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DOI: | 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.06.018 |
Web URL(s): | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866716303351#! Last checked: 01/17/2018 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Shen, Yanan;
Sun, Fengyun;
Che, Yue |
Author Affiliation: | Shen and Sun: School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China and Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; Che: School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China and Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China |
Title: | Public green spaces and human wellbeing: Mapping the spatial inequity and mismatching status of public green space in the Central City of Shanghai |
Source: | Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Vol. 27, October 2017, p. 59-68. |
Publishing Information: | Jena, Germany: Urban & Fischer |
# of Pages: | 10 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Accessibility; Demographics; Economic factors; Geographical distribution; Greenspace; Planning; Turf values; Urban development; Urban habitat
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Geographic Terms: | Shanghai, China |
Abstract/Contents: | "Public green spaces are fundamental and indispensable to urban settlements, given the diverse social, economic and environmental benefits that they can provide. However, the absence of knowledge regarding the allocation and access status quo consistently hinders the suitability and rationality of follow-up green space planning, which could eventually impair the livability and sustainability of cities. This study evaluates disparities in access to public green space for urban residents and the spatial mismatches among public green space provision, residents visits and the demands of socially vulnerable groups within the Central City of Shanghai. The results show that disparities in public green space accessibility exist pertaining to social status and household composition status. Sub-districts with higher social status or larger proportions of family households composed by children and married inhabitants tend to have better public green space access. In contrast, sub-districts with larger proportions of aged or unemployed populations unexpectedly show worse public green space access. To a certain degree, this reduced access can be considered to be an environmental injustice. Additionally, the mismatches among public green space provision, residents visits and the demands of socially vulnerable groups are observed to vary in space, indicating potential problems of resource shortage, supply-demand mismatch, underuse and congestion. The findings could offer urban planners and policy-makers insights into optimizing public green space resources and equitably providing proximal public green space to urban residents, especially vulnerable groups, such as children, the elderly and the unemployed." |
Language: | English |
References: | 63 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Shen, Y., F. Sun, and Y. Che. 2017. Public green spaces and human wellbeing: Mapping the spatial inequity and mismatching status of public green space in the Central City of Shanghai. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 27:p. 59-68. |
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| DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.06.018 |
| Web URL(s): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866716303351#! Last checked: 01/17/2018 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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