Adequacy evaluation of urban park provision considering accessibility and amenity by age and gender cohorts

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Chapter 1. Introduction 1
• 1.1 General background and objectives 1
• 1.1.1 General background 1
• 1.1.2 Objectives 6
• 1.2 Scope and research structure 8
• 1.2.1 Time range 8
• 1.2.2 Study area 8
• 1.2.3 Research structure 10
• Chapter 2. Theories and Literature Review 12
• 2.1 Definition of urban Park 12
• 2.1.1 Theories 15
• 2.1.2 Urban infrastructure location theory 15
• 2.1.3 Urban infrastructure provision theory 17
• 2.2 Literature review 20
• 2.2.1 Adequacy of urban park provision 20
• 2.2.2 Provision standard 23
• 2.2.3 Provision priority 24
• 2.3 Summary 25
• Chapter 3. A Model for Assessing Adequacy of Urban Park Areas 27
• 3.1 A conceptual framework to assess adequacy of urban park areas 27
• 3.2 Establishment of the model 29
• 3.2.1 Determination of spatial accessibility 34
• 3.2.2 Computation of user amenity area 41
• Chapter 4. Application Of the Model 43
• 4.1 Assessment of current state of urban park provision 43
• 4.1.1 Adequate provision standards and spatial scale 43
• 4.1.2 Assessment of current urban park provision 47
• 4.2 Forecasting the demand for urban parks 51
• 4.2.1 Forecasting urban park provision scales 51
• 4.2.2 Suggestions for future direction 54
• Chapter 5. Conclusions 55
• 5.1 Summary 55
• 5.2 Limitations and further research 57