Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening
As a vital component of urban green infrastructures, urban green space (UGS) provides essential ecological, recreational, and social-cultural services to urban residents. Ensuring adequate and equitable accessibility to UGS for all urban residents has become an integral aspect of promoting social ju...
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| author | Weiwei Lu Weiyu Jiang Dan Qiao Qing Liu Guangdong Chen Qianyuan Huang Chao Xu |
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| description | As a vital component of urban green infrastructures, urban green space (UGS) provides essential ecological, recreational, and social-cultural services to urban residents. Ensuring adequate and equitable accessibility to UGS for all urban residents has become an integral aspect of promoting social justice. However, studies that comprehensively investigate the long-term changes in urban green space accessibility (UGSA) and its equity under rapid urbanization are scarce, thereby limiting the potential guidance for implementing nature-based solutions to enhance ecosystem services that benefit urban residents. In this study, taking Guangzhou, China, as the empirical study area, the UGSA and its equity during 2000–2015 were evaluated at the district level by combining the Gaussian-based two-step floating catchment area method (Gaussian-based 2SFCA) and the Gini coefficient. Meanwhile, the changes in land cover and land use (LULC) were also investigated to reveal the dynamics of the UGS. Moreover, the long-term synchronous changes between UGSA and its equity were explored through a grouping analysis based on the four-quadrant method. The results revealed spatial heterogeneity in UGSA, with peri-urban districts having more accessibility to UGS compared to core-urban districts. The equity of UGSA exhibited an uneven spatial pattern, with most districts displaying consistently low levels of equality. The results of grouping analysis underscored the significance of considering both the improvements of UGSA and its equity in policy-making, leading to specific policy implications for each district. Our study provides valuable insights that can inform future urban spatial greening strategies and contribute to the promotion of sustainable urban development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fd739ec47454fbb908e04e9991c20a52023-08-26T04:44:09ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272023-09-0119100290Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greeningWeiwei Lu0Weiyu Jiang1Dan Qiao2Qing Liu3Guangdong Chen4Qianyuan Huang5Chao Xu6College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, ChinaChengdu Branch of China Quality Certification Center, Chengdu, 600041, ChinaCollege of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, ChinaResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Daxue Road 1, 523808, Dongguan, ChinaResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Daxue Road 1, 523808, Dongguan, ChinaSchool of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, ChinaInstitute of Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, 12489, Germany; Corresponding author.As a vital component of urban green infrastructures, urban green space (UGS) provides essential ecological, recreational, and social-cultural services to urban residents. Ensuring adequate and equitable accessibility to UGS for all urban residents has become an integral aspect of promoting social justice. However, studies that comprehensively investigate the long-term changes in urban green space accessibility (UGSA) and its equity under rapid urbanization are scarce, thereby limiting the potential guidance for implementing nature-based solutions to enhance ecosystem services that benefit urban residents. In this study, taking Guangzhou, China, as the empirical study area, the UGSA and its equity during 2000–2015 were evaluated at the district level by combining the Gaussian-based two-step floating catchment area method (Gaussian-based 2SFCA) and the Gini coefficient. Meanwhile, the changes in land cover and land use (LULC) were also investigated to reveal the dynamics of the UGS. Moreover, the long-term synchronous changes between UGSA and its equity were explored through a grouping analysis based on the four-quadrant method. The results revealed spatial heterogeneity in UGSA, with peri-urban districts having more accessibility to UGS compared to core-urban districts. The equity of UGSA exhibited an uneven spatial pattern, with most districts displaying consistently low levels of equality. The results of grouping analysis underscored the significance of considering both the improvements of UGSA and its equity in policy-making, leading to specific policy implications for each district. Our study provides valuable insights that can inform future urban spatial greening strategies and contribute to the promotion of sustainable urban development.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972723000673Urban green space (UGS)UGS accessibility (UGSA)UGSA equityGaussian-based 2SFCA methodThe Gini coefficient |
| spellingShingle | Weiwei Lu Weiyu Jiang Dan Qiao Qing Liu Guangdong Chen Qianyuan Huang Chao Xu Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Urban green space (UGS) UGS accessibility (UGSA) UGSA equity Gaussian-based 2SFCA method The Gini coefficient |
| title | Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening |
| title_full | Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening |
| title_fullStr | Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening |
| title_short | Embracing green spaces: Exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in Guangzhou, China for sustainable urban greening |
| title_sort | embracing green spaces exploring spatiotemporal changes in urban green space accessibility and its equity in guangzhou china for sustainable urban greening |
| topic | Urban green space (UGS) UGS accessibility (UGSA) UGSA equity Gaussian-based 2SFCA method The Gini coefficient |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972723000673 |
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