The study of the function of Love River Greenway

• Main Authors: Pei-Ying Lin, 林佩瑩
• Other Authors: Shyue-Cherng Liaw
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20511897030474953707

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 地理學系 === 95 === The Love River has been the most vivid urban image of Kaohsiung city. However the environment of the Love River and its relationship with the residents worsened rapidly with the development and progress of the urban economy. Yet now the project to improve the water quality of the Love River seems to be successful, and the government actively promotes landscape improving projects. A high-quality living environment along the shores has been a new aim of the urban development in Kaohsiung. This research discusses the functions of the greenway in details on the basis of current situation of Love River and experts' opinions, to offer reference materials for the administrative department to manage the greenway along the Love River. This research reviews national and international literature about greenway and makes a fieldwork. Based on Fábos’ definition which classifies the functions of greenway in the three categories "ecological conservation", "recreation" and "socio-culture", this study identifies 24 factor indicators, makes a survey with Fuzzy Delphi questionnaire and thus collects 21 function indicators of the greenway along the Love River. There are seven function indicators regarding the ecological conservation. "Offering wildlife habitat" and "Maintaining biodiversity" are at the first places. The socio-culture function has six indicators. "Establishing the sense of place" is most notable. Among the eight indicators regarding the most emphasized recreation function, "Relieving mental pressure", "Increasing tourism attraction", "Integrating urban recreation functionality" and "Improving the cityscape" are the four most important indicators. The new target of the urban development of Kaohsiung city is to promote tourism and recreation on watersides. The relationship between the Love River and people, which was once rather alienated, is getting closer again. The second purpose of this research attempts to examine the residents’ opinions about the function of the green pavements along the Love River and to study the interaction of the local residents and the green pavements along the Love River. The result of the survey by questionnaire shows that people think that the function of the green pavements along the Love River concerns tourism and recreation as well as socio-culture in the first place, environment protection and disaster control in the second place. Based on the factor analysis, the residents’ opinions about the functionality of the green pavements along the Love River may be classified into five factor groups including socio-culture, environment protection, tourism & recreation, exercise & disaster control and recreation in water. People visit these places frequently, but the time they stay there is rather short. The main type of activities the residents do there are stroll and relaxation.