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| A STUDY ON TEMPORAL-SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN PARK BASED ON FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE——A Case Study of the Fengqing Park in Xi'an |
| LI Jian-wei, XIONG Peng, ZHANG Jin-yu, ZHAO Wen-cheng |
| Department of Urban and Environment Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China |
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Abstract In this thesis, with the feminist perspective, the author gives a full consideration to the different needs of multiple subjects. And using the field reconnaissance and questionnaire survey to the Fengqing Park in Xi'an, the author analyzed the concrete expression of temporal-spatial characteristics in the urban parks influenced by gender differences. Furthermore, the mechanism of temporal-spatial characteristics is studied. With the research on temporal-spatial characteristics of the Fengqing Park, there are some obvious differences between men and women on the use of leisure time and spaces. More specifically, there are clear differences between men and women on both the staying time and visiting frequency in the Fengqing Park. The visiting group of the Fengqing Park is women mainly, and the numbers of men and women presents waviness as a key feature. Moreover, women space is squeezed and exploited by the men space. Finally, we get the conclusion that the spatiotemporal variation is rooted in 3 factors as follows:the social division of labor, the family division of labor and the mental structure. In these divisions, social division of labor is the basic platform which limits the spare time of citizens, family division of labor is an important factor for the spare time choices, and mental structure is a key factor for the scale and combination relationship of outdoor recreation spaces. The research and design on space environment in the urban parks should be related with their users. It is not only for men, but also for women, which means that the gender difference must be an important factor in people's urban space utilization. When designing the urban parks, the requirements between men and women should be considered at the same time, and the inner difference of women group and men group should be taken into account conscientiously, only by which the planning idea of people first would be achieved indeed, and a harmonious park environment can be designed and constructed.
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Received: 03 March 2011
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2011, Vol. 26 
