Belo Horizonte´s Green Parks: Attributes and a Environmental Perspective Weights

Abstract

When evaluating environments for leisure and sports practices it is commonly established that each attribute would have the same weight in the user's evaluation. But in these assessments the weights of attributes cited by users of urban green parks through the perspective of ambience are not the same. A data collection was carried out from December 2017 to March 2018, through semi-structured interviews with 77 users from 17 parks in the city of Belo Horizonte MG. The analysis of the data was performed through the thematic grouping of the categories and the most frequent attributes reported by the interviewees. The data matrix is ​​part of an ongoing study that aimed to evaluate the quality of green parks from the perspective of the user. Through the methodology of the Constellation of Attributes (software developed in academic scope, of free use, destined to researches and studies of the spaces) this work points out the technique that uses the psychology of the surroundings and in the perceptions that condition reactions to the space that surrounds us. Attributes such as (1) Conservation and Cleanliness; (2) Toilets; (3) Trash and Trash and (4) Drinkers have a greater psychological weight in the perception of users, while attributes such as (1) Contemplation; (2) Disease Risk; (3) Takeoff and Transport have a much lower psychological weight in the evaluation. The results indicate that, according to users, although they recognize and are satisfied with the environment.