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The influences of park accessibility and design on park use and crowding in the Greater Montreal Area

2025· other· fr· W7111505234 on OpenAlexaboutno aff

Bibliographic record

VenueEspaceINRS Institutional Digital Repository (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) · 2025
Typeother
Languagefr
Field
Topic
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsPark and rideMedium termESPACECenter pivot irrigation
DOInot available

Abstract

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Cette thèse explore la relation entre accessibilité, design et le niveau d’achalandage des usagers dans les parcs du Grand Montréal ayant divers degrés d'accessibilité. L'étude présente trois phases différentes de collecte et d'analyse des données. Tout d'abord, une analyse de l'équité environnementale est réalisée à l'aide de la méthode Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment area (intégrant l’achalandage potentiel dans les calculs d’accessibilités), qui utilise des données sur les parcs du Grand Montréal. Ensuite, à partir de données d'observation dans six parcs différents du Grand Montréal, nous analysons l’achalandage et sa variabilité temporelle et spatiale dans les parcs. Enfin, une analyse par sondage est menée dans ces mêmes parcs afin de comprendre les perceptions des gens à l'égard de l’achalandage dans les parcs. Les résultats montrent que les quartiers ayant d’avantage des enfants ont tendance à avoir des parcs plus loin mais qui disposent de plus d'espaces et d'installations dans les parcs (généralement dans les banlieues). En revanche, les quartiers habités davantage par les personnes à faible revenu et les minorités visibles sont plus près des parcs, mais souffrent de la congestion due au manque d'espace et d'installations dans les parcs (généralement dans les zones denses et centrales). À l’intérieur des parcs, les données d’observation montrent que alors que les installations n'améliorent que parfois les niveaux d’utilisation. Les installations sportives sont des aspects importants des parcs qui attirent les utilisateurs. En outre, dans les parcs suburbains, la fréquentation tend à se produire lorsque des services ou des institutions spécifiques se trouvent à proximité. Enfin, le type d'activités dans les parcs est associé de façon significative avec la durée de la visite, la fréquence des visites et la perception de l'achalandage des parcs, tant au niveau individuel qu'au niveau des cercles sociaux. Les résultats suggèrent également que les visiteurs de l'aire de jeux ont tendance à rester plus longtemps et à percevoir une plus grande congestion que ceux qui ne l’utilisent pas. Cette étude met en évidence que les méthodes d'observation et les enquêtes permettent de comprendre l'importance des configurations spatiales sur l’achalandage. Cette approche peut aider les urbanistes et les concepteurs à mettre à jour la conception des parcs afin de répondre aux besoins des utilisateurs et d'augmenter la fréquentation en s'éloignant des parcs ayant une configuration unique. This dissertation explores the relationship between accessibility, design, and crowding in Greater Montreal parks with varying degrees of accessibility. The study puts forth three different phases of data collection and analysis. Firstly, an environmental equity analysis using the Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment Area method (integrating potential congestion into accessibility calculation) and data on Greater Montreal parks is carried out. Second, using observation data from six different Greater Montreal parks, we analyze crowding and its temporal and spatial variability within the parks. Finally, a survey analysis is conducted in these same parks to understand people's perceptions of park crowding. The results show that that neighborhoods with higher populations of children are generally located farther from parks and tend to have more park space and facilities. However, neighborhoods with larger low-income and visible minority populations are closer to parks and face crowding due to limited park space and amenities (typically in dense and urban core areas). Additionally, while facilities only sometimes improve use levels due to conditions and maintenance, sports facilities are important aspects of parks that attract users. Furthermore, in suburban parks, crowding tends to occur when specific services or institutions are nearby. Finally, the type of activities in the parks is significantly associated with the duration of the visit, the frequency of visits and the perception of park crowding, both at individual and social circle level. The results also suggest that playground visitors tend to stay longer and perceive more crowding than those who do not visit the playground. This study highlights how observational methods and surveys can be used to understand the importance of spatial configurations on crowding. This approach can help planners and designers update park designs to meet user needs and increase attendance by moving away from parks with a single configuration.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.002
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.188
Threshold uncertainty score0.377

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.002
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0010.002
Science and technology studies0.0010.001
Scholarly communication0.0020.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0050.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.136
GPT teacher head0.338
Teacher spread0.202 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designObservational
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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