다목적이용도로의 효과성 평가에 관한 연구

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Multi-Use Trails: Their Contributions to the Residents’ Quality of Life

The increasing concern for community residents’ quality of life has led to the premise that all forms of community development should contribute to the quality of life of the residents. Based on this premise, this study aimed to determine if multi-use trails were contributing to the quality of life of Busan Metropolitan City(BMC) residents, and if so, how this was being achieved. BMC residents were approached, and self-administered questionnaires were distributed to them. Results indicated that respondents perceived the level of contribution of the trails to residents’ quality of life to be somewhat positive, albeit not too strong. Some differences were also found in the way groups perceived the level of contribution. Implications for the development and expansion of multi-use trails were discussed along with inherent limitations of this study.