Sensitivity analysis in multi-criteria evaluation of the suitability of urban green spaces for recreational activities

Abstract

Abstract. Urban green spaces can have potential positive impacts on climate, biodiversity, health, and generally on the quality of life for urban residents and are of great importance for pursuing recreational activities. People as urban green space users should therefore be well informed about where they are located within a city and what activities they are suitable for. As people’s individual preferences play a significant role in the decision-making process for visiting urban green spaces, we present a method that enables to assess urban green spaces upon various activities in accordance with a range of criteria. A sensitivity analysis to investigate the influence of weighting the criteria in a multi-criteria evaluation of the suitability of urban green spaces for recreational activities depending on people’s preferences is in the focus. Initial results are shown based on an exemplary use case of playing Frisbee. Overall, the study is embedded in the development of a spatial decision support system implemented in the form of a web app to assist urban residents make decisions in the context of green space use.

Exploring International Perspective on Factors Affecting Urban Socio-Ecological Sustainability by Green Space Planning

“…Furthermore, UGS should be available and suitable for different people and groups. Suitability for people depends on the services that users can receive from green spaces according to their preferences [66]. People of all ages should gain the positive effects of walkable neighbourhoods and green spaces for their welfare [67].…”

“…Figure 3. Affecting factors for social sustainability by UGS planning[6,7,[9][10][11][12]19,[27][28][29][31][32][33]35,36,39,[42][43][44]46,47,54,55,58,[60][61][62][63]66,68,81,[107][108][109][110][111].…”

GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis for Selecting Suitable Areas for Urban Green Spaces in Abomey-Calavi District, Southern Benin

“…In fact, this approach is used to solve the problem of choosing suitable sites for the installation of socio-cultural and environmental infrastructures [17,18]. More specifically, in the field of sustainable green space planning and development, the combination of GIS and hierarchical multicriteria analysis has proved very effective in the selection of appropriate areas, indicating the implication of GIS in novel city planning [19][20][21], and sometimes for the ecological monitoring of green spaces [22]. So, there is evidence of various investigations carried out by using GIS and hierarchical multicriteria analysis to propose sites suitable for the installation of green spaces in urbanised areas.…”

The Application of Geographical Information Systems and the Analytic Hierarchy Process in Selecting Sustainable Areas for Urban Green Spaces: A Case Study in Hue City, Vietnam

“…A successful greening project should be developed based on the multifunctional view, which encompasses aspects of the economy, environment, biology, and recreation [26]. UGSs based on multi-criteria and the geographical information system have been discussed in many studies over the past sixty years [27][28][29]. This combined model is increasingly applied and is seen as a useful method to ensure sustainable development in the planning of UGSs (because it satisfies the needs of stakeholders) [16,30].…”