Assessing spatial equality of urban green spaces provision: a case study of Greater Doha in Qatar

Hashem, Nadeem

doi:10.1080/13549839.2013.855182

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“…This gulf borders Qatar from the east, west and north sides. Qatar is bordered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the south which provides the country with its land access to the Arabian Peninsula (Hashem 2013). Qatar's area is 11,437 square kilometres which is mostly desert with modest agricultural activities in land depressions which rely on fast-depleting ground water resources.…”

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Change analysis of land use/land cover and modelling urban growth in Greater Doha, Qatar

Hashem

Balakrishnan

2014

Annals of GIS

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Urban population growth has been accelerating in the developing countries and this exerts tremendous pressure on available land resources in major cities and urban centres. Greater Doha, which is a metropolis area where 78% of the country's population live, has witnessed a substantial population growth and a large urban expansion. This study is the first of its kind in the State of Qatar and it aims to provide an understanding of the land use/land cover (LULC) change and its spatiotemporal pattern in Greater Doha between the years 1997 and 2010. Parcel data and census statistics from these two dates were used in the analysis. LULC change statistics indicate a very large increase of 289% in the built-up areas and a larger increase of 426% of recreational spaces which shows a progressive planning approach towards improving living standards in Greater Doha. As a result of this development demands, the open spaces have been substantially reduced from 77% to 25%, population density increased in many parts of the metropolis and high-rise building started to dominate the skylines in certain parts of the metropolis. MARKOV model was used to generate future LULC change scenarios for the year 2020. The analysis predicts a 20% increase of built-up areas which will take place in the open spaces, and this modest increase may be explained by model constraints resulting from limited availability of land within the current boundaries of Greater Doha for future development.

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Change analysis of land use/land cover and modelling urban growth in Greater Doha, Qatar

Hashem

Balakrishnan

2014

Annals of GIS

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“…Recently, numerous studies assessed the accessibility and functionality of urban parks [3,19,21,44,45,52,[66][67][68][69][70]. Similarly, these studies demonstrated that the availability, access, and distribution of urban parks are deeply related to urban development patterns and geographical location.…”

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Spatial Equity of Public Parks: A Case Study of Kabul City, Afghanistan

Mushkani

Ono

2021

Sustainability

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Accessibility, the size of the land area, the design and build quality, and the number of parks and their correlation with population density are key elements in fostering ecological spatial equity within cities. This study analyzed different spatial equity attributes of existing parks in Kabul City using onsite observations, measurement analyses, and mapping and buffering of satellite imagery using computer-aided design methods. The results revealed that, presently, 309 ha of urban land is covered by parks, which accounts for 0.78% of the total land area of 394.78 km2. On average, a quarter of city residents can access a park with basic amenities within 300 to 600 m of their residence, and parks currently provide a land coverage distribution per resident of 0.69 m2. However, the majority of parks lack certain amenities like playground and sports facilities desired by different user groups. This article also explored the inequitable distribution of parks at the city scale, underlining the scarcity or concentration of parks in certain areas and stressing the importance of allocating additional land for park provision.

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“…Such a metric could then be monitored as natural experiments occur (e.g., New York City’s Community Parks Initiative ( New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, 2019 , Huang et al, 2016 ) or as individuals relocate within or between cities, thereby providing critical longitudinal evidence and advancing the field towards the latter phases of the behavioral epidemiology framework ( Koohsari et al, 2015 , Sallis et al, 2000 ). Similarly, environmental justice has been a major emphasis of park researchers, with the exposures examined ranging from open space acreage to specific features to diverse quality metrics ( Kamel et al, 2014 , Lotfi and Koohsari, 2011 , Crawford et al, 2008 , Mavoa et al, 2015 , Macintyre et al, 2008 , Hashem, 2015 , Hoffimann et al, 2017 , Shen et al, 2017 ). Employing a common metric of park access that accounts for both availability and attributes would increase comparability over time and across locations in monitoring improvements in the equitable distribution of green space.…”

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ParkIndex: Validation and application of a pragmatic measure of park access and use

Kaczynski

Hughey

Stowe

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Preventive Medicine Reports

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Highlights Composite measures of park availability, features, and quality are lacking. Detailed park access and use data were collected in four diverse communities. Number of parks, total acreage, and average park quality were related to park use. Simulated addition and renovation of parks increased the probability of park use. ParkIndex has value for advancing public health and environmental justice.

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Assessing spatial equality of urban green spaces provision: a case study of Greater Doha in Qatar

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

Change analysis of land use/land cover and modelling urban growth in Greater Doha, Qatar

Change analysis of land use/land cover and modelling urban growth in Greater Doha, Qatar

Spatial Equity of Public Parks: A Case Study of Kabul City, Afghanistan

ParkIndex: Validation and application of a pragmatic measure of park access and use

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