Who has access to urban vegetation? A spatial analysis of distributional green equity in 10 US cities

• Published in: Landscape and urban planning Vol. 181; pp. 51 - 79
• Main Authors: Nesbitt, Lorien, Meitner, Michael J., Girling, Cynthia, Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Lu, Yuhao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2019
• Subjects: census data; Cities; Climate change; decision making; ecosystem services; Environmental justice; Green equity; Health; higher education; income; land cover; multivariate analysis; population density; population distribution; public parks; United States; urban areas; Urban vegetation; vegetation types; United States; Climate change; Cities; Green equity; Health; Environmental justice; Urban vegetation

[Display omitted] •Access to urban vegetation is most strongly associated with higher education and income.•Racial and ethnic factors show stronger negative associations with urban vegetation in larger cities.•Different types of urban vegetation show different distributional equity patterns.•Parks a...