RT Journal Article
T1 Quality analysis and categorisation of public space
A1 Lorenzo, Maryurena
A1 Ríos-Rodríguez, María Luisa
A1 Suárez, Ernesto
A1 Hernández, Bernardo
A1 Rosales, Christian
K1 Espacios públicos
AB Public spaces are considered areas that promote users’ physical and mental health. The role of these people in public spaces makes it necessary to evaluate such areas. In this study, 12 urban parks on the island of Tenerife were evaluated, combining the assessment of a trained observer and the perception of users, to analyse and categorise the environmental quality of the parks. The findings of this study conclude that users are good evaluators of public spaces; that the Public Space Characteristics Observation Questionnaire (PSCOQ) tool allows the classification of public spaces and that physical order is capable of predicting the environmental quality and the restorative capacity of spaces, as perceived by users. The PSCOQ observation tool makes it possible to detect the strengths and weaknesses of public spaces so they can be improved and adapted to the needs of users.
PB ScienceDirect
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35909
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35909
LA eng
NO Lorenzo, M., Ríos-Rodríguez, M. L., Suárez, E., Hernández, B., & Rosales, C. (2023). Quality analysis and categorisation of public space. Heliyon, 9(3). e13861  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13861
NO CajaCanarias Foundation for the project: 2017REC32-Protocolo conductual de recuperación de plazas y jardines.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026