Research Paper | Interaction: Effective Design of Public Spaces to Enhance Urban Happiness

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21)

When was the last time you enjoyed spending time in a square or urban park? (Please select the nearest option.)

a)

Yesterday

b)

Previous week

c)

A month ago

d)

Six month ago

e)

A year ago

f)

More than a year ago

g)

I don’t even remember!

Graph 19 – Frequency of Spending Time in a Public Space

3.2.3. Questions About Squares The section consisted of 2 checkbox and 2 open ended questions. Firstly, participants were asked about their aim of the use of squares. Then, to determine their sources of urban happiness, they were asked to name a square in which they feel happy or they think that they will feel happy if they visit there. In the next question, responders were wanted to select the possible reasons that they feel happy there and given a chance to add more opinion to express themselves easily. Also, in the last question was an open-ended question asked the negative characteristics of the named square at the beginning. Questions, choices and results can be graphically depicted as follows. 23


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