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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Lorenzo, Maryurena author Ríos-Rodríguez, María Luisa author Suárez, Ernesto author Hernández, Bernardo author Rosales, Christian author 2023 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. 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 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35909 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13861 Espacios públicos Quality analysis and categorisation of public space