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来源

CITIES,Vol.74,P.100-108

语言

英文

关键字

Neighborhood vibrancy; Urban form; GPS-based activity survey; China; LAND-USE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; HOUSING VALUES; CHINA; VITALITY; PLACES; SPACE; DISTANCE; BEHAVIOR; PORTLAND

作者单位

[Wu, Jiayu; Lin, Jian] Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Dept Urban & Reg Planning, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. [Wu, Jiayu; Song, Yan] Univ N Carolina, Dept City & Reg Planning, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 USA. [Ta, Na] East China Normal Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Geog Informat Sci, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China. [Ta, Na] East China Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China. [Chai, Yanwei] Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Dept Urban & Econ Geog, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Ta, N (reprint author), East China Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China. E-Mail: wujiayula@gmail.com; nta@geo.ecnu.edu.cn; ys@email.unc.edu; linjianpku@163.com; chyw@pku.edu.cn

摘要

In this paper, we present a formal analysis of the neighborhood vibrancy created by urban form. We use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop quantitative measures of urban form and define neighborhood vibrancy based on a GPS-based activity survey in suburban Beijing. An Urban Form index was adopted to determine that our measures of urban form capture meaningful differences in the characteristics of urban neighborhoods differences that may have direct impacts on neighborhood vibrancy. Specifically, high density and mixed land use are strongly positively correlated with neighborhood vibrancy, whereas developed external traffic systems are negative. However, a thorough inter-circulation system and convenient accessibility do not always boost neighborhood vibrancy. These factors lose efficacy when gated neighborhoods are selected and surrounding facilities are distributed far away. Our study argues that urban planners, using their professional judgment, can contribute to urban vitality at the neighborhood scale.