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Analyses of Residents Satisfaction with the Differences in Green Space Infrastructure for Three Cities, Gwacheon, Uiwang, and Hanam  

Park, Eun-Jin (Department of Environmental Policy, Gyeonggi Research Institute)
Sung, Hyun-Chan (Department of Environmental Policy, Gyeonggi Research Institute)
Seo, Jung-Young (Department of Environmental Policy, Gyeonggi Research Institute)
Kang, Kyu-Yi (Department of Environmental Policy, Gyeonggi Research Institute)
Sung, Mi-Sung (Department of Environmental Policy, Gyeonggi Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology / v.10, no.3, 2007 , pp. 60-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
Green space infrastructures for three cities, Gwacheon, Uiwang, and Hanam, were analyzed in terms of the area of urban parks per capita, the percentage of green space area, the area of green space per capita, and the percentage of vegetation cover in residential area, etc., which are commonly used as criteria for urban green space planning. The differences in green space infrastructure among these three cities were compared to the satisfaction level of residents for their green space. The area of parks per capita corresponded to the satisfaction level when Seoul Great Park in Gwacheon and Misa Park in Hanam were not included. Although these two huge parks accounted more than 90% of the area of urban parks in Gwacheon and Hanam, they serve more people from outside the cities and not likely visited by residents due to lacking of daily accessibility. The percentage of vegetation cover in residential area were considered to affect the satisfaction of residents for green space, whereas the total area of green space or the percentage of green space area in the cities was not related to the satisfaction level. It suggests that the distributions and accessibilities of green space and park service are more important for satisfaction than total green space area indicating urban sustainability.
Keywords
Green space satisfaction; Green space infrastructure; Percentage of green space area; Area of parks per capita; Percentage of vegetation cover;
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