Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Parks with Multiple Entrances Based on Real-Time Travel: The Case Study in Beijing

Jiahui Qin, Yusi Liu, Disheng Yi, Shuo Sun and Jing Zhang
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Jiahui Qin: College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Yusi Liu: College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Disheng Yi: College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Shuo Sun: College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
Jing Zhang: College of Resources Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-19

Abstract: Parks are an important component of the green infrastructure in cities. They provide multiple benefits for residents’ life. Due to the uneven spatial distribution of parks, it is necessary to evaluate the spatial disparity about residents’ access to parks. The two-step floating catchment area method is suitable for measuring the accessibility of urban parks. However, few studies have noticed the representative of entrances of parks, especially adding them into the process of accessibility measurements. The floating catchment area is often determined by road speed and empirical travel time. In this article, the impact of multi-entrances of the park will be considered and real-time travel time is used in calculating accessibility. In a case of multi-entrance parks in Beijing, the average travel time of the sub-district is calculated, and with the support of the modified method, the spatial accessibilities of car driving, public transport and car-public transport mixed travel modes are obtained. The results show that the time–space compression effect of car driving is more obvious and the mixed travel mode presents the advantage of high accessibility index. This study has a theoretical and practical value for urban planning, such as advising urban planners on the siting of green park space.

Keywords: urban green spaces; entrances of urban parks; 2SFCA; spatial disparity of accessibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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