<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials"^^ . "Urban parks have historically served as a means of mitigating and responding to social\r\nissues at a place and time. To this day, parks remain a tool used by local governments to\r\ndeliver benefits to communities and improve citizens’ quality of life. However, for local\r\ngovernments to continue providing and maintaining parks, their functionality and benefits\r\nmust be positively viewed. Despite the importance of officials’ perceptions of parks, few\r\nstudies have investigated the issue. This thesis identifies this gap and explores the\r\nperceived physical characteristics (what renders a park a park) and conceptual\r\ncharacteristics of parks (their objectives, benefits and necessity) among local government\r\nofficials in four Polish cities: Gdynia, Bydgoszcz, Katowice, and Szczecin. Both primary and\r\nsecondary data were collected – primary data through semi-structured interviews with\r\nofficials from municipal bodies tasked with planning, designing, or maintaining urban parks\r\nand secondary data in the form of municipal strategies and spatial studies. The former were\r\nanalyzed through cognitive mapping and the latter through qualitative coding. The study\r\nfinds that parks are viewed as a green space with a combination of tall and short greenery,\r\namenities and infrastructure. Their area may vary greatly, but they are reported to have a\r\nprimarily recreational function. Numerous park benefits are seen to follow from the objectives\r\nof their creation, while others are the result of the physical characteristics of the park. While\r\nlargely complementary, parks may be partially replaced by nearby blue-green areas. Current\r\nperceptions largely mirrored the characteristics of the sustainable park model, concerned\r\nwith human and ecological health, and integrating into larger green space systems. Newer\r\nsolutions are emerging (networks of functionally diverse green areas and informal green\r\nspaces), but it will likely take time for their full implementation."^^ . "2022" . . . . . . . "Oskar"^^ . "Kaźmierczak"^^ . "Oskar Kaźmierczak"^^ . . . . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials (Text)"^^ . . . "BA Thesis Oskar Kaźmierczak.pdf"^^ . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "May I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #3935 \n\nMay I park here, or what is it we imagine a park to be? Investigating the perception of urban parks among Polish local government officials\n\n" . "text/html" . .