Assessing Urban Park Equity in China Through Supply and Demand Balance: A Case Study of Wuhan City, China DOI Open Access

Yunzi Yang,

Yangyi Wu, Hongzan Jiao

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2255 - 2255

Published: March 5, 2025

In the context of rapid urbanization and increasing awareness environmental justice, ensuring equitable access to high-quality park services is crucial for promoting healthy lifestyles sustainable urban development. This study investigates equity in Wuhan, China, by developing a comprehensive evaluation index system that incorporates quality considers heterogeneity demand among different population groups, particularly older adults. Using multi-source big data spatial analysis, this examines patterns supply explores causes mismatch between them. The results find further away from city center one is, lower value. difference decrease more moderate relative supply, less affected natural environment construction. findings reveal accessibility closely related infrastructure development resources, with central communities enjoying better than peripheral communities. Additionally, uncovers elderly comprise vulnerable group needs China. There are still 28.25% an unmet parks. overall goal paper come up policy recommendations optimizing equity. It found relieving strategies should be based on local context, such as enhancing existing service capacity centers prioritizing new underserved suburban areas.

Language: Английский

Beyond ‘Quantity-Quality’ debate: a multi-objective risk assessment framework to evaluate urban green spaces DOI

Sulagna De,

Arup Das, Tarak Nath Mazumder

et al.

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: March 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Assessing Urban Park Equity in China Through Supply and Demand Balance: A Case Study of Wuhan City, China DOI Open Access

Yunzi Yang,

Yangyi Wu, Hongzan Jiao

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2255 - 2255

Published: March 5, 2025

In the context of rapid urbanization and increasing awareness environmental justice, ensuring equitable access to high-quality park services is crucial for promoting healthy lifestyles sustainable urban development. This study investigates equity in Wuhan, China, by developing a comprehensive evaluation index system that incorporates quality considers heterogeneity demand among different population groups, particularly older adults. Using multi-source big data spatial analysis, this examines patterns supply explores causes mismatch between them. The results find further away from city center one is, lower value. difference decrease more moderate relative supply, less affected natural environment construction. findings reveal accessibility closely related infrastructure development resources, with central communities enjoying better than peripheral communities. Additionally, uncovers elderly comprise vulnerable group needs China. There are still 28.25% an unmet parks. overall goal paper come up policy recommendations optimizing equity. It found relieving strategies should be based on local context, such as enhancing existing service capacity centers prioritizing new underserved suburban areas.

Language: Английский

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