Measuring patterns and mechanism of greenway use – A case from Guangzhou, China

Li, Xuan; Zhu, Zhanqiang; Jin, Letian; Wang, Lu; Huang, Cunzhong

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2018.06.003

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“…The findings of this review category-showing that the vast majority of urban greenway research falls into the domain of social science and interdisciplinary research or planning-dovetail largely with the former review category on research themes. Studies addressing social outcomes, for example, include links between urban greenways and user perceptions [67,68], aesthetic response [69], public access [70,71], physical activity levels [46,72], crime [73], and racial commingling [74].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies on waterfront greenways address a range of topics, including but not limited to, stream rehabilitation and public access [83], dispersal corridors for invasive trees [84], and links between human perception, safety, and use [85]. One study found that waterfront greenways close to residential zones, employment centers, and key public services such as hospitals and schools increase use [71]. Focusing on the urban-rural fringe, McGuckin and Brown [46] found that stormwater management facilities can be integrated into existing greenways, and if protected during development, can generate a range of socio-ecological benefits.…”

Section: Landscape Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Urban Greenways: A Systematic Review and Typology

Horte¹,

Eisenman

2020

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Greenways are multifunctional linear landscapes that provide a range of socio-ecological benefits. As a domain of landscape planning research, greenways gained traction in the late 20th century and today, there is substantial interest in greenway planning and design. This is especially true in urban areas, as noted at the sixth Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning. Yet, cities encompass biophysical flows, sociopolitical relationships, and formal structures that are distinct from non-urban areas and urban greenways may reflect an evolving type of landscape planning and design that is related to but distinct from greenways writ large. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previous review of scholarship on greenways in an urban context. We address the aforementioned gaps by reporting on a systematic assessment of peer-reviewed literature. The review encompasses 52 refereed articles using the term “urban greenway” or “urban greenways” in the title, abstract, or keywords drawn from three prominent academic databases. Our analysis covers seven research categories, and this undergirds a typology and definition of urban greenways. In so doing, we seek to illuminate typical traits of urban greenways to inform future landscape planning scholarship and practice.

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Section: Landscape Settingmentioning

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Urban Greenways: A Systematic Review and Typology

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Eisenman

2020

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“…It would be unfair to claim that no studies have ever sought to analyse China’s recent interest in greenways, but these studies leave two research gaps for this article to address. First, existing studies tend to focus on the techno-physical optimisation of greenway planning and design (Liu K, et al, 2016; Liu X, et al, 2018), to the neglect of reasons behind the rise of greenways as an important part of recent Chinese urban transformation. An exception is Chung et al (2018), who reveal that greenways in the PRD are embedded within the region’s political-economic dynamics.…”

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Green infrastructure for China’s new urbanisation: A case study of greenway development in Maanshan

2019

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China's recent environmental turn in urban development has been marked by a rush of urban green projects. Many city governments have lately focused on green infrastructure of a specific kind -the greenway. This article provides a preliminary assessment of the contributions of greenways to a new, environmentally benign form of urbanisation advocated by the central government. Through a case study of the city of Maanshan, it reveals that Chinese greenways are not just a sustainability fix for the economy's sake, as many urban green projects in China tend to be conceived. Although the greenways are far from being effective in stimulating tourism, they can promote urban liveability beyond the symbolic and lend material support to active travel. These findings endorse an analytical approach that gives equal emphasis to both the physical and political nature of emerging green infrastructure initiatives to more fully appreciate the logics and functions in their ongoing popularity.

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“…To some extent, the need for UGS is derived from where people live and how they access UGS, whereas UGS availability results from where UGS is distributed. Moreover, urban form indicators such as structural attributes (e.g., the density and height of buildings) [21], spatial patterns of the population and economy, proximity and accessibility to green areas [13,19]), and even Spatial Syntax approaches have been proposed and applied to understand the need for UGS [22]. Other urban form indicators, such as the network and topology of roads, have also been used as predictors of vegetation cover [2].…”

Section: Urban Green Spacementioning

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Exploring the Quality of Urban Green Spaces Based on Urban Neighborhood Green Index—A Case Study of Guangzhou City

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Urban green space (UGS), as a form of green infrastructure, has been given increasing attention in urban planning and its policies. The quality of a UGS is fundamental for the sustainable development of the urban economy, society, environment, and quality of human life, although UGS is unevenly distributed within cities. Aiming to analyze the quality of UGS at the scale of Jiedaos in China, this paper took Haizhu district in Guangzhou as a case study based on collected data from 2010 and aerial imagery from 2012. The Urban Neighborhood Green Index (UNGI) was established by combining four weighted parameters: the green index (P1), the density of buildings (P2), proximity to green areas (P3) and building height (P4). Results from comparing with green index show that (1) the UNGI performed better for UGS planning due to its ability of uncovering impact of the built environment and its accessibility on quality of UGS; (2) the UGS has significant effects on neighbors, which underlies social inequity of UGS supply and presents rich information for urban planning and decision making; (3) a small green field attaching to a community plays a key role in fulfilling the need of neighbors for green space, fitness, and leisure in China, which is usually ignored due to the ownership of private property. It suggests recognizing UGS and improving its quality in old towns as well as improving urban villages characterized by poor quality of green space with green infrastructures. The UNGI can inform city planners regarding their consideration of UGS, and it can contribute to measurements of sustainability and the development of green infrastructure.

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Measuring patterns and mechanism of greenway use – A case from Guangzhou, China

Cited by 39 publications

References 36 publications

Urban Greenways: A Systematic Review and Typology

Urban Greenways: A Systematic Review and Typology

Green infrastructure for China’s new urbanisation: A case study of greenway development in Maanshan

Exploring the Quality of Urban Green Spaces Based on Urban Neighborhood Green Index—A Case Study of Guangzhou City

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