Variations of urban greenness across urban structural units in Beijing,China |
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Authors: | Hua-Feng Wang Jiang-Xiao Qiu Jürgen Breuste Cynthia Ross Friedman Wei-Qi Zhou Xiao-Ke Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia;2. CCCEP, University of Leeds, Leeds, L52 9JT, UK;3. CSIRO Land and Water, PMB2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia |
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Abstract: | Urban structural units (USUs) are work (or similar) units in urbanized areas. In this study, USUs based on urban land use and land cover were used to explain and compare urban ecological conditions within Beijing. This study focused on the spatial pattern of land use for different USUs in urban areas. The results showed that 453 USUs belong to 12 primary USUs and to 38 different secondary USUs. The percentage of built-up area was highest in those regions with hotels, and lowest in areas with cemeteries. The percentage of woodland area was highest in primary and middle schools, and the lowest in entertainment plazas. The percentage of grassland area was highest in farmland or orchards, and lowest in Siheyuan (courtyards). The percentage of green space is highest in lands dedicated to middle and primary schools, and lowest in areas with museums. There is no significant linear relationship between construction period and green space percentage in Colleges/Universities (R = 0.045, p = 0.806 > 0.05) and Parks (R = 0.13, p = 0.43 > 0.05). However, there was an inverted-U curve relationship with the relevant housing price in the residential area, a relationship that can be described by the equation: f = 17736.45 + 348.21x ? 4.15 x2, p = 0.0022 < 0.05. This relationship implied that the socio-economic factors like housing prices may be a factor in determining the green space pattern of urban ecosystems in Beijing. |
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Keywords: | Land use Land cover Green spaces Urban structural unit |
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