Methodology for assessing quality of urban park functional zoning by factors affecting park environment comfortability

Abstract

The decision made by the architect on the location of recreational areas on the park layout can subsequently have a significant impact on people's comfort and is one of the conditions for the high level of park attendance and visitor satisfaction. However, since each factor affecting comfortability of the environment manifests differently in different parts of the park, it is quite difficult to take into account and not leave out every factor affecting comfort at the design phase. The aim of this study is to develop a methodology that can be used for quantitative assessment of the quality of functional zoning in existing urban parks, to provide a more complete account of sanitation and hygiene, ergonomic, morphological and natural factors affecting the park environment comfortability. This goal is achieved by building planograms which reflect the impact of each factor on the park grounds and their subsequent summation in accordance with the requirements for location of each functional zone of the park set by the designer. The methodology proposed in this paper was used to assess the quality of the existing functional zoning in the Lida town park.