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Contrasting inequality in human exposure to greenspace between cities of Global North and Global South

Nature communications, 2022-08, Vol.13 (1), p.4636-4636, Article 4636 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Contrasting inequality in human exposure to greenspace between cities of Global North and Global South
  • Author: Chen, Bin ; Wu, Shengbiao ; Song, Yimeng ; Webster, Chris ; Xu, Bing ; Gong, Peng
  • Subjects: Cities ; Developing countries ; Exposure ; Inequality ; LDCs ; Seasonal variations ; Sustainable development
  • Is Part Of: Nature communications, 2022-08, Vol.13 (1), p.4636-4636, Article 4636
  • Description: Abstract The United Nations specified the need for “providing universal access to greenspace for urban residents” in the 11th Sustainable Development Goal. Yet, how far we are from this goal remains unclear. Here, we develop a methodology incorporating fine-resolution population and greenspace mappings and use the results for 2020 to elucidate global differences in human exposure to greenspace. We identify a contrasting difference of greenspace exposure between Global South and North cities. Global South cities experience only one third of the greenspace exposure level of Global North cities. Greenspace exposure inequality (Gini: 0.47) in Global South cities is nearly twice that of Global North cities (Gini: 0.27). We quantify that 22% of the spatial disparity is associated with greenspace provision, and 53% is associated with joint effects of greenspace provision and spatial configuration. These findings highlight the need for prioritizing greening policies to mitigate environmental disparity and achieve sustainable development goals.
  • Publisher: London: Nature Publishing Group
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2041-1723
    EISSN: 2041-1723
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32258-4
    PMID: 35941122
  • Source: Open Access: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
    Open Access: PubMed Central
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