Fan Zhixia, Lv Ying, Guo Li
College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 5;15(1):28586. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-13724-7.
Urban parks provide important places for the public to engage in physical activities. However, certain aspects of the built environment may affect residents' physical activities in these parks, and these aspects may vary depending on the city context. Studies have not yet fully explored the factors affecting physical activities in urban parks in Chengdu, China. Furthermore, an in-depth analysis and exploration of the causes behind how the park environment affects physical activity is lacking. This study focused on five urban parks in Chengdu City. Specifically, logistic regression was applied to questionnaire data to study how the built environment of the urban parks affects the duration and frequency of residents' physical activities. The results indicated that the built environment of the five parks has a significant effect on both duration and frequency. Specifically, the primary factors affecting the duration of physical activities include sanitation maintenance, plant landscape, the presence of a playground, site facilities, lighting facilities, and public toilet facilities. The frequency of physical activities is significantly impacted by pathway maintenance, the playground, pathway width, pathway length, site facilities, and water quality management. The study also explored the causes of how the built environment affects physical activity, proposing several design strategies. These strategies include improving the quantity and quality of the park site and facilities, designing suitable roads, maintaining the environment, and providing an attractive landscape.
城市公园为公众提供了进行体育活动的重要场所。然而，建成环境的某些方面可能会影响居民在这些公园中的体育活动，并且这些方面可能因城市背景而异。目前的研究尚未充分探讨影响中国成都城市公园体育活动的因素。此外，对于公园环境如何影响体育活动背后的原因缺乏深入分析和探索。本研究聚焦于成都市的五个城市公园。具体而言，运用逻辑回归分析问卷数据，以研究城市公园的建成环境如何影响居民体育活动的时长和频率。结果表明，这五个公园的建成环境对时长和频率均有显著影响。具体来说，影响体育活动时长的主要因素包括卫生维护、植物景观、是否设有游乐场、场地设施、照明设施和公共厕所设施。体育活动的频率受到步道维护、游乐场、步道宽度、步道长度、场地设施和水质管理的显著影响。该研究还探究了建成环境影响体育活动的原因，并提出了若干设计策略。这些策略包括改善公园场地和设施的数量与质量、设计合适的道路、维护环境以及打造吸引人的景观。
