Institutional factors affecting urban green space provision – from a local government revenue perspective

Wang, Anqi; Chan, Edwin H.W.

doi:10.1080/09640568.2018.1541231

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“…Studies have shown that public land is highly suitable for urban green space development as compared to private land (Chandio et al 2011). The study undertaken by Wang and Chan (2019) suggest that the situation with initial public land ownership status backed up by regulatory instruments is more advantageous for providing urban green spaces than that with the initial private land ownership status relying on market-based instruments. On the basis of this claim, in this study public land is considered as highly suitable and private land has considered as moderately suitable for selecting optimal location for urban green spaces in the town (Fig.…”

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GIS-based multi‐criteria analysis for sustainable urban green spaces planning in emerging towns of Ethiopia: the case of Sululta town

Gelan

2021

Environ Syst Res

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Background Urban green spaces are important components, contributing in different ways to the quality of human well-being. In the planning and management of urban centres, attention to the appropriate site selection of urban green spaces with regard to the importance that these spaces have from the perspectives of ecology, socioeconomic, mentality, etc., is an inevitable requirement. In present decades, land suitability mapping methods and GIS have been used to support urban green space planners in developed countries; however, its application and practices are limited in developing countries, like Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study has to select potential sites for green spaces in Sululta town that assist an effective planning process of green areas in a sustainable way. Methods In this study, GIS-based Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) has been adopted to select suitable sites for urban green spaces. Existing land use, proximity to settlement, road and water body, population density, land ownership, topography, and scenic attractiveness were recognized as the key factor affecting urban green land suitability. Results The results showed that 13.6%, 34%, 28%, and 18.9% of the study area are highly suitable, suitable, moderately suitable, and poorly suitable, respectively, for urban green spaces development. Furthermore, out of the total area of the study town 5.5% of the landmass is not suitable for urban green spaces development. Conclusions Therefore, the application of GIS-based MCA has provided an effective methodology to solve a complex decisional problem in urban green spaces site selection in the study town and urban planning all over the country.

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Section: Suitability Values Of Each Factorsmentioning

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GIS-based multi‐criteria analysis for sustainable urban green spaces planning in emerging towns of Ethiopia: the case of Sululta town

Gelan

2021

Environ Syst Res

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“…Firstly, municipal land ownership, as dominant in Amsterdam, appears to play an important role in the potential for regulation, land-use guidance, and overcoming land-price barriers. Land ownership is highlighted as an important factor by Wang and Chan (2019) in mitigating the cost burden of greenspace development in areas with high landprices. Secondly, the more centralized governance structure in Amsterdam compared to Brussels may explain lower rates of greenspace loss, through more coordinated citywide policy.…”

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“…High land prices accompanied by strong housing demand make it financially less lucrative to develop/preserve greenspace, even where the positive impacts of UGS are recognized by municipal authorities. Additionally, developing UGS has been more successful in contexts where the local government owns a large amount of land (as it does not have the be bought first to develop UGS), alongside stronger regulatory potential for public space demands on development (Wang and Chan 2019;Gerber and Gerber 2017).…”

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The paradox of planning the compact and green city: analyzing land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels

Balikçi

Giezen

Arundel

2021

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Strategies applied by urban policy makers in order to achieve sustainable city development may be in conflict with each other because it crosses many disciplines and policy areas. This research focusses on the dilemma between compact city and urban greenspace policies and their influence on actual land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels. These cases are selected because of their similar urban growth yet diverse policy and governance contexts. We contend that comparing how urban policies try to address this dilemma can provide a deeper understanding of how policy strategies affect land-use change. The results show that densification indeed decreases the quantity (Amsterdam: À4.7% Brussels: À11.9%), average size (A: À3.1% B: À25.6%) and connectivity of urban greenspaces. Observed land-use changes seem disconnected from purported urban greenspace policies, whereas urban development plans seem to dominate changes in greenspace quantity and form.

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“…Thus, this experience can provide good opportunities for the emerging towns to upgrade the skills of the professionals found in the department of greenery by signing a memorandum with the Kotebe Metropolitan University and others. Lastly, public land ownership status backed up by regulatory instruments is more advantageous for providing adequate UGI components than that of the private land ownership status relying on market-based instruments [102]. Therefore, since the government is the owner of the land in Ethiopia, it is possible to provide accessible and suability UGI components for the community in the study area.…”

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Sustainable Urban Green Infrastructure Development and Management System in Rapidly Urbanized Cities of Ethiopia

Gelan

Girma

2021

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Lack of sustainable strategic approaches has led to non-functional, unsafe, inaccessible, and fragmented urban green infrastructure within cities. In sub-Saharan African cities, the development and management of urban green infrastructure are not realized in many instances due to a lack of priorities and resources. The objective of the study is to develop strategic approaches that help to overcome the challenges of urban green infrastructure and promote a sustainable development and management system in Ethiopia with special references to the emerging towns of Oromia special zone that surrounds Finfinne. To design sustainable strategic approaches for an urban green infrastructure development and management system, the study collected data using key informant interviews, focus group discussion and document reviews. Findings identify seven potential strategic approaches that are needed to create a sustainable urban green infrastructure development and management system. Hence, improving the quantitative, qualitative, and accessibility standards on the provision of urban green infrastructure is needed for sustained development. Moreover, advanced development in budget allocation, capacity building, legal and institutional framework, awareness creation, and stakeholder’s involvement are also needed to promote a sustainable development and management system of urban green infrastructure in the urban centers of Ethiopia in general and emerging towns in particular.

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Institutional factors affecting urban green space provision – from a local government revenue perspective

Cited by 20 publications

References 45 publications

GIS-based multi‐criteria analysis for sustainable urban green spaces planning in emerging towns of Ethiopia: the case of Sululta town

GIS-based multi‐criteria analysis for sustainable urban green spaces planning in emerging towns of Ethiopia: the case of Sululta town

The paradox of planning the compact and green city: analyzing land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels

Sustainable Urban Green Infrastructure Development and Management System in Rapidly Urbanized Cities of Ethiopia

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