GEOG 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Walkability, Daan Forest Park, Brownfield Land
27 Apr 2016
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Promote physical activity, psychological well-being, general public health vary widely in terms of size, vegetative cover, species richness, environmental quality, proximity to transport, facilities, services: wolch et al paper: compares efforts to green us and chinese cities. Many parallels: studies reveal that the distribution of green space disproportionately benefits white and more affluent communities. Access to green space is increasingly seen as an environmental justice issue. Because of uneven access to green space, activated policy makers to increase access to more people on the socio-economic spectrum. Daan forest park, taipei built on the site of a squatter settlement in 19. : displaced thousands of urban poor. How to measure access to urban green space, esp. parks. The relative access of socio-demographics to these spaces. How a lack of access affects public health. Most scholarship has originated in the us, the uk and australia.
