Studies On Evaluation Index Systemof Country Park

The concept of Country Park derived from the United Kingdom in1960's, and it was developed greatly in Hong Kong District. There are many country parks were constructed in developed cities of Eastern China recent years. But there is no scientific, logical, operable Evaluation Index System.The concept, origin, history and development of country parks were summarized in this paper. The difference between country parks and other parks was compared. The types and characteristics of country parks were analyzed. The structures and functions of country parks were discussed especially. Those researches established the foundation for building functional Evaluation Index System of Country Park.Then the system establishing includes three parts: selecting indexes, confirming weights and integrated grade. In the beginning 30 original indexes were searched by referring lots of literatures and visiting specialists. At the same time these indexes were classified according to the functions. Secondly 24 indexes were confirmed by Delphi technique whose weights were calculated by Analytical Hierarchy Process. The rule of integrated grade was made in accordance with the five-grade marking system. The Evaluation Index System of Country Park was established through these measures.Binjiang Forest Park, Gucun Park and Haiwan National Forest Park which were three typical county parks in Shanghai are selected as study cases. The results showed that, it reflects the construction circumstances of these parks objectively and truly. The Country Park Evaluation Index System is scientific, logical and operable. It is possible to extend the system to all country parks in China.