Uneven impacts of COVID-19 on residents' utilization of urban parks: A case study of Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT: As COVID-19 increased people's dependency on urban parks for physical and psychological well-being, it also has uncertain impacts on park utilization. Understanding these impacts and how the pandemic has contributed to them is an issue that warrants urgent attention. We used multi-source spatio-temporal data to examine urban park use before and during COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China, and constructed a set of regression models to evaluate the associated factors. We found that COVID-19 has significantly reduced the overall utilization of urban parks while also exacerbating spatial unevenness. This was due to residents' limited movement distance, and the diminished role of urban transportation affecting the efficient citywide use of parks. Meanwhile, residents' increased demand for nearby parks

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9935298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature