Characterizing the inequalities in urban public green space provision in Shenzhen, China

Habitat International

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 176-180

  You, Heyuan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; District sociodemographics; Green spaces provision; Public green spaces; Social inequalities; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 84973304719     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.05.006     Document Type: Article

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