Assessing the Impact of Park Renovations on Cultural Ecosystem Services

Xin Cheng, Sylvie Van Damme and Pieter Uyttenhove
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Xin Cheng: Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Xihua University, 999 Jinzhou Road, Pidu District, Chengdu 610039, China
Sylvie Van Damme: School of Arts, University College Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Pieter Uyttenhove: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: Urban parks are essential in enhancing the quality of city life by providing diverse cultural ecosystem services (CES). Despite considerable investments in park renovations, there is very little evidence about whether park renovations can properly secure CES. This study provides a basis for the incorporation of CES evaluation into urban park practice to maximize CES. We specifically ask how CES are influenced by park renovations. We developed a participatory mapping approach by asking people to assess CES on a current map and on a historical map, representing the situations before and after the renovation, instead of doing a follow-up study, in order to be more time-efficient and enhance the comparative effects. The results show that the park renovations had different impacts on CES and not all the renovations had positive impacts. This study has a huge potential for supporting park practice. First, this study shows that specific park renovations can be used to guide park management to enhance CES. Second, this study provides a new insight for landscape architects to rethink their design proposals before construction. Third, the study encourages the method of combining participatory mapping and interviews to link CES to a specific location and specific renovations.

Keywords: cultural ecosystem services; park renovation; participatory mapping; park design; park management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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