Article
Plant Sciences
Calvin Wan, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Stella Choi
Summary: This study examines users' preferences and values in urban parks through the analysis of social media data, finding that natural features are more frequently mentioned. Aesthetic quality, feeling of happiness, and restorative experience are the most frequently mentioned values, with natural elements more likely to be associated with happiness and restorative experience, while artificial elements and flowers are linked to aesthetic quality.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Xingyue Fang, Tian Gao, Marcus Hedblom, Naisheng Xu, Yi Xiang, Mengyao Hu, Yuxuan Chen, Ling Qiu
Summary: This study surveyed individuals in typical urban forest recreational parks in Xi'an, China to assess how their perceptions and preferences for soundscapes may differ. The results showed that rare natural sounds were perceived more positively than dominating artificial sounds, and factors such as familiarity with the park, education level, companionship, and recreational use influenced sound perception and preference. The findings suggest that human-oriented soundscape design can enhance people's well-being in urban forest recreational parks.
Article
Forestry
Yu Bao, Ming Gao, Dan Luo, Xudan Zhou
Summary: The potential of urban parks to improve social welfare and contribute to health benefits is acknowledged. However, the specific landscape characteristics in green spaces that best enhance physical activity levels, especially among children facing high levels of obesity, remain unclear. This study utilizes self-reporting and behavior observation to determine the impact of landscape characteristics on children's physical activity in urban green spaces. The results indicate that semiopen spaces in urban parks, characterized by dense vegetation and a diverse range of recreational facilities, exhibit the highest levels of activity. Play facilities are closely associated with the intensity of children's activities, while perceived safety is a significant social perception factor affecting their activities. Furthermore, perceptions of the social environment play a crucial intermediary role in the relationship between green spaces and children's physical activity. The findings aim to improve green space planning and design, enhance the public health of children, and provide a foundation for constructing child-friendly cities.
Article
Ecology
Amy V. Vasquez, Eric M. Wood
Summary: Urban parks play a crucial role in providing refuge for birds, regardless of their location in high-needs or low-needs areas. The abundance patterns and habitat features of birds are similar across different areas in the city, highlighting the importance of parks as habitat for avian communities. Continued investment in park development can benefit both humans and birds.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Farouk Daghistani
Summary: This study aims to develop a practical tool for park managers to assess the risk of contracting respiratory contagious illnesses, decide on effective mitigation measures, and monitor the effectiveness of these measures, in order to ensure that people can access parks safely and derive health benefits during pandemics.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shengyue Miao, Nophea Sasaki, Takuji W. W. Tsusaka, Ekbordin Winijkul
Summary: Regular physical activity is beneficial for a person's physical and mental health, and public parks play a crucial role in promoting physical activity. However, little research has been conducted on how park and user characteristics affect activity intensity. This study analyzed data from 432 users of six public parks in Bangkok and found that factors such as gender, time spent in the parks, weekend evenings, park size, and availability of park facilities positively influenced moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The study suggests that improving park facilities, enlarging park size, and raising awareness about parks can increase MVPA for people of all ages and genders.
Article
Ecology
Jenny Veitch, Kylie Ball, Elise Rivera, Venurs Loh, Benedicte Deforche, Keren Best, Anna Timperio
Summary: Parks play a crucial role in supporting the health and well-being of older adults, but their use among this population is low. This study investigated the relative importance of different park features in encouraging park visitation, physical activity, and social interaction among older adults. The results revealed that shady trees and a peaceful and relaxed setting were the most important features for park visitation, while walking paths were crucial for physical activity and a peaceful and relaxed setting for social interaction. Park designers should prioritize these features to meet the needs of older adults and promote physical activity and social interaction during park visits.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kelly J. Iknayan, Megan M. Wheeler, Samuel M. Safran, Jonathan S. Young, Erica N. Spotswood
Summary: Preserving and restoring wildlife in urban areas is beneficial for urban ecosystems and residents, with factors like habitat fragmentation, quality, and mortality threats influencing species occupancy and persistence in urban parks. Research highlights higher species occupancy in larger, less isolated urban parks, in alignment with urban ecology findings showing greater biodiversity in larger, connected habitat patches. Results suggest that interventions to increase effective park size and improve connectivity are important for successful reintroduction of species in urban parks.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
