Recreation Spatial Equity: An Empirical Study Based on Residents’ Experience in Shenzhen

Abstract

The paper constructs the recreation spatial equity evaluation system of residents’ experience in central urban region and explores the degree of equity in the Futian District of Shenzhen, which is the case study area. The evaluation system adopts the quantitative methods of accessibility theory, which develops a mathematical formula describing the recreation spatial equity from the perspective of quality, time interval and satisfaction. According to the results of accessibility index, the article elaborates on the differences of all kinds of recreation spatial experience of different social classes to survey the reasons of different experience. However, the results from surveys indicate that the differences in the accessibility index of strong class, middle class and weak class are the same. Moreover, the accessibility index of middle class is higher than the other two classes, followed by strong class and weak class. Besides, these results differ from the other previous researches, which refer to the characteristics and allocation of recreation space as well as the preference of residents. In addition, after comparing the accessibility index of different types of recreation space, the paper finds that the equity of public recreation space is better than that of commercial recreation space. As for park, square and commercial recreation space and facilities, the equity of them is much better than those of waterfront recreation space, indoor sports facilities, cultural and educational space, historical and cultural blocks and golf courses.