Analysis of open green areas in Dubrovnik with an emphasis on environmental stressors

Znanstvena istraživanja navode kako boravak na otvorenom i okruženost prirodom mogu pozitivno utjecati na zdravlje pojedinaca. Nadalje, provedena istraživanja Dubrovnika s područja krajobrazne arhitekture te ekološke psihologije su malobrojna. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi stanje i prostorne probleme zelenih površina u Dubrovniku te identificirati prisutne okolinske stresore. Nakon terenskih obilazaka i analiziranja šest lokacija provedena je online anketa na uzorku od 184 sudionika kojom se ispitala percepcija stanovnika Dubrovnika o okolinskim stresorima koje doživljavaju na analiziranim lokacijama. Potom su predložene smjernice za smanjivanje okolinskih stresora te poboljšanje kvalitete dubrovačkih otvorenih površina. Ovim radom potvrđuje se kako je ispitivanje mišljenja građana važan alat za rješavanje prostornih problema.Scientific research states that being outdoors and being surrounded by nature can have a positive effect on health. Furthermore, there has been very few research conducted regarding landscape architecture and environmental psychology for Dubrovnik area. The aim of this paper was to determine the condition and spatial problems of Dubrovnik's open green areas and to identify present environmental stressors. After fieldwork and analysis of six locations, an online survey was conducted on a sample of 184 respondents to examine the perception of Dubrovnik residents about environmental stressors they experience at the analyzed locations. Guidelines for reducing environmental stressors and improving the quality of Dubrovnik's open spaces were then proposed. This paper confirms that opinion polling is an important tool for solving spatial problems