| Kurzkommentar |
Studying accessibility to urban green spaces and their barriers – from concepts to planning solutions
While potential urban green space accessibility is being discussed widely, specific barriers that affect accessibility are often under-estimated. They are not equal to limited or uneven accessibility nor are they exclusively related to physical settings. Rather, the variety of barriers and their complex interactions including people’s perception, personal conditions, and institutional frames make this subject fuzzy and difficult to operationalize for planning purposes. Given the importance of barriers for decision-making of people, this class will conceptualize different barriers on realizing recreational benefits of urban green spaces within the frame of environmental justice. Studying multidimensional barriers allows for a more comprehensive understanding of individuals’ decisions in terms of accessing recreational benefits and a discussion of planning responses. Based on theoretical insights and local examples, the focus will be on qualitative and quantitative assessments methods for studying barriers, as well as on potential planning pathways for mitigating or minimizing barriers. The participants will actively contribute with discussions and small exercises. |
| Literatur |
Andersson, E., S. Borgström, D. Haase, J. Langemeyer, A. Mascarenhas, T. McPhearson, M. Wolff, E. Łaszkiewicz, J. Kronenberg, D. N. Barton, and P. Herreros-Cantis (2021). A context-sensitive systems approach for understanding and enabling ecosystem service realization in cities. Ecology and Society 26(2):35. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12411-260235.
Barber, Anne; Haase, Dagmar; Wolff, Manuel (2021): Permeability of the City – Physical Barriers of and in Urban Green Spaces in the City of Halle, Germany. Ecological Indicators. Volume 125, 107555, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107555.
Biernacka, M., and J. Kronenberg. 2018. Classification of institutional barriers affecting the availability, accessibility and attractiveness of urban green spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 36: 22–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.09.007.
Haase, Dagmar; Wolff, Manuel; Schumacher, Nadja (2021): Mapping mental barriers that prevent the use of neighbourhood green spaces. Ecology and Society 26(4):16. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12675-260416 |
