Table 3. Evaluation factors & method of physical environment & perception on the physical environment in parks

Classification		Factors	Signification	Evaluation
Physical environment of parks	Surrounding environment	Surrounding area(km2), resident population(number), residential area (%)
	Park characteristics	Park size(m2) annual users(number), maintenance personnel(person), green space size(10,000m2)
	Park facilities	Length of trail(km), rest facilities(ea), sports facilities(ea), exercise facilities(ea), sign(ea)
Perception on the physical environment of parks	Accessibility	Parking areas	To evaluate non-purpose usage and accessibility	Inspecting availability of parking areas and their quality, where applicable
		Passage connected to surrounding area		Inspecting the quality of the connecting passage
	Security	Securing safe environment for walking	To evaluate ease of performing light physical activities such as walking	Inspecting road pavement, segregation of pedestrian/vehicle and slope of roads
		Installation of lighting facilities	To evaluate usage time	Inspecting the number/on site condition of lighting facilities through statistical data
		Availability of CCTV or patrol	To evaluate risk of public safety	Inspecting installation of CCTV/availability of patrol and the condition
	Facility convenience	Drinking water facilities	To evaluate the helpfulness of assisting continued physical activity	Inspecting installation of drinking water facilities and checking whether they are being used
		Information signs	To evaluate the delivery of health promotion information to park users	Inspecting the contents of delivered information through signs and the number of such signs
		Rest areas	To evaluate the helpfulness of assisting continued physical activity	Inspecting quality of rest areas and their numbers in parks
	Activity	Number of users and degree of usage	To evaluate the usage of parks	Identifying through visual observation of users and conducting interviews
		Condition of exercise facilities	To evaluate the possibility of promoting user health by utilizing park facilities	Inspecting their numbers and managed conditions
		Condition of exercise courses
		Facilities for scenery enhancement and cultural facilities	To evaluate the possibility of increasing the number of park users	Inspecting their numbers and managed conditions
	Amenity	Maintenance office	To evaluate the managing ability on complete maintenance of the parks	Evaluating utilization of installed maintenance offices through interviews
		Condition of facility management	To evaluate non-physical factors which hinder use of parks	Inspecting the cleanliness and the degree of noise pollution of parks