Factors influencing long-term city park visitations for mid-sized US cities: A big data study using smartphone user mobility
Factors influencing long-term city park visitations for mid-sized US cities: A big data study using smartphone user mobility
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DOI：
10.1016/j.scs.2022.103815
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发表时间：
2022-03
影响因子：
11.7
通讯作者：
Yang Song;Galen D. Newman;Ada Huang;Xinyue Ye
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作者：
Yang Song;Galen D. Newman;Ada Huang;Xinyue Ye
城市公园为居民的体育活动和健康改善提供了必要的服务。大多数相关文献关注的是大城市公园游客的影响因素，但对长期公园游客的了解相对较少，特别是在中等城市。通过使用智能手机移动数据跟踪美国德克萨斯州大学城和布莱恩大都会地区28个公园的活动，我们呈现了两年时间框架内公园使用的时空模式。通过固定效应回归，我们建立了社会经济、建筑环境、气候和空间/可达性因素对公园游客的影响模型。结果显示，公园服务区域之间存在差异。水体和游乐场是增加公园游客的重要因素，而步行道、体育设施和亭子则不是。与之前的研究相反，高收入街区群体对公园活动的参与度较低。该研究还揭示了如何将智能手机移动数据应用于调查城市设计/规划的案例研究，以及如何理解与城市绿地相关的社会方面。它提供了关于公园游客的经验证据，以及未来的规划者、景观设计师和公园管理者在决定中型城市公园投资和规划决策时应该考虑的因素。
City parks provide essential services for the physical activities and the health improvement of residents. Most related literature focuses on the factors affecting park visitations in large cities, but relatively little is known regarding long-term park visitations, especially in mid-sized cities. By using smartphone mobility data tracking the activities of 28 parks in the College Station and Bryan Metropolitan area of Texas, USA, we present the temporal and spatial patterns of park usage within a two-year timeframe. We model the effects of the socio-economic, built environment, climate, and spatial/accessibility factors on park visitations through a fixed effects regression. Results show variations among park service areas. Water bodies and playgrounds are significant factors enhancing park visitations while walking paths, sports facilities, and pavilions are not. Contrary to previous research, high-income block groups show lower participation in park activities. The study also reveals how smartphone mobility data can be applied to case studies investigating urban design/planning and understanding of the social aspects associated with urban greenspaces. It provides empirical evidence on park visitations as well as what factors future planners, landscape architects, and park managers should consider when deciding on park investment and planning decisions for mid-sized cities.