Assessing Urban Park Equity in China through Supply and Demand Balance: A Case Study of Wuhan City, China

Yang, Y., Wu, Y., & Jiao, H.

Sustainability · 2025

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Contribution

Park provision is not the same as park equity. By combining quality-adjusted service capacity and accessibility with age-sensitive demand, this study evaluates whether services match residents' needs. This explains why a well-supplied central area can still face a serious shortfall.

Findings and approach

  • In the Wuhan case, 28.25% of communities have unmet park demand.
  • Central areas combine high supply with high demand; an apparently favorable resource distribution can conceal a service deficit.
  • The assessment supports different responses: upgrading existing parks in constrained central areas and addressing underserved suburban locations.
Quality-adjusted park services are compared with age-sensitive demand; 28.25 percent of Wuhan communities have unmet park demand.
Conceptual illustration, not an empirical map or statistical plot.