Author(s)

Linna Li

Corresponding Author

Linna Li

ABSTRACT

Keeping social distance in public space has become a vital policy measure to reduce the community spread of COVID-19. Many scholars have pointed out that COVID-19 and related regulations will have a long-term impact on public spaces. How this affects community parks and how to deal with such changes in the design of community parks remains to be studied. This research, based on Gehl's public space public life theory, investigates the habit and challenges of exercise outside in the famous Melbourne community park-Royal Park during the COVID-19 lockdown. Than take users’ needs and behavior patterns as the basis for design, and put forward design suggestions for community parks. This paper provides valuable primary data of exercise outside during and provides a reference for the design of community parks in response to the pandemic in the future.

KEYWORDS

COVID-19, community park, public space design