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There is a growing concern that spatial inequality is on the increase, globally and locally (Unit... more There is a growing concern that spatial inequality is on the increase, globally and locally (United Nation Development Programme, 2013). Infrastructure facilities are not evenly spread over space because of environmental factors. In recent years there is a global attention for the need to tackle inequality. Beyond the adverse implications of inequality for growth and wellbeing, spatial inequalities can undermine social and political stability due to the tensions and conflicts that they often engender (Stewart, 2010). Understanding and redressing the underlying drivers of spatial inequality is therefore critical both for preventing political instability and for maximizing the poverty reduction impact of economic growth. Recent studies have shown that, other than parks, green space, vegetal land, usually for recreational or aesthetic purposes, has also been recognized as an important neighbourhood amenity. Access to green spaces has been viewed as a principal factor to enhancing healt...
There is a growing concern that spatial inequality is on the increase, globally and locally (Unit... more There is a growing concern that spatial inequality is on the increase, globally and locally (United Nation Development Programme, 2013). Infrastructure facilities are not evenly spread over space because of environmental factors. In recent years there is a global attention for the need to tackle inequality. Beyond the adverse implications of inequality for growth and wellbeing, spatial inequalities can undermine social and political stability due to the tensions and conflicts that they often engender (Stewart, 2010). Understanding and redressing the underlying drivers of spatial inequality is therefore critical both for preventing political instability and for maximizing the poverty reduction impact of economic growth. Recent studies have shown that, other than parks, green space, vegetal land, usually for recreational or aesthetic purposes, has also been recognized as an important neighbourhood amenity. Access to green spaces has been viewed as a principal factor to enhancing healt...