Download or read book Assessment of Accessibility Use Behavior and Equity of Parks in a Compact City Insights from Singapore written by Jingyuan Zhang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Race Class Gender and American Environmentalism written by Dorceta E. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recreation Health and Safety written by Chiedu Nwanze (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research is an attempt to evaluate these factors and assess people’s motivations for choosing or avoiding outdoor recreation at the neighborhood parks. An approach to this study was to examine the leisure experiences of people in affluent neighborhoods and compare their experiences with the experiences of other people living in lower income communities.
Download or read book Measuring the Accessibility and Equity of Public Parks written by Sarah Nicholls and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluating People s Accessibility to Public Parks Using Geographic Information Systems A Case Study in Ames Iowa written by Isha Kaphle and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local indicators of spatial association within exploratory spatial data analysis are used to study the spatial distribution of need and accessibility. Raster Analysis is performed to identify neighborhoods in Ames that have high need and high accessibility and high need and low accessibility. The future locations of the parks are then evaluated. The results from the analysis show that there are some neighborhoods in Ames, where the need for public parks is higher, but the accessibility to parks is low. These are the critical areas that public decision makers need to focus on. Similarly, there are neighborhoods with higher needs and having higher accessibility to parks. These are the areas where Ames Park and Recreation Department has provided adequate park facilities. The future locations of the parks in the South, and Southwest of Ames are effective as some neighborhoods in these parts of Ames have been identified as having high need for park but currently have low accessibility to parks.
Download or read book National Urban Recreation Study written by United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change written by Melissa R. Marselle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public health, psychology, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The emphasis is on multiple human health benefits from biodiversity - in particular with respect to the increasing challenge of climate change. This makes the book unique to other books that focus either on biodiversity and physical health or natural environments and mental wellbeing. The book is written as a definitive ‘go-to’ book for those who are new to the field of biodiversity and health.
Download or read book Recueil Documentation sur Ernst Wilhelm Nay written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Addressing Imbalance in Park Distribution and Accessibility in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods written by Erin Michelle Tharp and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis will critically study the issue of socio-economic class based inequitable distribution of landscape / recreational resources and the ways in which the principles of environmental justice can be used as a tool by landscape architects in the planning process to amend this. A preliminary study indicates that the zip code of 37915, located in Knox County, Tennessee proves to be a suitable case study. High levels of poverty and a greater percentage of minorities as shown by the U.S. Census, add to the undesirability of this neighborhood. The city has located pocket parks with playgrounds and basketball courts in this neighborhood but they still lack access to large tracts of open space with multiple recreational facilities. Finally, this neighborhood falls short of the recommended 6 acres of close-to-home parks for every 1000 residents. Based on the principles of environmental justice, this thesis critically reviews the underlying causes of this inequitable distribution and aims to address it by using these principles as guiding principles for the planning process involved in locating and designing a park for 37915.
Download or read book Considering Research written by Architectural Research Centers Consortium. Spring Conference and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The premise of the conference was to assess the impact and relevance of contemporary paradigms in architectural research including substantial developments in technology, public consciousness and economic pressures."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
Download or read book Social Equity of Public Facility Distribution written by Qian Li and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Social Equity of Public Facility Distribution: an Accessibility-based Assessment of the Urban Parks in Shenzhen" by Qian, Li, 李茜, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The social implications involved in the planning issues have aroused more attention in recent decades, with the proliferation of theories, studies and empirical researches. The milestone can be cited as the principles of social justice, which put forward new social ethics that is opposite to the traditional utilitarianism theory. The principles from social equity put forward new requirements to the planning. In Chinese cities, the fast pace of economic development after open door policy, at the same time, makes a neglecting of social development, especially in terms of social equity. With the understanding of concepts, this paper constructs an analytical framework for the social equity assessment in the public facility provision, based on the accessibility measurement. And empirical study of urban park planning in study area gives a visualized result through the facilitation of GIS. In addition to the major analysis part, the rethinking of urban parks planning process and mechanism is as well taken in an effort to make the assessment more comprehensive. After the question of whether or not urban parks service is distributed equitably, recommendations for future planning are raised. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5131672 Subjects: Urban parks - China - Shenzhen Shi
Download or read book Measuring Locational Equity and Accessibility of Neighborhood Parks in Kansas City Missouri written by Erica L. Besler and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research has focused on assessing equity with regards to location of public services and the population served. Instead of equality, equity involves providing services in proportion to need, rather than equal access for everyone. This study uses three commonly identified measures of accessibility (minimum distance, travel cost, and gravity potential) to assess how equitable higher-need residential populations of Kansas City, MO are served by neighborhood parks. Using Census 2000, socio-economic block group data, areas with high population concentrations of African-American and Hispanic populations, as well as areas of high density and low income are characterized as having the most need. However, correlations of higher-need populations with the accessibility measures reveal patterns of equity within the Kansas City. MO study area. Results indicated that while most of the high need population was adequately and equitably served by neighborhood parks, there were still block groups that did not have access to this type of public resource. This research follows methods proposed in previous studies that utilize the spatial mapping and analysis capabilities of ArcGIS and promote the use of these tools for city planners and future park development and decisions.
