Effects of spatial scale on assessment of spatial equity of urban park provision

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 158, Issue , 2017, Pages 139-154

  Tan, Puay Yok ^a   Samsudin, Rosita ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Frequency distribution; Park provision indicators; Singapore; Spatial equity; Spatial scale; Urban park

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; SINGAPORE; SPATIAL EQUITY; SPATIAL SCALE; URBAN PARKS;

LAND USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; EQUITY; ETHNIC GROUP; GREENSPACE; INCOME; LAND USE PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN PLANNING;

SINGAPORE [SINGAPORE (NTN)]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84994876961     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.11.001     Document Type: Article

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