Assessing the social equity of urban parks: An improved index integrating multiple quality dimensions and service accessibility

《Assessing the social equity of urban parks: An improved index integrating multiple quality dimensions and service accessibility》

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作者: Ran Zhang;Shengjing Peng;Fengyun Sun;Lingzhi Deng;Yue Che

来源: CITIES,Vol.129,Issue1,Article 103839

语言: 英文

关键字: Urban parks;Accessibility;2SFCA method;Environmental equity

作者单位: School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China;Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, Shanghai 200241, China;Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200335, China;Insititute of Kunming Scientific Development, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China;School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China;Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), Shanghai 200062, China;School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China;Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, Shanghai 200241, China;Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200335, China;Insititute of Kunming Scientific Development, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China;School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China;Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), Shanghai 200062, China

摘要: Urban parks are important social resources that can promote the physical and mental health of visitors. Concerns over adverse effects brought by the inequitable distribution of park resources are increasing worldwide. Many studies have used park accessibility to address this environmental inequity issue by focusing on populations with varying socioeconomic statuses and racial/ethnic compositions across regions. However, the inequities caused by differences in park quality are under-represented in these studies, especially for minority groups such as elderly individuals, children and unemployed individuals. Thus, this study proposes an improved environmental equity assessment that integrates park accessibility and multidimensional park quality, which includes aesthetic features (AFs), facilities for recreation (FRs), facilities for convenience (FCs), and a total score (TS). The results indicate that FCs related to people's basic needs are the most accessible service in Shanghai's urban parks, followed by AFs and FRs. According to the improved index, as with high socio-economic groups, areas with more elderly and unemployed people have easier access to better-quality urban parks; unfortunately, the opposite is true for children. Our findings also suggest that the priority of urban park planning and management is supply and demand balance, followed by improvements and adjustments of park quality. The proposed index could be used as a useful tool to facilitate the enhancement of social equity in urban park planning and management.