Download or read book Measuring Neighborhood Accessibility to Public Green Space written by Jenna Lyn Gosselin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research is to explore an environmental justice issue in Groton, Connecticut by determining if there is a correlation between the spatial distribution of the accessibility to the town's green space, and spatial distribution of local residents. The local residents in Groton are aggregated at the Census Block Groups level and characterized by their socio-economic status; such as the percent of non-white population, the percent of people with no high school diploma, population density and median household income of the past 12 months. In this study, the census block group boundaries have been used as approximation for neighborhood boundaries. The Town's Parks and Recreation department promotes health and wellness to all ages of people with events through-out the town. The objective for this thesis is to examine which neighborhoods have higher levels of accessibility to green space and which ones need improvement. The level of accessibility to green space is quantified using five indices; 1) the proximity to green spaces which is measured by the distance from a neighborhood to the nearest green space's entrance; 2) the availability of green spaces in a neighborhood which is measured by the total area of green spaces in a neighborhood divided by the total population in the neighborhood; 3) safety which is measured by two indices: a). the number of street lights per mile of roadway in a neighborhood, b) the length of sidewalks per mile of roadway in a neighborhood; 4) comfortability of walking which is measured by the average slope of roads and sidewalks in a neighborhood. Residents in Groton should be able to walk from their homes to a green space, and feel safe and comfortable when walking to their destinations. The study results suggest that overall there is no environmental injustice in the Town of Groton. However, the availability of green spaces in a neighborhood is significantly and positively correlated with income. In addition, it is significantly and negatively correlated with population density. Both findings suggest that the availability of green spaces needs to be improved. Having designated green space in neighborhoods can ease or partly address the physical health problems such as obesity and lower risk of cardiovascular diseases. Green spaces can also improve mental health issues such as stress or anxiety. Accessible green space promotes resident to walk their destination and use the amenities available at their local green space. These results from this thesis are important to the Parks and Recreation department since obesity rates are rising all over the world for adults and children, especially in the USA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2011-2014, the prevalence of obesity was just over 36% in adults and 17% in youths (Ogden, 2015). This study helps the Town of Groton to better allocate its green spaces to better serve its neighborhoods. Practical recommendations are given to improve the level of accessibility to green space in neighborhoods where it is low. In addition, limitations of this study and future study are discussed.
Download or read book Parqu s written by Saul Israel Vazquez-Mejia and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public parks are important elements in the community and can play a major factor in community building. They serve as spaces where people interact, exercise, and can be spaces where cultural expression take place. There are numerous studies showing that park accessibility is linked to park proximity, however, accessibility is a multi-faceted word and can be defined in multiple ways. Park accessibility can refer to park distribution, proximity, safety, quality, and size. While the field of City Planning is centered around the notion of creating a just, sustainable, and structured future for cities and its residents, racist undertones have directly impacted the built environment throughout history. Direct and indirect racist ideologies have shaped the development of public space and park planning, park design and distribution. Since environmental justice issues often affect communities of color, the quality, quantity, and types of amenities that are offered at public parks is an important area to investigate. The site chosen for this study is Austin, Texas. Austin has been and is experiencing major population growth, which is increasingly making the city demographically diverse. “The City of Austin has now crossed the threshold of becoming a Majority-Minority city. Put another way, no ethnic or demographic group exists as a majority of the City’s population. The City’s Anglo (non-Hispanic White) share of total population has dropped below 50% and will stay there for the foreseeable future” (COA Website). The methods used in this study were centered around field observations, and mapping utilizing geographic information systems. Mapping park and demographic data allowed me to build a comparative analysis across the eight neighborhood parks that were surveyed. This method was imperative to this research in order to bring forth and understand spatial patterns that may not have been found otherwise. Additionally, photographs of amenities were taken to capture the condition of each amenity. Park observations were conducted to understand how the community uses their neighborhood parks.
Download or read book OECD Urban Studies Improving Transport Planning for Accessible Cities written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities are places of opportunity. They provide not just jobs but a whole range of public, cultural, social and consumption amenities. Transport is what connects people to these opportunities and cities provide access with varying degrees of success – especially when it comes to modes of transport that favour a green transition. This report argues that building sustainable transport networks for accessible cities requires a holistic planning approach, a sound institutional framework, reliable sources of funding, strong governmental capacity, and should build on community engagement.
Download or read book A water policy for the American people general report written by United States. Water Resources Policy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Transportation and Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
