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Urban Public Green Space Equity against the Context of High-Speed Urbanization in Wuhan, Central China
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Jiao, Hongzan Li, Chengcong Yu, Yang Peng, Zhenghong |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | This study examines the relationship between equity of public green space and urban expansion/sprawl under high-speed urbanization. Equity of urban public green space indicates the degree to which urban public green spaces are distributed spatially in an equal way, with regard to the spatial variation of residents’ “need” for green space. In emerging economies such as China, especially in developing or underdeveloped cities such as Wuhan, central China, rapid urban growth challenges the capacity of the state to provide infrastructure and services for its urbanites equally. In order to research the relationship between industrial development and green space equity under the background of rapid urbanization, the use of quantitative methods to more accurately measure the degree of spatial inequality is essential. In this study, the accessibility of urban public green space in Wuhan is examined based on the two-step floating catchment area method (2SFCA) method at multilevel radius; the urban public green space accessibility of Wuhan in 2013 and 2016 are acquired, and the link between changes in accessibility of urban public green spaces and urban expansion in Wuhan is discussed. It is found that industrial development takes precedence over green space. With its vigorous development, industrial land attracts increasing population, resulting in the drastic decline of the service capacity of green spaces, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the city. |
| Starting Page | 9394 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su12229394 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 22 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-11-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Architecture Urban Public Green Space Accessibility Index Urban Sprawl |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
