Contextual influences on park design: participatory insights from diverse age groups
CoDesign, ss.1-22, 2026 (AHCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15710882.2026.2685028
- Dergi Adı: CoDesign
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-22
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Participatory
approaches considering diverse age groups are increasingly recognised as
essential for inclusive urban landscape design. Yet, limited research explores
how contextual urban features shape design preferences across these groups. To
address this gap, this study engages children, young people, middle-aged adults,
and older adults in a participatory model‑making co‑design process to examine
how adjacent elements, such as schools, health facilities, commercial units,
bus stops, and exposure to major roads, affect park design visions. The aim is
to investigate how contextual factors influence collaborative park design
preferences across different age groups. Findings reveal both shared and age-specific
spatial strategies. Seating areas along the edge facing a healthcare centre
were favoured across all groups, while young people envisioned an additional
café located in a more secluded corner and older participants proposed a health
station within the park deliberately distanced from the adjacent clinic. These
insights illustrate how contextual urban elements influence users’ spatial
imaginations and needs, reflected in two response types: measures addressing
surroundings and features engaging adjacent uses. By drawing attention to
diverse user groups, the study advocates for inclusive, user-informed, and
context-aware landscape design approaches and highlights the potential of
incorporating diverse user expectations to enrich urban park design.