Table 1.

The semantic differential scale of residents’ perceptions of riverside greenways.

Category	Symbol	Variable	Index	Definition
M1	Style	Traditional	Light–Heavy	Traditional degree of greenway
M2		Modern	Light–Heavy	Modern degree of greenway
M3	Space	Sense of space	Enclosed–Wide	Spatial looseness and intensity of greenway
M4		Sense of order	Disordered–Ordered	Orderliness of greenway
M5	Color	Hue	Dark–Clear	Brightness and contrast of greenway
M6		Color temperature	Cold–Warm	Overall cool and warm degree of greenway
M7	Environment	Vegetation coverage	Low–High	Vegetation coverage of greenway
M8		Greening facilities	Imperfect–Perfect	Greening facilities along the greenway
M9	Psychology	Sense of belonging	Unfamiliar–Familiar	Sense of belonging and familiarity of greenway
M10		Sense of security	Dangerous–Safe	Public security perception of greenway
M11	Distance	From motorway	Far–Close	Distance between greenway and motorway
M12		From the Huangpu River	Far–Close	Distance between greenway and the Huangpu River