Author(s)

Qian Ma¹, Zhanglei Chen², Mingying Zeng^1*

¹Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
²School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.

With the development of urbanization, it is very important to know the public perception of urban ecosystem service value with different population characteristics, and it is also one of the prerequisites for strengthening urban management. Based on SolVES model and social preference survey data, this paper evaluates the social value of ecosystem services of Mianyang People’s Park. The results show that: 1) The public has a strong perception of park’s aesthetic value, historical and cultural value, recreational value, and therapeutic value, and has a high degree of recognition. 2) The gender of the interviewee has an influence on the evaluation of social value. In addition to recreational value, males have more areas with high VI than women, and there are also differences in high VI of the same value. 3) Differences in identities have a greater impact on the spatial distribution of social values. Experts can better consider the supervision and coordination of the construction of ecological culture, while the park staff and tourists tend to provide services such as aesthetics and recreation that can intuitively generate value and benefit. Finally, SolVES model is suitable for perception mapping and value evaluation of comprehensive parks, and the research results can provide basis for park management and optimization.

Urban Park, Social Value of Ecosystem Services, Public Perception, Demographic Characteristics, SolVES

Ma, Q. , Chen, Z. and Zeng, M. (2021) Research on the Social Value of Urban Park Ecosystem Services Based on Population Characteristics Difference. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9, 243-258. doi: 10.4236/jss.2021.912016.