People, Parks and Places: an Analysis of Green Spaces in Madison Through Sentiment Mapping
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2018Author
Molinaro, Samuel
Kim, Shannon
Wettstein, August
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This paper examines the role of parks and green spaces in creating social interaction and
strengthening community ties. How park structure, both physical and institutional influence
sentiments and the use of the spaces, the UW Arboretum and Orton Park, as a social space. The
methods of research that took place included observation, interviews, surveys, and use of
geotagged and associated social media data. Our results indicated that institutional structures are
linked to social interaction in green spaces in Madison. The juxtaposition of the two spaces as
represented in the sentiment maps offers a viewpoint on the role of size and sense of place in the
creation of social spaces. The political ecology of the spaces depends on a wide variety of
factors including ownership, funding, and founding principles. In Madison, the differences
between seasons and occurrence of events both play a role in the amount of social interaction
that takes place in the green spaces during different months of the year.
Subject
People
Parks
Places
Sentiment mapping
Green spaces
Madison, Wisconsin
Arboretum
Orton Park
UW Arboretum
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/78975Description
Includes Maps, Photographs, Graphs, Figures, Appendices and Bibliography.