Percepción del verde urbano en parques de la ciudad de Buenos Aires.

This paper explores, evaluates and analyzes the perception of Buenos Aires urban green area. The methodology used was a population survey including four parks (Saavedra, Avellaneda, Centenario and Bastidas) representative of the locality under study (25% of the green area of the city), divided into four sets: multiple choice closed questions for the social and demographic data; general questions (3) on the distance and frequency of the visits; and open questions (5) where the respondents referred to the place and purpose of the visit; finally, a closed questionaire where each respondent had to choose three attributes that define the park from a total of 20 attributes. The subjects selected attributes for place identity that were opposed to urban landscape. The analysis of the 4 parks as a whole identifies 6 of the most frequently mentioned attributes: peace, harmony, beauty, nature, nature sounds, and green. In general, people seem to seek personal well-being, a place to feel calm and protected in vegetation. The obtained results suggest that although perceptions are subjective, landscape features are common. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]