Dismantling the fence for social justice? Evidence based on the inequity of urban green space accessibility in the central urban area of Beijing

Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 626-644

  Wu, Jiayu ^a   He, Qingsong ^b   Chen, Yunwen ^a   Lin, Jian ^c   Wang, Shantong ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Beijing; Gated community; Gaussian based 2 step floating catchment; green justice; spatial accessibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052577462     PISSN: 23998083     EISSN: 23998091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2399808318793139     Document Type: Article

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