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Travel changes and equitable access to urban parks in the post COVID-19 pandemic period: Evidence from Wuhan, China.
Zhang, Wenting; Li, Shan; Gao, Yunxiang; Liu, Wenping; Jiao, Yuankun; Zeng, Chen; Gao, Lin; Wang, Tianwei.
  • Zhang W; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Research Center for Territorial Spatial Governance and Green Development, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: wentingzhang@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
  • Li S; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: ls990346256@webmail.hzau.edu.cn.
  • Gao Y; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: Gaoyx@webmail.hzau.edu.cn.
  • Liu W; College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
  • Jiao Y; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: YuankunJiao@outlook.com.
  • Zeng C; Research Center for Territorial Spatial Governance and Green Development, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Department of Land Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
  • Gao L; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: letitia001021@163.com.
  • Wang T; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: wangtianwei@webmail.hzau.edu.cn.
J Environ Manage ; 304: 114217, 2022 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1549911
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 has spread worldwide, leading to a significant impact on daily life. Numerous studies have confirmed that people have changed their travel to urban green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in China, where COVID-19 has been effectively controlled, how the travel behavior of visitors to urban parks has changed under different risk levels (RLs) of COVID-19 is unclear. Faced with these gaps, we took a highly developed city, Wuhan, as a case study and a questionnaire survey was conducted with 3276 respondents to analyze the changes in park visitors' travel behaviors under different COVID-19 RLs. Using a stated preference (SP) survey method, four RLs were assigned new cases in other provinces (RL1), Hubei province (RL2), Wuhan (RL3), and in the district of the park (RL4). The results indicated that visitors reduced their willingness to visit urban parks, with 78.39%, 37.97%, and 13.34% of visitors remaining under RL2, RL3, and RL4, respectively. Furthermore, the service radius of urban parks also shrank from 4230 m under no new cases of COVID-19 to approximately 3000 m under RL3. A higher impact was found for visitors using public transport, those with a higher income and higher education, and female visitors. Based on the modified travel behaviors, the Gaussian-based two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method was used to evaluate the accessibility and the Gini coefficient was calculated to represent the equality of the urban parks. A higher RL led to lower accessibility and greater inequitable access. The results should help the government guide residents' travel behaviors after COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parks, Recreational / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Environ Manage Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parks, Recreational / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Environ Manage Year: 2022 Document Type: Article