Residents’ Perception of the Recreational Value of Forest Parks: A Case Study in Shanghai, China

Kaixuan ZHANG; Xiaoling WANG; Jiaying SHI; Xijin ZHANG; Qichong ZHU

doi:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2020.04.011

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Journal of Resources and Ecology
Vol. 11, Issue 4, 425 (2020)

Residents’ Perception of the Recreational Value of Forest Parks: A Case Study in Shanghai, China

Kaixuan ZHANG^1、1、*, Xiaoling WANG^2、2, Jiaying SHI^3、3, Xijin ZHANG^2、2, and Qichong ZHU^2、2

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Tourism Management, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai 201400, China

¹上海商学院旅游管理系,上海 201400

²School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China

²华东师范大学生态与环境科学学院,上海 200241

³Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo 2718510, Japan

³日本千叶大学园艺学研究科,松户 2718510,日本

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Kaixuan ZHANG, Xiaoling WANG, Jiaying SHI, Xijin ZHANG, Qichong ZHU. Residents’ Perception of the Recreational Value of Forest Parks: A Case Study in Shanghai, China[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(4): 425 Copy Citation Text

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Location type	Forest park	Park area (ha)	Year opened	Questionnaire number	Number of valid respondents
Suburban	Gongqing National Forest Park	131	2005	100	87
Suburban	Gucun Country Forest Park	350	2011	100	95
Suburban	Pujiang Country Forest Park	582	2017	190	174
Rural	Sheshan National Forest Park	401	1993	120	95
Rural	Haiwan National Forest Park	433	2004	140	113
Rural	Dongping National Forest Park	355	1993	100	94

Table 1.

Forest parks selected in the suburbs and rural areas of Shanghai

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Category	Classification	Description
Psychological	Enjoying nature	A place where residents can be close to nature and perceive the scenery
Psychological	Artistic creation	A site to create artistic works, such as photographs or paintings
Psychological	Acquiring knowledge	A place for residents to acquire scientific knowledge
Physical	Physical exercise	A field in which to conduct physical exercise
Physical	Exploration activity	A place where residents can engage in exploratory activities
Social	Social interaction	An occasion for social interaction
Social	Family interaction	A site to hold a family gathering

Table 2.

Categories of forest park recreational value

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Social variables	Category	Suburbs	Rural areas	Total number
Gender	male	155	154	309
Gender	female	201	148	349
Age	<18	29	9	38
	18-44	208	242	450
	45-59	69	39	108
	60-74	42	11	53
	>75	8	1	9
Education	Primary or below	4	5	9
	Middle school	44	19	63
	High school or vocational school	97	86	183
	Junior college or college	195	172	367
	Postgraduate	16	20	36
Income	<1500 yuan month^-1	52	21	73
	1500-3000 yuan month^-1	48	44	92
	3000-5000 yuan month^-1	114	111	225
	5000-10000 yuan month^-1	98	87	185
	>10000 yuan month^-1	44	39	83

Table 3.

Sample distribution by gender, age, education, and income (658 respondents)

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Category	Classification		Total	Suburbs	Rural areas	χ²	P-value
Psychological value	Enjoying nature	Mean	4.30	4.35	4.25	18.479^#	<0.001^***
	Enjoying nature	Std.Dev.	0.80	0.85	0.73	18.479^#	<0.001^***
	Artistic creation	Mean	3.67	3.60	3.76	6.771	0.149
	Artistic creation	Std.Dev.	0.95	0.98	0.90	6.771	0.149
	Acquiring knowledge	Mean	3.18	3.31	3.03	26.431^#	<0.001^***
	Acquiring knowledge	Std.Dev.	1.04	0.98	1.09	26.431^#	<0.001^***
	Average		3.72	3.75	3.68	20.448^#	0.040^*
Physical value	Physical exercise	Mean	3.56	3.49	3.65	5.694	0.223
	Physical exercise	Std.Dev.	0.92	0.94	0.88	5.694	0.223
	Exploration activity	Mean	3.32	3.48	3.13	29.341^#	<0.001^***
	Exploration activity	Std.Dev.	1.03	0.94	1.09	29.341^#	<0.001^***
	Average		3.44	3.49	3.39	13.727	0.089
Social value	Social interaction	Mean	3.24	3.16	3.32	8.259	0.083
	Social interaction	Std.Dev.	0.98	0.99	0.97	8.259	0.083
	Family interaction	Mean	3.45	3.33	3.59	13.606^#	0.009^**
	Family interaction	Std.Dev.	0.96	1.00	0.90	13.606^#	0.009^**
	Average		3.34	3.25	3.46	32.264^#	<0.001^***