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Optimization of urban green space spatial arrangement based on supply-demand analysis: A case study in Nanjing City, China.

GUI Kun-peng1, XU Jian-gang1, ZHANG Xiang2   

  1. (1School of Architecture and Urban planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; 2School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China)
  • Online:2013-05-18 Published:2013-05-18

Abstract: Urban green space has the functions of ecological and social services, and the two services levels are decided by the supply-demand relationship. However, the supplydemand of green space not only involves in quantity, but also refers to spatial distribution. Therefore, only greening indicators can not wholly reflect the true levels of green space services. Based on the supplydemand analysis and supported by the ArcGIS, this paper examined the ecological and social services levels of the urban green spaces in Nanjing City by using the evenness indicator and the rate the people could enjoy the public green space in their accessible area. Accordingly, the ecological and social services levels of the green space in the City were investigated. The results showed that in the east of Nanjing City, green spaces were rich, but high accessible ones were lack, which resulted in a moderate social service level. In the center of the City, green spaces were lack and distributed unevenly, resulting in the low levels of ecological and social services. In Hexi area, due to the shortage in ecological green space and its uneven distribution, the green spaces had a high level social service but a low level ecological service. In the southern and northern areas of the City, green spaces were in deficiency, uneven distribution, and lack in high accessible.

Key words: supply and demand analysis, urban green space, service level.