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A Study of Actual Use Condition and Evaluation by the elderly at Park as Leisure Space: The Case of Yongdusan-Park
Journal of Tourism Sciences
Abbr :
JTS
2007, 31(2), pp.83-104
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Tourism
2007, 31(2), pp.83-104
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Tourism
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In order to identify leisure behavior characteristics of the elderly users at the urban parks while evaluating the parks from the perspective of the elderly users, author investigates the elderly use pattern to obtain information on park planning and management based on their visit to urban parks. As the elderly population increases in Korea, this study is meaningful to examine the elderly park use as a major leisure activity by analysis of the annually change. The writer describes park use patterns of seniors in Yongdusan Park. Information obtained from the visitor perspective can be meaningful for managers to increase the enjoyment of visitors and plan urban parks for user well-being. The paper argues that it is important to understand how they spend at parks to find out ways of park management.핵심용어(Key words):고령자(The elderly), 공원(Park), 여가공간(Leisure space),이용실태(Actual use condition), 시계열 분석(Time series analysis)
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