Urban Green Space Accessibility and Distribution Equity in an Arid Oasis City: Urumqi, China
- Urban green space (UGS) is crucial to the healthy development of urban residents. However, UGS that is accessible can benefit residents to an even greater degree. Based on the two-step floating catchment area model (2SFCA) and the location quotient (LQ), we analyzed the changes from 1999 to 2019 in UGS walking accessibility and equity in built-up areas of Urumqi at different administrative levels, and how UGS policy affects the improvement of accessibility. The results showed that UGS accessibility and equity are not evenly distributed at different administrative levels and UGS categories. Although the overall UGS accessibility and equity has improved with policy implementation, these changes are caused by metro-level UGS construction in urban fringe areas. The improvement in UGS accessibility at the neighborhood level in densely populated areas is neglected, which leads to a mismatch between UGS construction and population distribution. In addition, the accessibility of UGS is also limited by geographical location, populationUrban green space (UGS) is crucial to the healthy development of urban residents. However, UGS that is accessible can benefit residents to an even greater degree. Based on the two-step floating catchment area model (2SFCA) and the location quotient (LQ), we analyzed the changes from 1999 to 2019 in UGS walking accessibility and equity in built-up areas of Urumqi at different administrative levels, and how UGS policy affects the improvement of accessibility. The results showed that UGS accessibility and equity are not evenly distributed at different administrative levels and UGS categories. Although the overall UGS accessibility and equity has improved with policy implementation, these changes are caused by metro-level UGS construction in urban fringe areas. The improvement in UGS accessibility at the neighborhood level in densely populated areas is neglected, which leads to a mismatch between UGS construction and population distribution. In addition, the accessibility of UGS is also limited by geographical location, population density, road distribution, and water shortage in arid metropolitan Urumqi. Our research results provide a theoretical basis for Urumqi and other cities in the optimization of UGS structure and the realization of social equity.…
Author: | Lei Shi, Ümüt HalikORCiD, Abdulla Abliz, Zulpiya Mamat, Martin WelpORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2385 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/f11060690 |
ISSN: | 1999-4907 |
Parent Title (English): | Forests |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2020 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2022/06/17 |
Date of first Publication: | 2020/06/18 |
Publishing Institution: | Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde |
Release Date: | 2022/06/17 |
Tag: | UGS policy; accessibility; inequality; oasis city; two-step gloating catchment area method (2SFCA); urban green space (UGS) |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 6 |
Article Number: | 690 |
Page Number: | 17 |
Institutions / Departments: | Fachbereich Wald und Umwelt |
7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 71 Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung / 710 Städtebau, Raumplanung, Landschaftsgestaltung | |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
University Bibliography: | University Bibliography |
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Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |