Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks
The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors providing a sense of security classified into 6 groups: visibility, technical condition, cleanliness, external prote...
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| description | The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors providing a sense of security classified into 6 groups: visibility, technical condition, cleanliness, external protection, other park users, and mobility facilities, in order to identify those of them which are significant for women as a group considered to be more insecure in public spaces than men. Survey questionnaires were administrated to a sample of randomly selected park users in Poland (N = 394; men and women) asked to indicate the importance of particular factors in the context of perceived safety. The results showed statistically significant differences in the perception of safety between groups of male and female respondents in the case of more than a half of the factors. This knowledge is crucial for designing more inclusive urban parks, so that they can meet the needs and expectations of both male and female users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-541791df7f304902b5206e4285409f032022-12-22T03:00:59ZengElsevierAin Shams Engineering Journal2090-44792022-05-01133101608Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parksPaulina Polko0Kinga Kimic1Department of Security Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, Cieplaka Street 1c, 41-300 Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland; Corresponding authors.Department of Landscape Architecture, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Nowoursynowska Street 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; Corresponding authors.The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors providing a sense of security classified into 6 groups: visibility, technical condition, cleanliness, external protection, other park users, and mobility facilities, in order to identify those of them which are significant for women as a group considered to be more insecure in public spaces than men. Survey questionnaires were administrated to a sample of randomly selected park users in Poland (N = 394; men and women) asked to indicate the importance of particular factors in the context of perceived safety. The results showed statistically significant differences in the perception of safety between groups of male and female respondents in the case of more than a half of the factors. This knowledge is crucial for designing more inclusive urban parks, so that they can meet the needs and expectations of both male and female users.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447921003737Perceived securityUrban parksFear factorsGenderPoland |
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| title | Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks |
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| title_short | Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks |
| title_sort | gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks |
| topic | Perceived security Urban parks Fear factors Gender Poland |
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