Residents’ Preference for Urban Green Space Types and Their Ecological-Social Services in China

Wudong Zhao, Liwei Zhang (), Xupu Li, Lixian Peng, Pengtao Wang, Zhuangzhuang Wang, Lei Jiao and Hao Wang
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Wudong Zhao: Department of Geography, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Liwei Zhang: Department of Geography, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Xupu Li: Department of Geography, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Lixian Peng: Department of Geography, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Pengtao Wang: School of Tourism &Research Institute of Human Geography, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
Zhuangzhuang Wang: State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
Lei Jiao: Department of Geography, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Hao Wang: Department of Geography, School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: With accelerated urbanization and rapid expansion of the urban population, there is an increasing demand among urban residents for urban green spaces (UGS) and the ecosystem services (ES) they provide. The existing research mostly focuses on the spatial pattern of UGS types and ES provided by different UGS but ignores that residents’ preferences for UGS types and their ecological and social services should also be incorporated into the spatial planning decision-making of UGS. A web-based questionnaire was distributed randomly in urban areas of China and 1050 valid samples were collected in this study. Descriptive statistical analysis methods, structural equation modeling, and Pearson correlation were used to parse the residents’ preference for both UGS types, ecological–social services, and the relevant impact factors. The results showed that: (1) the strongest preference of residents for UGS and their ecological and social services are the attached green space, “beautifying the city”, and “physical and mental relaxation”, respectively; (2) the leading factors for residents’ access to UGS are “age” and “sufficient time”, except for attached green space. The most significant effect on both ecological and social services is the “season” factor. Further, “social gathering” and “exercise” are the services most and least likely to be affected. (3) Future planning of UGS should reinforce construction of attached green space and improve the aesthetics-related ES they provide. Construction of park green space and plaza green space should be enhanced to deal with the aging trend in society. Further, maintaining the existing construction of attached green space and building regional green space are crucial to the sustainability of UGS and its ecological–social services.

Keywords: urban green space; ecosystem services; residents’ preference; web-based questionnaire; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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