Uses and perceptions on gardens and public parks.

Preliminary results of a survey in the city of Porto (Portugal)

Authors

  • Diogo Guedes Vidal Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Fernando Pessoa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-2372
  • Cláudia Oliveira Fernandes Departamento de Geociências, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território, CIBIO-InBIO, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-2729
  • Lilian Monteiro Ferrari Viterbo Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde (FP-ENAS), Universidade Fernando Pessoa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3050-9428
  • Helena Vilaça Departamento de Sociologia/Instituto de Sociologia, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-6551
  • Nelson Barros Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde (FP-ENAS), Universidade Fernando Pessoa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-9880
  • Rui Leandro Maia Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde (FP-ENAS), Universidade Fernando Pessoa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7006-5043

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis19813

Abstract

The crescent population concentration in cities is recognized as one of the main contemporary challenges. It is in cities that social and environmental challenges are increasing, which implies a look at the sustainable urban planning. Urban green spaces play an important role in responding to such challenges, specifically through ecosystem services. Cultural services gain special importance, particularly in improving the mental, physical, and social health of its users. This work aims to examine the uses and perceptions of users of gardens and public parks in the city of Porto, as well as how these same spaces are meeting their needs, establishing a relationship with their location considering greater or lesser socio-economic and environmental deprivation. A survey is being conducted to the users of 25 gardens and public access parks and a discussion on the preliminary results obtained (n=131) is proposed. The results provide a sketch of the profile of potential users of these spaces, besides revealing that the spaces of the city with greater socio-economic and environmental deprivation are perceived by their users as green spaces with lower quality. It is expected that the results can help to define attraction strategies for the green spaces of the city with lower quality and in areas of higher deprivation.

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Author Biographies

Diogo Guedes Vidal, Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Diogo Guedes Vidal holds a Degree (2014) and a Master Degree (2016) in Sociology (specialized in Sociology of Territory and City) from the University of Porto, Portugal. He starts his professional activity during the development of his master research as collaborator in a research project at Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto. Between September 2016 and January 2017 he had been sociologist in a market research company. Since 2017 he is research fellow at UFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit of University Fernando Pessoa where he is PhD student in Ecology and Environmental Health. Since 2018 he is research collaborator at Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health. Since 2019 he is researcher at REPORT(H)A - Portuguese network dedicated to Environmental History.

Cláudia Oliveira Fernandes, Departamento de Geociências, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território, CIBIO-InBIO, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto

láudia Oliveira Fernandes graduated in agricultural engineering from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), in 1997, where she also completed her master´s in natural resources management, in 2001, and her doctoral degree in environmental sciences, in 2009. Afterwards, she also graduated (2010) and completed the master's degree (2011) in landscape architecture, at the University of Porto.
She was a lecturer at UTAD between 1997 and 2007. Currently, she is assistant professor in the department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, where she teaches subjects related to flora and vegetation, and maintenance and management of Public Green Spaces. Additionally she is also a researcher at the Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO), studding vegetation responses under disturbance scenarios and biodiversity patterns in urban environments.

Lilian Monteiro Ferrari Viterbo, Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde (FP-ENAS), Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Graduada em Enfermagem (2000), com Mestrado em Tecnologias em Saúde (2017) pela Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Brasil. Doutoranda em Ecologia e Saúde Ambiental pela Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal. Especialista em Enfermagem do Trabalho pelo Centro Educacional São Camilo, Brasil. Especialista em MBA em Gerência de Saúde pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas, FGV, Brasil. Especialista em Ergonomia pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, UFF, Brasil. É professora da Universidade Petrobras. Atua na área de Saúde do Trabalhador, especialmente em Gestão em Saúde do Trabalhador, desenvolvendo programas de promoção e proteção da saúde, assim como ações para a recuperação e reabilitação da saúde dos trabalhadores submetidos aos riscos e agravos advindos das condições de trabalho.

Helena Vilaça, Departamento de Sociologia/Instituto de Sociologia, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto

Helena Vilaça graduated in Sociology at Faculdade de Ciêcias Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Has a PhD in Sociology, since 2003, received from Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (FLUP), were she teaches as an Assistant Professor with "agragação" in the Sociology Department. In 2001, was a Visiting Professor at the Uppsala University Theology Department (Sweden) and in 2013 was elected for the Council of International Society for the Sociology of Religion.

Nelson Barros, Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde (FP-ENAS), Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Nelson Barros. Has a PhD in Environmental Sciences, MSc in Thermal Engineering and a degree (5 years) in Environmental Engineering. Has more than 30 years of experience in air quality research (monitoring, numerical modelling and management), including the assessment of air quality impact on human health. He has also several years of experience on monitoring and management of Indoor air quality and a long experience in participation in research projects. Has more than 90 papers published /presented on research journals or conferences. He is currently Associate Professor at University Fernando Pessoa and member of the Fernando Pessoa Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS).

Rui Leandro Maia, Unidade de Investigação UFP em Energia, Ambiente e Saúde (FP-ENAS), Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Rui Leandro Maia holds a PhD in Sociology and Fundamental Methodologies (2002) and Master Degree in History of Populations (1995) by the University of Minho. He also holds a Degree in Historical Sciences by the Portucalense University (1988). He is Associate Professor and ES-CEFOC Diretor (Surveys and Continuous Training Centre) at Fernando Pessoa University. He is researcher at FP-ENAS, where he coordinates the WeGIx project and at CITCEM - Centre for Transdisciplinary Research "Culture, Space and Memory". His main research interests are in the field of Demography, Fertility, Migration, Urban and Environmental Sociology

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Published

2021-08-05

How to Cite

Vidal, D. G., Oliveira Fernandes, C. ., Viterbo, L. M. F., Vilaça, H., Barros, N., & Maia, R. L. (2021). Uses and perceptions on gardens and public parks.: Preliminary results of a survey in the city of Porto (Portugal). Finisterra, 56(116), 137–157. https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis19813

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Vol. 56 No. 116 (2021)

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