2020Journal article

How Does Urban Expansion Impact People's Exposure to Green Environments?

Song, Y., Chen, B., & Kwan, M.-P.

Journal of Cleaner Production, 246, 119018

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Research question

Does physical urban expansion improve or diminish the green environments people experience?

Geographic scope

290 Chinese cities

Evidence base

Comparative urban expansion and greenspace exposure analysis

Approach

A comparative analysis across 290 cities connects patterns of urban growth with population exposure to green environments.

Why it matters

The work distinguishes adding urban land from improving lived environmental quality, a key issue for rapidly expanding cities.

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