Quality analysis and categorisation of public space

12 urban parks on the island of Tenerife were evaluated, combining the assessment of a trained observer and the perception of users, to analyse and categorise the environmental quality of the parks. The findings conclude that users are good evaluators of public spaces; that the Public Space Characteristics Observation Questionnaire (PSCOQ) tool allows the classification of public spaces and that physical order is capable of predicting the environmental quality and the restorative capacity of spaces, as perceived by users. The PSCOQ observation tool makes it possible to detect the strengths and weaknesses of public spaces so they can be improved and adapted to the needs of users

本研究对特内里费岛的12座城市公园展开评估，结合受训观察员的评价与使用者的感知体验，对公园的环境质量开展分析与分类。研究结论表明：使用者可作为公共空间的优质评价主体；公共空间特征观察问卷（Public Space Characteristics Observation Questionnaire, PSCOQ）可实现公共空间的有效分类；物理秩序性能够精准预测使用者所感知到的空间环境质量与空间恢复性能力。该PSCOQ观察工具可识别公共空间的优势与不足，助力对公园进行优化改造，以适配使用者的实际需求。