Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) on the urban park in Wuhan City.

Based on the POE research method,an investigation of the urban park in Wuhan City was made.The results showed that the main users of the urban park in Wuhan City were the younger and middle-aged people,and the ratio of elder people in the residential area park was higher.Ambulation and bus were the main traffic modes that were chosen by residents when they went to park.The main purposes of visiting a park for residents were enjoying nature and exercising.The frequency of visiting the residential area park was the highest and the dwell time of visitors in the comprehensive park was the longest.The satisfaction of environmental sanitation facilities was the highest and service facilities had the lowest satisfaction among all facilities.The satisfaction of all facilities except exercise and recreation facilities was lowest in the residential area park.The management and maintenance of comprehensive park was the best and the residential area park was the worst.Advices and countermeasures for the problems of different parks were put forward,in order to provide scientific references for the improvement of service facilities and management level of the park and the construction and renovation of the park.