Re-conceptualizing accessibility to parks in multi-modal cities: A Variable-width Floating Catchment Area (VFCA) method

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-99

  Dony, Coline C ^a   Delmelle, Eric M ^a   Delmelle, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental equity; Multi modal transport planning; Network analysis; Park and recreation; Spatial accessibility; Urban health

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; RUNOFF;

EFFECTIVE PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY; MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ACCESSIBILITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SUBURBAN AREAS; URBAN HEALTH;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

CATCHMENT; EQUITY; GREENSPACE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; WALKING;

MECKLENBURG COUNTY [NORTH CAROLINA]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956975456     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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