Table 1.
Participant reasons for visiting urban green space (N = 445 comments). Park users, in situ, answered the question, “As for today, what are the main reasons that brought you to this park?” Codes, themes, and domains are identified along with the number of comments within each.
| Domain | # | Theme | # | Code | # | Sub Code | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | 232 | Physical pursuits | 192 | Walking | 163 | Walk dog | 65 |
| Passing through | 45 | ||||||
| Route work/home | 24 | ||||||
| A walk | 20 | ||||||
| Pleasurable route | 6 | ||||||
| Regular route closed | 3 | ||||||
| Sport | 19 | ||||||
| Exercise | 10 | ||||||
| Physical restoration | 40 | Eat | 28 | ||||
| Sit | 4 | ||||||
| Rest | 2 | ||||||
| Relax | 3 | ||||||
| Chill out | 3 | ||||||
| Space qualities | 111 | Nature | 67 | Fresh air | 15 | ||
| Get outside | 13 | ||||||
| Sunshine | 13 | ||||||
| Nice weather | 8 | ||||||
| Fauna | 9 | ||||||
| Flora | 6 | ||||||
| View | 3 | ||||||
| Park features | 37 | Proximity | 16 | ||||
| Facilities | 12 | ||||||
| Peace & quiet | 7 | ||||||
| Nice place | 2 | ||||||
| Place identity | 4 | History of use | 4 | ||||
| Place attachment | 3 | Emotional attachment | 3 | ||||
| Children | 49 | Physical pursuits | 24 | Walking | 2 | ||
| Sport | 5 | ||||||
| Play | 17 | ||||||
| Social | 10 | With children | 3 | ||||
| With adult | 7 | ||||||
| Nature | 9 | Fresh air | 3 | ||||
| Get outside | 6 | ||||||
| Unstructured time | 4 | Holiday | 4 | ||||
| Park features | 2 | Place to cycle | 1 | ||||
| Open space | 1 | ||||||
| Cognitive | 25 | Mental pursuits | 20 | Read | 11 | ||
| Purposeful work | 4 | ||||||
| Photography | 4 | ||||||
| Think | 1 | ||||||
| Attention restoration | 5 | Take a break | 5 | ||||
| Social | 18 | Meet friends | 17 | ||||
| Watch people | 1 | ||||||
| Unstructured time | 10 | Unstructured time | 10 |