Urban Pocket Parks and Wellbeing: A Critical Review and Research Agendas

Abstract

Pocket parks are a relatively new park model that has emerged in recent decades. Compared with traditional parks, it has a smaller scale, a more flexible location, and can play a specific role in the city. This paper reviews and summarizes the existing research related to pocket parks. On traditional issues, this paper summarizes the planning of pocket parks, human health, and user preferences. At the same time, this paper points out that the problems of vulnerable groups and environmental justice in pocket parks need to be further studied. While reviewing the current research situation, it proposes a future research agenda. 1. The definition of “pocket park” needs to be unified. 2. More attention should be paid to more minority groups. 3. Environmental justice needs interdisciplinary research.