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In recognition, high-quality green space can maintain the sustainable development of cities and promote health and well-being for the most significant possible people, regardless of age, ability, and circumstances. Improving the inclusiveness of urban parks can promote a positive user experience and social equity for different user groups, especially vulnerable people. Using green spaces in Guangzhou as a case study, this paper investigates human behavior in green spaces. It identifies barriers and opportunities for creating inclusive urban parks. A general integrated green space framework for inclusion and user experience is proposed. The result shows that the disparity in the quality of urban would lead to different experiences for users. The paper concludes by making some recommendations for researchers, urban planners, and policymakers to formulate specific planning and guidance for providing more inclusive green spaces and consider ways to improve the quality of green spaces that respond to the varying needs of different user groups.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52008114) , Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund of Guangdong Province (GD22XYS17), Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Project of Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT [2022] No.59), Student Innovation Training Project of Guangdong University of Technology (xj2023118450788) for the data collection and the preparation of the paper. The authors thank Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Office of Guangzhou Municipal Commission on Aging, China Association for the Blind, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Guangzhou Disabled Persons’ Federation and Guangzhou Volunteer Association for providing support for the research. The authors also acknowledge Prof. Siu, the Chair professor of Public Design Lab of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for providing a lot of useful information.
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Long, Y.L., Xiao, J.X., Luo, M.J., Chen, Y., Huang, W.W. (2023). Inclusive Design and the User Experience in Green Spaces: A Case in Guangzhou, China. In: Duffy, V.G., Krömker, H., A. Streitz, N., Konomi, S. (eds) HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14057. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48047-8_38
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