Informal urban green-space: comparison of quantity and characteristics in Brisbane, Australia and Sapporo, Japan.

ABSTRACT: Informal urban green-space (IGS) such as vacant lots, brownfields and street or railway verges is receiving growing attention from urban scholars. Research has shown IGS can provide recreational space for residents and habitat for flora and fauna, yet we know little about the quantity, spatial distribution, vegetation structure or accessibility of IGS. We also lack a commonly accepted definition of IGS and a method that can be used for its rapid quantitative assessment. This paper advances a definition and typology of IGS that has potential for global application. Based on this definition, IGS land use percentage in central Brisbane, Australia and Sapporo, Japan was systematically surveyed in a 10×10 km grid containing 121 sampling sites of 2,500 m2 per city, drawing on data recorded in th

SUBMITTER: Rupprecht CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4062477 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature