| dc.description.abstract | Urban greenery and its importance for city citizens' wellbeing has already been well established
in many studies. However, many studies have focused on larger green spaces, such as parks,
during summertime, with fully developed greenery. Residential greenery during other times of
the year, and people’s perception of it, has not been studied as much. This study intended to
fill the research gap by investigating people's perception of residential greenery during spring.
This was done through a comparative case study between two areas in Gothenburg, East
Kvillebäcken, built according to the Mixed city ideal and West Kvillebäcken, built according
to the Nordic functionalism ideal. To make this comparison, a mixed methodology was used,
consisting of a face-to-face questionnaire, mental maps and GIS-analysis. The questionnaire
asked residents and frequent visitors of each area how they perceived different aspects and
photos of the residential greenery, as well as for their favorite green place in their area to create
mental maps. The results showed that while the presence of greenery in a residential area was
important for the majority, the perception of the residential greenery in each area differed. The
residential greenery in the Nordic functionalism typology of West Kvillebäcken was more
positively perceived in every aspect regarding amount, accessibility and aesthetics than the
Mixed city typology of East Kvillebäcken. Despite this, respondents in both East and West
Kvillebäcken still often preferred the nearby parks as their favorite green place, rather than a
green place within the residential areas. These findings contribute to the research on subjective
evaluation of residential greenery during spring in the two building ideals the Mixed city and
the Nordic functionalism. | en |
