Overview of urban planning policy and urban green space system at a national level in China

Xie, Junfang; Woolley, Helen; Liu, Binyi; Elsadek, Mohamed

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/349/1/012021

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“…Today, insufficient and unplanned green spaces in cities have brought various problems [11,12]. Green space systems developed for these reasons contribute to "urbanization" by creating more livable environments [2,13,14]. In terms of the physical dysfunctions or inadequacies of UGS and the limitations caused by this, it is essential to address the physical dysfunctions or inadequacies of the users and to suggest appropriate solutions in terms of equality of life and opportunity.…”

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The Effect of Green Spaces on User Satisfaction in Historical City of Nicosia

2023

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Urban green spaces (UGS) are one of the most important issues regarding the sustainability of a city. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of UGS on the historical urban texture by measuring user satisfaction. The city of Nicosia was chosen as a case study due to its rich texture. This texture has remained in the center of the modern city over time. In line with the purpose of this study, firstly, the existence of UGS, as well as their functionality and contribution to the texture of Nicosia (Walled City), were determined by literature review, field work, and appropriate computer programs. Then, a survey method based on functional factors was applied in order to measure the satisfaction of the users with UGS, and the results were statistically evaluated and compared with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 26.0 software and the Pearson’s chi-squared test. As a result of the survey, it has been revealed that the existing green areas are insufficient for the people living in the old city of Nicosia. This research has shown that quality green areas that can be used for social activity or relaxation are not available in the old city of Nicosia. In addition, it has been determined that the existing green areas are not clean and safe, there are not enough shading plants, and the existing plants are very neglected. In this context, it is essential to make proper plans for future urban developments in order to have green areas of sufficient scale in the urban fabric.

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The Effect of Green Spaces on User Satisfaction in Historical City of Nicosia

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The Relationship between Urban Green Space and Urban Expansion Based on Gravity Methods

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Urban green space, comprising parks, fields, woodlands, and other semi-natural areas, is a fundamental component of urban ecosystems. The determination of the relationship between urban green space and urban sprawl is necessary to understand urbanization and the provision of urban ecosystem services. It has been hypothesized that the center of urban (i.e., population and economic) areas in fast-growing cities would migrate toward urban green space over time. To test this hypothesis, urban expansion and urban green space expansion were examined in five cities in China and five cities in the U.S. that were experiencing high rates of growth. Landsat images of those cities from 2000 to 2017 were combined with annual population and economic data and used to quantify the extent and migration of the urban green space. These data were analyzed using the center of gravity method by Grether and Mathys and circular statistics were used to determine the relationship between urban green space and urban expansion. Eight out of the ten cities showed a divergent pattern, i.e., the population and economic centers moved in a different direction to that of the urban green space. The movement of the mean centers of the urban green spaces in the U.S. cities was more consistent than that of the Chinese cities. Over 18 years, the movement of urban green space and urban expansion in the 10 cities showed a synchronous growth trend; however, the proportion of urban green space in the cities decreased. The urban expansion rate exceeded the population growth rate, which led to problems with an unreasonable urban sprawl that is likely to deplete the provision of ecosystem services in the future. In conclusion, the centrifugal forces of urban green space that lead to the movement of population and economic centers away from green spaces play a larger role in urban change than the centripetal forces that pull these centers toward urban green space.

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Overview of urban planning policy and urban green space system at a national level in China

Cited by 2 publications

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The Effect of Green Spaces on User Satisfaction in Historical City of Nicosia

The Effect of Green Spaces on User Satisfaction in Historical City of Nicosia

The Relationship between Urban Green Space and Urban Expansion Based on Gravity Methods

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