A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India
Background: Given the effect of urbanisation on land use, allocation, and implementation of urban green spaces, we attempt to analyse the sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India, also known as the garden city of India. Methods: Geospatial method was used for...
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| description | Background: Given the effect of urbanisation on land use, allocation, and implementation of urban green spaces, we attempt to analyse the sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India, also known as the garden city of India. Methods: Geospatial method was used for mapping the park's distribution and measuring the accessibility using road network data. To understand equitable access to the parks, four socioeconomic parameters from 2011 census (ie, population density, children aged 6 years or younger, proxy wealth index, and the Scheduled Caste population) were correlated with the parks' accessibility. Findings: The spatial distribution revealed that 19 of 198 wards did not have a single park and 36 wards only had one park. About 25–29% of wards did not have accessibility to neighbourhood-level and community-level parks within a 400–800 m distance. These parks must be accessible within walking distance of 400–800 m but were found to most likely be inaccessible in the periphery where population density was low and children population was high in comparison to the central part of the city. Similarly, parks found inaccessible in the eastern part of the city where the scheduled caste population is high, and also found inaccessible to the low-income neighbourhoods residing in the western part and southern periphery of the city, indicating the uneven distribution and inequitable access to public parks. Interpretation: Our study proposes reshaping of both neighbourhood parks and community parks, an attempt to look beyond biodiversity. The affirmative actions in terms of availability of public parks with adequate area requirement and essential services at a neighbourhood scale is required to redress the inequity of access. In addition, accessibility to parks must be considered important in urban planning. Funding: None. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8274f8a79f3e486b81e722472a813a122024-04-17T04:49:43ZengElsevierThe Lancet Planetary Health2542-51962024-04-018S13A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, IndiaNilanjan Bhor, MPH0Dhananjayan Mayavel, MTech1Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, India; Correspondence to: Mr Nilanjan Bhor, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, IndiaIndian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, IndiaBackground: Given the effect of urbanisation on land use, allocation, and implementation of urban green spaces, we attempt to analyse the sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India, also known as the garden city of India. Methods: Geospatial method was used for mapping the park's distribution and measuring the accessibility using road network data. To understand equitable access to the parks, four socioeconomic parameters from 2011 census (ie, population density, children aged 6 years or younger, proxy wealth index, and the Scheduled Caste population) were correlated with the parks' accessibility. Findings: The spatial distribution revealed that 19 of 198 wards did not have a single park and 36 wards only had one park. About 25–29% of wards did not have accessibility to neighbourhood-level and community-level parks within a 400–800 m distance. These parks must be accessible within walking distance of 400–800 m but were found to most likely be inaccessible in the periphery where population density was low and children population was high in comparison to the central part of the city. Similarly, parks found inaccessible in the eastern part of the city where the scheduled caste population is high, and also found inaccessible to the low-income neighbourhoods residing in the western part and southern periphery of the city, indicating the uneven distribution and inequitable access to public parks. Interpretation: Our study proposes reshaping of both neighbourhood parks and community parks, an attempt to look beyond biodiversity. The affirmative actions in terms of availability of public parks with adequate area requirement and essential services at a neighbourhood scale is required to redress the inequity of access. In addition, accessibility to parks must be considered important in urban planning. Funding: None.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519624000780 |
| spellingShingle | Nilanjan Bhor, MPH Dhananjayan Mayavel, MTech A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India The Lancet Planetary Health |
| title | A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India |
| title_full | A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India |
| title_fullStr | A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India |
| title_short | A study on analysing sociospatial distribution and equity in access to urban parks in Bengaluru, India |
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