Walk score method-based evaluation of social service function of urban park green lands in Futian district, Shenzhen, China

Jiansheng, 吴健生 Wu; Nan, 沈楠 Shen

doi:10.5846/stxb201609191882

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Section: Evaluation Of Classified Facilitiessupporting

confidence: 86%

“…The results discussed above are similar to results from some previous Walk Score studies that utilized other optimized Walk Score methods [42,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. We found a close association between Walk Score and facility layout, with walkability considerably improved if an area has a variety and density of facility types, a decentralized facility layout, and a highly permeable boundary [47][48][49][50]. Moreover, our findings also accord with the related findings from other campus walkability studies that used both subjective and objective methods, including surveys of participants' perceptions of campus walkability and field audits of the campus built-environment features [21,57,59,61].…”

Section: Evaluation Of Classified Facilitiessupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Particularly, intersection density is the feature of many indices utilized in different study areas [12,23,35,38,39,42]. However, to date, most studies using different optimized Walk Score methods only evaluate the areas' current walkability conditions and present the associated optimized suggestions, but they seldom use the tool to reevaluate those suggestions' suitability [42,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. As Frank et al said, the walkability metric should be applied to identify priority areas for future redevelopment and to monitor the space and form changes [35].…”

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“…Since the introduction of Walk Score in China in 2012, many Chinese scholars have also investigated it. Based on differences in urban development stage, urban spatial environment, block scale, road network density, and residents' travel habits, scholars have optimized and improved the Walk Score evaluation system, and applied this method to the study of parks, neighborhoods, communities, and cities [47][48][49][50][51]. A study of the adjustment of Walk Score for the walkability of the elderly, conducted by Huang, Hu, and Li, recommended improving the Walk Score evaluation system from the perspective of the elderly, discussing the influence of three types of communities with different facility layout patterns on walkability in Shanghai [49].…”

Section: Walk Scorementioning

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“…A study of the adjustment of Walk Score for the walkability of the elderly, conducted by Huang, Hu, and Li, recommended improving the Walk Score evaluation system from the perspective of the elderly, discussing the influence of three types of communities with different facility layout patterns on walkability in Shanghai [49]. Examining recreational places and parks, which are omitted in Walk Score, Wu and Shen used Walk Score to evaluate the social service function of urban parks and green space in Futian District, Shenzhen, and the results provide a basis for incorporating Walk Score into the construction and evaluation of urban parks and green space [50].…”

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Walking has become an indispensable and sustainable way of travel for college students in their daily lives and improving the walkability of the college campus will increase the convenience of student life. This paper develops a new campus walkability assessment tool, which optimizes the Walk Score method based on the frequency, variety, and distance of students’ walking to and from public facilities. The campus Walk Score is the product of four components. A preliminary score is calculated through 13 types of facility weight and 3 types of cure of time-decay, and the final score also factors in intersection density and block length. We examine the old and new campuses of Tianjin University to test the tool’s application and evaluate the rationality of facility layout and walkability, and to give suggestions for improvement. The results show that the old campus’ multi-center layout has a high degree of walkability, while the centralized layout of the new campus results in lower walkability. In addition, the diversified distribution of facilities surrounding the old campus promotes the walkability of peripheral places. This assessment tool can help urban planners and campus designers make decisions about how to adjust the facility layout of existing campuses in different regions or to evaluate the campus schemes based on the results of their walkability assessment.

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Spatial Pattern and Equity Evaluation of Urban Park: A Case Study of Shinan District, Qingdao

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Meng

2022

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Urban parks play a distinctive and important role in satisfying residents’ demands on leisure and recreation, and thus have become the focus of research in the field of urban planning and sustainable development. The measurement of the equity of the spatial pattern of urban park plays an important role in optimizing the construction of urban parks. In this paper, the administrative streets of Shinan District of Qingdao City were taken as the spatial unit. Three aspects of urban park (supply quantity, landscape quality, and accessibility measures) were analyzed by the principal component analysis, two-step moving search method, and coupled coordination analysis. Results show that (1) Administrative streets have the most significant differences in accessibility measures and the least differences in landscape quality. Badaguan Street has the highest indexes in the number of urban parks supply and accessibility measures, and Zhuhai Road Street has the highest indexes in landscape quality. (2) On the whole, the coupling coordination of the spatial pattern of urban parks in Shinan District is poor, among which the coordination level of Badaguan Street is the highest and has moderately coordinated. Our results provide a valuable reference for sustainable urban design and planning.

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Parameterized Site Selection Approach of Park Entrance Based on Crowd Simulation and Design Requirement

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With the extensive application of data analysis in various parts of the landscape design process, Building Information Modeling (BIM), City Information Modeling (CIM), and Landscape Information Modeling (LIM) all aim to achieve key data sharing and collaboration in the whole cycle and promote the development of smart cities. Landscape element indicators are complex, diverse, and difficult to quantify, which is one of the reasons for the slow development of LIM. However, with the development requirements of LIM, quantifying landscape elements and transforming landscapes into digital landscape information has become a hot spot in the landscape design industry. Landscape parametric design aims to transform the design elements into quantifiable parameters, obtain the design scheme by changing the value of the parameters, and form the design results based on digital information. It is one of the foundations of LIM. Based on the Rhino + Grasshopper (R+G) platform, this study takes Shuixizhuang Park as an example and establishes the parametric design approach for the park entrance. The approach involves several steps: (1) Confirming the boundary and key points of the park to prepare the basic data for parametric design. (2) Utilizing the Physarealm Algorithm Method (PAM) to simulate crowd paths, the Site Slope Algorithm Model (SSAM) to analyze terrain slope, the Road Intersection Algorithm Model (RIAM) to determine the scope of the park entrance area based on the national and local design codes, and the Crowd Density Algorithm Model (CDAM) and Crowd Convenience Algorithm Model (CCAM) to analyze the density and convenience of the crowd to preliminarily confirm the park entrance. (3) Meeting the basic requirements of the crowd and vehicle gathering and spread by using the Square Area Review Algorithm Model (SARAM) and Parking Lot Review Algorithm Model (PLRAM) to recheck the site area of the park entrance square and park lot to optimize the park entrance. This approach constructs several site analysis models based on the R+G platform and introduces PAM to analyze crowd activity paths, proposing a landscape parametric design method that integrates crowd activity and landscape design requirements. Compared with the classical design, the landscape parametric design derived from the comprehensive data analysis reduces human interference, is more scientific and practical, and better meets the requirements of people entering the park. The approach also provides ideas for other landscape parametric site selections. By adjusting the values of element parameters, the approach can also be applied to the site selection and design of other landscapes.

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Walk score method-based evaluation of social service function of urban park green lands in Futian district, Shenzhen, China

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Assessing the Rationality and Walkability of Campus Layouts

Assessing the Rationality and Walkability of Campus Layouts

Spatial Pattern and Equity Evaluation of Urban Park: A Case Study of Shinan District, Qingdao

Parameterized Site Selection Approach of Park Entrance Based on Crowd Simulation and Design Requirement

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