The Effect of Visitor’s Comfort on the Success of City Park AS A Social Interaction Space (Case Study: Blang Padang Field, Banda Aceh)

ABSTRACT:This study aims to analyze the effect of visitor comfort on the success of the city park as a social interaction space in the Blang Padang City Park, Banda Aceh, taking into account the availability and quality of the facilities and infrastructure available in this park. The method used in this research is quantitative. Where, the primary data sources were obtained through field observations, documentation, and distributing questionnaires to tourists visiting the park with purposive sampling method. Meanwhile, secondary data were obtained from literature studies and institutions related to the object of research. The results obtained are that it is found whether or not there is an influence of visitor comfort on the success of the city park as a space for social interaction in the Blang Padang City Park, Banda Aceh. Then the results of the research can be used as knowledge and become input in improving the quality of the city park as a space for social interaction based on the views of visitors to the Blang Padang city park, Banda Aceh.

Keywords -Social interaction, Comfort, City, City park, Visitor, Space.