行了调查，其中包括老年人（n = 69）。研究结果表明，在所有被调查的因素中，60 岁以下的受访者与 60 岁以上的受访者在安全感感知方面存在显著差异。同时，所有这些因素对老年人的安全感都很重要。这些知识对于设计更具包容性和适合老年人的城市公园至关重要，这些公园应满足老年人的需求和期望，并鼓励他们更多地参与活动。
