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Multiple Case Studies of the Influence of Land Use Type on the Distribution of Uses Along Urban River Greenways
Coutts, C. (2009). Locational Influence of Land Use Type on the Distribution of Uses Along Urban River Greenways. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 135(1), 31-38.
This descriptive case study examines the influence of the land-use type on the level of use of greenways for physical activity, and is intended to inform the construction or expansion of multi-use greenway systems. Greenway use data were collected through direct observation, making multiple passes over two city greenways and recording the location of users with a Global Positioning System device. The distribution of uses was then examined with land-use data using geographic information systems to determine if use was heaviest on segments of the greenway adjacent to areas with distinct land-use characteristics. The study reveals that use is heaviest on sections of the greenway that intersect parks and on greenway segments in downtown areas where there is a concentration of commercial land use. Use is also significant on segments that connect parks to the downtown when these two land uses are separated by relatively short distances.
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