Evaluation and Monitoring of Urban Public Greenspace Planning Using Landscape Metrics in Kunming

Min Liu,Hui Zhai,Ding Song,Xiaoma Li

doi:10.3390/su13073704

Abstract

Urban greenspace planning plays a crucial role in improving the quality of human settlements and the living standard of citizens. Urban public greenspace (UPGS) is an important part of urban greenspaces. Existing literature rarely includes a scientific evaluation of greenspace plans (including of UPGS) and plan implementation effects. To bridge this gap, this study evaluated and monitored the UPGS plan enacted in 2010 in Kunming, China. Object-based image classification and visual interpretation of satellite images and Google Earth imagery were used to quantify the different periods of UPGS implementation. Six indicators and monitoring at four classic sites were applied to explore the change at two scales (overall scale and district scale) for monitoring the UPGS plan execution. The results showed that UPGS structure greatly improved after plan implementation. However, UPGS provision per capita has not reached the level of greenspace planning and the connectivity was poor. Significant implementation inequalities existed in each district and implementation has lagged behind schedule. This study contributes to a better understanding of greenspace planning and urban planning in general, which can help improve future planning and planning decisions.

Highlights

Contemporary urbanization differs markedly from historical patterns of urban growth in terms of scale, rate, location, and form, especially in developing countries [1,2,3,4,5,6]
More attention has recently been paid in most developing countries to urban green space planning for enhancing citizens’ quality of life, and greenspace planning should be an integral component of any urban development or remodeling endeavor [25,26]
Indicators were used to assess the results of implementing the “Green Space Planning of Kunming 2010–2020” Urban public greenspace (UPGS) in 2010, 2015, and 2019, which were compared for the of Kunming 2010–2020” UPGS in 2010, 2015, and 2019, which were compared for the overoverall study area and four administrative districts within the study area

Summary

Introduction

Contemporary urbanization differs markedly from historical patterns of urban growth in terms of scale, rate, location, and form, especially in developing countries [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Current research has shown that urban greenspaces are becoming a good measure for the sustainability of a city [18,24,25], so that the importance of urban greenspaces in an urban ecosystem is being increasingly recognized [24]. In this context, more attention has recently been paid in most developing countries to urban green space planning for enhancing citizens’ quality of life, and greenspace planning should be an integral component of any urban development or remodeling endeavor [25,26]

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