Walking as a means of transportation is a key feature in sustainable urban design, but few studies have examined the influence of micro-level environmental features, such as vegetation and street lighting, on perceived safety and people’s choice to walk. This study applied a non-explicit approach to examine the relationship between greenery, street lighting, perceived safety, and walking in an urban context. Participants from three neighbourhoods in Malmö, Sweden, took part in focus group discussions concerning neighbourhood qualities related to walking. A qualitative analysis revealed four inter-related themes relevant for perceived safety after dark: avoidance, entrapment, presence of others, and prospect (visual overview of the nearby surroundings). The quality of urban greenery and street lighting impacted people’s route choices after dark, and some participants felt compelled to make detours. Entrapment, partly due to unkempt greenery in combination with darkness, contributed to avoidance, whereas the presence of other people had the opposite effect. The results indicate that urban greenery and street lighting must be considered together, since their interaction influences perceived safety and impacts the walkability of the neighbourhood.

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“晚上，我不在公园散步”：路灯与绿化在感知安全方面的相互作用

步行作为一种交通工具是可持续城市设计的一个关键特征，但很少有研究研究微观环境特征（如植被和街道照明）对感知安全和人们步行选择的影响。本研究采用非显式方法来检查绿化、街道照明、感知安全和城市环境中步行之间的关系。来自瑞典马尔默三个街区的参与者参加了关于与步行相关的街区品质的焦点小组讨论。一项定性分析揭示了与天黑后感知安全相关的四个相互关联的主题：回避、诱捕、他人在场和前景（附近环境的视觉概览）。城市绿化和路灯质量影响天黑后人们的路线选择，一些参与者感到不得不绕道而行。诱捕，部分是由于杂乱无章的绿色与黑暗相结合，有助于避免，而其他人的存在则产生相反的效果。结果表明，城市绿化和街道照明必须一起考虑，因为它们的相互作用会影响感知安全性并影响社区的步行性。