Integrating multiple elements of environmental justice into urban blue space planning using public participation geographic information systems

Sammanfattning

This study presents a Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) method for spatially identifying and assessing multiple elements of environmental justice in urban blue space. We used this method in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland, to examine: (1) the diversity and spatial distribution of clusters based on the activities undertaken in urban blue space; (2) the diversity of users in each cluster, representing a composite measure of income, age and family income, and; (3) the extent of perceived problems and unpleasant experiences (PPUE) in each cluster. Proportionately more high activity and high user diversity areas were found in Helsinki than Espoo and Vantaa municipalities. Contrasting combinations of activity and user diversity (high-low, low-high) show very different spatial distributions, dominant activities and PPUE. The method enables landscape and urban planning strategies to be tailored to different types of activities and users, and to be responsive to the PPUE found in urban blue spaces. We encourage future landscape and urban planning research to further develop and apply this PPGIS method for assessing multiple elements of environmental justice. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Nyckelord

Physical accessibility; Distributional justice; Participatory mapping; SoftGIS; Green infrastructure; Blue infrastructure

Publicerad i

Landscape and Urban Planning
2016, volym: 153, sidor: 198-208
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU författare

• Raymond, Christopher

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Aalto-universitetet

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG9 Hållbar industri, innovationer och infrastruktur
SDG10 Minska ojämlikhet
SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen

UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljövetenskap
Tillämpad psykologi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.05.005

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/77278