Access to urban parks: Comparing spatial accessibility measures using three GIS-based approaches
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Article Title | Access to urban parks: Comparing spatial accessibility measures using three GIS-based approaches |
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ERA Journal ID | 4630 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wang, Siqin, Wang, Mingshu and Liu, Yan |
Journal Title | Computers, Environment and Urban Systems |
Journal Citation | 90, pp. 1-13 |
Article Number | 101713 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0198-9715 |
1873-7587 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2021.101713 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198971521001204 |
Abstract | Urban parks are essential components of urban ecosystems, providing recreation and relaxation places to residents. Measuring the spatial accessibility to urban parks serves as an initial step in urban planning and developing urban development strategies to improve social and environmental justice. This study aims to evaluate measures of spatial accessibility to urban parks by comparing three geographic information systems (GIS)-based approaches, accounting for network complexity, transport modes, distance thresholds, and destination choices. Taking Ipswich City (Australia) and Enschede (the Netherlands) as two testbeds, we examine the spatial patterns of a total of 21 accessibility measures in the two cities and conduct a correlation and principal component analysis to unravel the interrelationship between these measures. The results suggest that among all measures under the three approaches, the selection of distance thresholds and transport modes matter more to accessibility measures than the destination choices. Furthermore, when distance threshold and transport mode are held constant, the network-based and entrance-based methods provide more realistic accessibility measures than other methods. We also discuss the generality of the entrance-based method we propose and suggest ways to choose the most appropriate accessibility measure for use in different contexts. |
Keywords | Spatial accessibility; Urban parks; Network analysis; Distance threshold; Transport mode; Destination choice |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
University of Twente, Netherlands | |
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https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w8yw0/access-to-urban-parks-comparing-spatial-accessibility-measures-using-three-gis-based-approaches
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