Analysis of urban and rural residents’ demand for recreational green space: A case study of Guizhou province

At present, when planning the allocation of recreational green space in urban and rural areas, there is often a cognitive bias against rural recreational green space, and planners, designers, and government officials often think that the countryside is a productive green space, so they do not set up a special leisure green space for rural residents to use. Therefore, this study first analyzed the relevant data of the National Leisure Life Survey and the Guizhou Provincial Statistical Survey Corps Family Housing Survey, and compared and discussed the degree of urbanization, the distance to leisure places, the demand for community parks, and the demand for activity centers. Secondly, 112 residents and 236 residents sampled by random telephone were selected from the household income and expenditure survey of the Guizhou Provincial Statistical Survey Corps, and the questionnaire survey and empirical research were carried out to further evaluate the differences in residents’ demand for green space according to the different attributes of urban and rural residences (urban, intermediary, and rural). The results of this study show that both the data analysis and the empirical research obtained by the Guizhou Provincial Statistical Survey Corps confirm that urban and rural residents have a demand for recreational green space, indicating that no significant difference was found in the demand for recreational green space between urban and rural residents. Green space is important for both urban and rural residents, and the results of this study hope to reverse the bias of policymakers on the planning strategy of urban and rural recreational green space.