Design of university campus recreation opportunity spectrum based on environmental psychology

Abstract

Environmental psychology examines the best way for individuals to adapt to their surroundings. Taking Changshaf China as an example, this paper explores the design of recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS)from the perspective of environmental psychology, and identifies the environmental variables that affect the recreation opportunities through questionnaire survey and factor analysis. On this basis, six environmental factors were selected to form an index system, and six types of recreational environments were identified. Then, a university campus recreation opportunity spectrum (UCROS) was set up based on the recreational activities and experience expected for each environment. The established UCROS provide an objective reference for campus planning, making the landscape and resources on campus more rational and explicit.