K. H. Evensen, G. Hemsett, H. Nordh
Summary: Fear of crime can limit the use of urban green spaces and reduce their potential health benefits. This study aimed to develop a tool for park safety management in the Nordic context, combining perspectives of park managers and users. Through focus-group interviews and field studies, the SAFE tool was developed to assess perceived safety in urban parks.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sukanya Basu, Harini Nagendra
Summary: Limited research has been done on access to public green spaces in cities of the global South. A study in Hyderabad, India, found that there are stark gender and income inequalities in access to parks. Wealthy visitors are willing to pay entry fees while low income visitors face barriers, leading to uneven access to green space. Some parks have been converted into landscaped areas with entry charges, limiting access to ecosystem services for low income residents.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Xiaochao Chen, Jian Kang
Summary: Urban parks play a crucial role in hosting social activities and providing spaces for social interactions. A study conducted an experiment to investigate the impact of different sound interventions on social interaction behaviors in an urban park. The findings showed that changes in the sound environment significantly influenced social interactions, with natural sounds promoting social interactions and noise interventions having no significant negative effects.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yue Deng, Yuan Yao, Lin Zhang
Summary: Urban wetland parks can efficiently lower surrounding temperatures, particularly during warm seasons. The water cover fraction is the most influential factor. The findings have critical implications for the management plan of urban parks.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Janina Borysiak, Malgorzata Stepniewska
Summary: Urban greening should prioritize meeting the demands of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 by designing urban parks with enhanced biodiversity. Research has shown that the elements of greenery composition in parks play a crucial role in conserving plant biodiversity and their conservation depends on gardening practices. A questionnaire study revealed that the proposed vegetation cover pattern and the required gardening measures were widely accepted by future greenery managers and park users.
Article
Plant Sciences
Minhui Lin, Xinyue Feng
Summary: Urban parks are essential for improving the physical and mental well-being of residents. However, there is a lack of discussion on the relationship between visitor characteristics, physical activity levels, and urban park environments in subtropical areas of Asia. This study examines 12 urban parks in Guangzhou, China, using BRAT and SOPARC to observe the microenvironment and visitors' physical activity levels. The findings show that the parks in Guangzhou do not effectively encourage high levels of physical activity, with visitors mostly engaging in medium and high levels in the morning due to the subtropical temperature. Female visitors tend to participate in medium and high levels of physical activity more than males, while minors prefer high levels and other age groups prefer low levels.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chuloh Jung, Nahla Al Qassimi, Mohammad Arar, Jihad Awad
Summary: The population of Dubai has significantly increased over the past 40 years, making neighborhood parks more important for enhancing residents' quality of life. A study was conducted to evaluate the physical environment of parks and investigate park users' satisfaction in Dubai's neighborhood parks. Findings showed that park facilities, surrounding environment for access, and pedestrian space were factors influencing satisfaction in both parks.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xialei Duan, Lawal Mohammed Marafa, Chung-Shing Chan, Han Xu, Lewis T. O. Cheung
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chung-Shing Chan, Kazuo Nozu, Qinrou Zhou
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chung-Shing Chan
Summary: The global pandemic has greatly reshaped the tourism industry and destinations, requiring empirical research to support post-pandemic strategies focusing on changing perceptions of tourism risks, experience, and behavioral intention. This paper introduces a conceptual model and hypotheses on perceived tourism risks to explain associations between expected travel experience and travel behavior, identifying areas for immediate theoretical development and recommending destination authorities to strengthen disaster management processes, emotional solidarity, and mitigate perceived risks.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Jiamin Lu, Chung-Shing Chan, Joanna Cheung
Summary: This study conducted a qualitative content analysis on online travel notes provided by Chinese volunteer tourists, elucidating the characteristics and formation process of the volunteer tourist experience. The research contributes to the theoretical understanding of volunteer tourism by Chinese participants and offers practical implications for the planning and management of volunteer tourism destinations.
