Abstract As a component of both urban transport infrastructures and green spaces, urban greenways play a vital role in connecting urban public spaces, promoting active travel, and facilitating population-level health outcomes. Recently, there has been considerable interest in illustrating the determinants of greenway use in various contexts. Nevertheless, most studies have failed to identify the different aspects of greenway use. Meanwhile, the potential significance of residential neighborhood environments in utilizing greenways has largely been overlooked. In this study, we analyzed data collected from 1020 residents living around the East Lake Greenway in Wuhan, China, to discern three aspects of greenway use: frequency, time, and intensity. In addition, we investigated the moderate effect of neighborhood environmental characteristics on the association between greenway proximity and different aspects of use. After controlling for covariates, multi-level regression models showed that greenway proximity and neighborhood environmental characteristics were significantly associated with greenway use, while the specific associations varied across different aspects of greenway use. Furthermore, proportion of residential land, floor area ratio, and street connectivity moderated the relationship between greenway proximity and greenway use. In summary, the findings of this study contributed to the planning and management of greenways in high-density cities.

    Highlights Among one of the first studies that distinguished different aspects of greenway use (e.g., frequency, time, and intensity). We extended the influence of residential neighborhood environment on greenway use. We investigated the moderate effect of neighborhood characteristics on the association between greenway proximity and use.


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    Title :

    Effects of neighborhood environment on different aspects of greenway use: Evidence from East Lake Greenway, China


    Contributors:
    Xie, Bo (author) / Pang, Zhe (author) / He, Dongsheng (author) / Lu, Yi (author) / Chen, Yujie (author)


    Publication date :

    2022-11-13




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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