DOŚWIADCZENIA UŻYTKOWNIKÓW MIEJSKIEGO KRAJOBRAZU NADRZECZNEGO. PRZYKŁAD WARSZAWSKIEJ WISŁY
USER EXPERIENCES OF URBAN RIVERSCAPE: AN EXAMPLE OF THE VISTULA RIVER IN WARSAW

Summary/Abstract: The possibility of direct contact with nature significantly affects the quality of life of urban residents, including the recreational use of green and blue spaces. Although the benefits derived from urban nature are generally well recognised, much less is known about the negative experiences related to visits to green and blue spaces. In the context of sustainable recreational planning and management, it is crucial to have complex knowledge on the perception of urban green and blue spaces by its users, especially the relations between different kinds of experiences. The objective of the article is to fill this gap by using participatory mapping to identify both the positive and negative aspects of experien- cing the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland. Based on the opinions of the residents, bundles of positive experiences and groups of negative experiences related to visits along the river were identified. Additionally, the influence of negative experiences declared on the asses- sment of positive experiences was investigated. Positive experiences are linked to perceiving the urban riverscape as: (1) a domesticated place, a space of intellectual joining with nature; (2) a space of social interactions; (3) a space of spending time actively and experiencing nature. In the context of negative experiences, the survey participants indicated that the visitor-related aspects were more prominent than the nature-related aspects. Furthermore, in some cases negative experiences significantly affected the assessment of positive experiences. The results obtained can be used to identify and fulfil the key needs of urban dwellers toward the riverscape as a leisure space.

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