Exploring recreational walking and its correlated built environment factors in river corridor space through a trajectory sematic-based approach

IF 6 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128767

Haochen Shi , Liyue Zhang , Ding Ma , Menghan Zhang , Mo Wang , Zongcai Wei

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Abstract

Investigating recreational walking in river corridor areas—an important green and blue space—is essential for developing a walking-friendly city and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3. However, existing studies have yet to thoroughly explore the specific behaviors characteristics of walking in these spaces, particularly through the lens of high-resolution geo-located data such as GPS tracks. This study addresses this gap by mining moving, staying, and photo-taking behaviors from trajectory data, grounded in a semantic conceptual model developed by GIS scholars. Using the river corridor in downtown Guangzhou as a case study, we analyze the spatial distribution and potential environmental factors influencing recreational walking activities. Our findings reveal that: (1) The patterns of moving, staying, and taking photos during recreational walking in river corridors exhibit diverse spatial distributions; moving is homogeneously distributed, while the latter two show typical spatial heterogeneity. (2) The characteristics of the three types of recreational walking are linked to the built environment, with varying strengths of correlation; staying behavior is most influenced by built environment factors. Based on these results, we propose planning strategies to enhance the quality of waterfront spaces, emphasizing the creation of flower borders and ensuring transportation accessibility to meet the outdoor activity needs of residents.

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening FORESTRY-

CiteScore

11.70

自引率

12.50%

发文量

289

审稿时长

70 days

期刊介绍： Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment and management as its main topics. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening concentrates on all tree-dominated (as joint together in the urban forest) as well as other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens and cemeteries. The journal welcomes basic and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects: -Form and functions of urban forests and other vegetation, including aspects of urban ecology. -Policy-making, planning and design related to urban forests and other vegetation. -Selection and establishment of tree resources and other vegetation for urban environments. -Management of urban forests and other vegetation. Original contributions of a high academic standard are invited from a wide range of disciplines and fields, including forestry, biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape ecology, pathology, soil science, hydrology, landscape architecture, landscape planning, urban planning and design, economics, sociology, environmental psychology, public health, and education.