Centre for Sustainable Planning and Real Estate (SUPRE), Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 18;20(4):3652. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043652.
Although many benefits of urban green space networks have been consistently demonstrated, most of the discussion on space connectivity has concentrated on ecological aspects, such as patch-corridor-matrix connectivity. There are limited systematic studies that have investigated the connectedness between urban parks and people. This study aimed to explore the connectedness among urban parks from the users' perspective by using a systematic literature review. By following the PRISMA protocol and analyzing 54 studies from Scopus and Web of Science between 2017 and 2022, we proposed the concepts of physical connectedness and perceived connectedness. The "physical connectedness" contained the dimensions of road attributes and park attributes, as well as six categories including physical accessibility, street connectivity, the street environment, spatial scale, facilities and amenities, and natural elements. The "perceived connectedness" mainly referred to people's perception of the physical environment. The four categories were perceived accessibility, perceived safety, aesthetics, and Kaplan's perceptual model. Finally, in terms of individual attributes, the impact of sociodemographic factors (age, gender, income, education, and occupation) and the motivation for activity on park connectedness were also taken into account. On the basis of our findings, this study suggested that park connectedness should not only focus on physical connectedness but also perceived connectedness.
尽管城市绿地网络的许多益处已得到一致证明，但关于空间连通性的讨论大多集中在生态方面，如斑块-廊道-基质连通性。很少有系统的研究调查城市公园与人类之间的连通性。本研究旨在通过系统文献综述从用户的角度探索城市公园之间的连通性。通过遵循 PRISMA 协议，并分析了 2017 年至 2022 年 Scopus 和 Web of Science 中的 54 项研究，我们提出了物理连通性和感知连通性的概念。“物理连通性”包含道路属性和公园属性的维度，以及包括物理可达性、街道连通性、街道环境、空间尺度、设施和便利设施以及自然元素在内的六个类别。“感知连通性”主要指人们对物理环境的感知。四个类别分别是感知可达性、感知安全性、美感和卡普兰的感知模型。最后，就个人属性而言，社会人口因素（年龄、性别、收入、教育和职业）和活动动机对公园连通性的影响也被考虑在内。基于我们的研究结果，本研究认为公园连通性不仅应关注物理连通性，还应关注感知连通性。
