Spatial sorting, attitudes and the use of green space in Brussels

Schindler, Mirjam; Le Texier, Marion; Caruso, Geoffrey

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Spatial sorting, attitudes and the use of green space in Brussels

Schindler, Mirjam; Le Texier, Marion; Caruso, Geoffrey

2018 • In Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 31, p. 169-184

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urban green space; residential sorting; stated attitudes; Brussels

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[en] Extensive evidence exists on the benefits provided by urban green space (UGS) but evidence is lacking about whether and how socio-economic benefits accrue to all residents or disproportionally depending on their socio-economic status or residential location. We model joint effects of socio-economic and locational attributes on attitudes and use of UGS in Brussels (BE). The analysis is based on a survey conducted along an urban-suburban continuum with respondents sampled across non-park public space. Patterns of use are depicted by the frequency and the distance travelled to the most used UGS. Attitudes are analysed along three dimensions: willingness to (i) pay for UGS, (ii) trade-off housing for green space and (iii) substitute private for public green. Our results stress the importance of separating effects of attitudes from socio-economic and locational effects to quantify UGS use, and suggest endogenous effects of green space with residential sorting.

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Environmental sciences & ecology
Human geography & demography

Author, co-author :

Schindler, Mirjam

Le Texier, Marion

Caruso, Geoffrey ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE) ; Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research - LISER

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yes

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English

Title :

Spatial sorting, attitudes and the use of green space in Brussels

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2018

Journal title :

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

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1610-8167

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Elsevier Science, Germany

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169-184

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Peer reviewed

Focus Area :

Sustainable Development

Name of the research project :

R-AGR-0509 - IRP15 - SOS-BUGS (20150901-20200731) - CARUSO Geoffrey

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University of Luxembourg - UL

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