Journal of South Architecture

Quality and Accessibility of Urban Parks from a Child-Friendly Perspective: A Case Study of Preschool Children in Barcelona

ZHANGTianjie (School of Architecture,Tianjin University), XINGZibo (School of Architecture,Tianjin University)

Abstract


Access to green spaces and playgrounds is a core indicator in the measurement of child-friendly cities and one of the necessary services provided by urban parks. This article focuses on preschool children with high demand and utilization rates in urban parks, and attempts to construct a rapid analysis and evaluation method that comprehensively considers the quality and accessibility of urban parks. Taking Barcelona, Spain’s child-friendly city as an example, this article established a comprehensive framework, including the optimization of the Quality Index of Parks for Youth (QUINPY), and accessibility model based on field research, open source maps, official statistics, etc. Combining the population density distribution of preschool children, specific improvement suggestions are proposed—based on different needs and pain points, selecting suitable innovative measures such as improving the urban traffic and walking environment, rationally increasing structural facilities, or encouraging time-sharing and three-dimensional expansion of the possibility of space use. Hope this article can provide references for the development and construction of child-friendly urban parks in China.

Keywords


child-friendly; urban parks; quality evaluation; accessibility; Barcelona

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33142/jsa.v1i4.14756

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