Mapping Methodology of Public Urban Green Spaces Using GIS: An Example of Nagpur City, India
Lahoti, Shruti, Kefi, Mohammed, Lahoti, Ashish and Saito, Osamu, (2019). Mapping Methodology of Public Urban Green Spaces Using GIS: An Example of Nagpur City, India. Sustainability, 11(2166), 1-23
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Sub-type Journal article Author Lahoti, Shruti
Kefi, Mohammed
Lahoti, Ashish
Saito, OsamuTitle Mapping Methodology of Public Urban Green Spaces Using GIS: An Example of Nagpur City, India Appearing in Sustainability Volume 11 Issue No. 2166 Publication Date 2019-04-11 Place of Publication Online Publisher MDPI AG Start page 1 End page 23 Language eng Abstract Faced with a lack of fine grain data availability, in rapidly emerging urban centers of developing nations, the study explored a mapping methodology to create thematic map of public urban green space (UGS). Using GIS, a thematic map of Nagpur city, India was prepared. The objective was to prepare spatial data that are relevant for planners and policy makers, with detailed UGS typologies and to update the status of overall availability and distribution of hierarchical recreational green spaces in the city. The spatial and non-spatial data with added attributes gathered through fieldwork resulted in a holistic dataset, with high accuracy of thematic map (0.93 kappa coefficient). The recorded status of different typologies as well as the distribution of recreational UGS shows disparity in the distribution of UGS. The eastern part of the city grossly lacks UGS provisions, which is compensated by the western part with larger availability of natural green spaces. The mapping methodology is novel and effective for recording qualitative status, analyzing their spatial distribution and prioritizing the provisions of UGS. Future research integrating these spatial data with more qualitative research can provide a holistic view on benefits of UGS provisions and thus facilitate effective UGS governance aiming towards better green infrastructure and hence broader urban sustainability. UNBIS Thesaurus URBAN PLANNING
URBANIZATIONKeyword thematic map
GIS
public urban green space
landscape typologiesCopyright Holder The Authors Copyright Year 2019 Copyright type Creative commons -
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