JOURNAL OF CHINA TOURISM RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Shuying Zhang, Jiaming Liu, Tao Pei, Chung-Shing Chan, Mengdi Wang, Bin Meng
Summary: This study examines tourism value of linear cultural heritage (LCH) from the perspective of the whole heritage, using the resource-natural environment-industrial economy evaluation system. The results show that resource is the most important factor, while natural environment and industrial economy are external supports. The tourism value of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is divided into different types based on its characteristics. The findings provide theoretical and policy recommendations for the development and sustainability of LCH tourism.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hang Ma, Siyu Huang, Mohan Wang, Chungshing Chan, Xiaoyu Lin
Summary: The rural homestay industry has rapidly developed in recent years, but faced a great challenge during the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. This paper aims to improve the ability of rural homestays to resist risks by setting up an evaluation system for understanding the occupancy needs of tourists. It provides a methodology for assessing the tourist experience of rural homestays and proposes policy recommendations for the sustainable development of rural homestays in China.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chung Shing Chan, Kwo Fung Shek, Dora Agapito
Summary: This paper compares the sensory experience creation process between visitors with hearing impairment and general visitors in Hong Kong Wetland Park. The findings suggest significant differences in experienced tactile sense, interactions with other visitors, and feelings of attachment to the park between visitors with hearing impairment and general visitors.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Fengru Zheng, Chung-Shing Chan, Shuying Zhang
Summary: This study examines the influence of tourists' personal value, motivation, transformation, and behavioral intention on spiritual tourism based on a case study of Tibet, China. Data collection is done through questionnaires and in-depth interviews, and the model is verified and adjusted using exploratory factor analysis, regression analysis, and R Studio. The complex relationships between influencing factors and tourists' perception are explored using structural equation modeling. The findings indicate significant positive relationships between personal value, internal motivation, transcendence, and behavioral intention with spiritual tourism.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Chung-Shing Chan
Summary: The Hong Kong SAR Government has implemented policies to build a green, creative, and smart city. These policies aim to retain citizens and attract newcomers by establishing valuable city brands. Research shows that the city themes only cover a portion of the components of local brand equity. The understanding of green, creative, and smart city attributes among local residents is limited and general.
PLACE BRANDING AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Chung-Shing Chan, Kazuo Nozu, Qinrou Zhou
Summary: This exploratory research explores the perception of local tourism stakeholders towards the unique contribution of tourism to disaster management and destination resilience following the September 2018 earthquake in Japan. The study highlights the multi-functionality of tourism resources for disaster preparation and emphasizes the importance of addressing information and communication barriers. Post-disaster recovery can lead to new product creation, improved image, and enriched local knowledge, fostering sustainable tourism development. The research concludes that strengthened destination resilience requires effective collaboration among local stakeholders.
TOURISM RECREATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Business
Chung-Shing Chan, Chan Yat-Hang, Fong Tsz Heung Agnes
Summary: This study introduces a platform of Urban Tourism Scenario Game to enhance teaching-learning process of tourism geography and planning. The effectiveness of the game in terms of knowledge enrichment, attitudinal changes and usability was evaluated and found positive, with significant positive changes in knowledge dimension. Cluster analysis identified two participant groups with different effectiveness aspects, suggesting game-based learning could lead to attitudinal changes in geography education.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL SCHOLARS OF MARKETING SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Chung-Shing Chan, T. C. Chang, Yating Liu
Summary: This paper presents an empirical study on the experiential and environmental perception of creative visitors in Hong Kong, focusing on the popular cultural hub and creative attraction Hong Kong's Police Married Quarters. The study reveals that aesthetics, involvement, and education are associated with the creative tourist experience, while facilities, catering, and accessibility contribute to the creative environmental attributes. Participation and a distinctive spatial layout are also valued in creative tourism. The findings suggest that there should be better links between Hong Kong's creative tourism product and its creative industry chain, as well as closer relationships between different creative sectors, actors, and the local community.
JOURNAL OF CHINA TOURISM RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Lawal M. Marafa, Chung-Shing Chan, Ke Li
Summary: The study shows that film-induced tourism in Yunnan Province has been rapidly developing due to its natural landscapes and cultural diversity, but also has some weaknesses; by analyzing the factors influencing tourists' visits and preferences, the research provides policy implications and practical suggestions for the tourism industry.
JOURNAL OF CHINA TOURISM RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Qiumin Jiang, Chung-Shing Chan, Sarah Eichelberger, Hang Ma, Birgit Pikkemaat
Summary: This study examined online reviews from mainland Chinese tourists on tourism websites to understand Hong Kong's destination image, revealing overall positive sentiments with observations of both positive and negative aspects.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2021)
Article
Geography
Chung-Shing Chan, Mike Peters
Summary: A brand strategy gap refers to a deviation between the projected destination image by destination marketing organizations and the perceived image by residents. Using software like CATPAC, the differences in perceptions of the city's features and attractions can be quantified, revealing similarities and discrepancies between government officials and local residents. In Hong Kong, an empirical study shows that both groups share similarities and differences in their perceptions of the most salient destination images and unique attractions.
