Abstract Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are rapidly growing and transforming. This leads to increased demand for accessible urban green spaces (UGSs). In order to address these issues, various efforts have been made. Despite the abundant scientific literature available on the accessibility of UGSs in many parts of the world, only a few studies have been conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and particularly in Ethiopia. The aim of this study is to fill this research gap with an empirical investigation of the accessibility of 23 existing public recreational parks (classified hierarchically in City, Sub-city and Woreda Parks) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by using a GIS based network analysis method at the sub-city level. The study is particularly relevant and urgent as the Addis Ababa City Council is currently planning to establish 2730 ha of new recreational park area until 2027. The results show that the public recreational parks in Addis Ababa are relatively few in numbers, small in size and cover large service areas. Moreover they are unevenly distributed throughout the city. Six out of ten sub-cities - in which more than 70% of the inhabitants of Addis Ababa live - have relatively few parks. A wide variation in the accessibility exists for the three park types. Low accessibility was particularly recorded for City and Woreda Parks, and for the outskirts of the city. The proposed plan by the Addis Ababa City Council has the potential to reduce this gap, but its concept to dedicate 89.2% of the newly established park area as City Parks and only 2% as Woreda Parks does not match with the actual accessibility problems. It is therefore recommended to establish many small size Woreda Parks, which often provide important day-to-day benefits to the nearby residents, instead of few large City Parks. The plan should focus on sub-cities in the South and East of Addis Ababa which are park-deficient, and there especially on areas with ‘poorer’ communities. These sub-cities have less built-up areas, so more space for new parks, but a high current and future demand, mainly due to rapid population growth promoted through mass housing development projects

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埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴公共休闲公园的可达性：基于 GIS 的子城市级分析

摘要 撒哈拉以南非洲的城市正在迅速发展和转型。这导致对无障碍城市绿地 (UGS) 的需求增加。为了解决这些问题，进行了各种努力。尽管在世界许多地方有大量关于 UGS 可及性的科学文献，但在撒哈拉以南非洲，特别是在埃塞俄比亚进行的研究很少。本研究的目的是通过使用基于 GIS 的网络分析对埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴 23 个现有公共休闲公园（按城市、副城市和沃雷达公园分级分类）的可达性进行实证调查来填补这一研究空白子城市层面的方法。由于亚的斯亚贝巴市议会目前正计划在 2027 年之前建立 2730 公顷的新休闲公园区，因此该研究特别重要和紧迫。 结果表明，亚的斯亚贝巴的公共休闲公园数量相对较少，规模较小，覆盖面积较小大服务区。此外，它们在整个城市中分布不均。十个子城市中有六个——亚的斯亚贝巴 70% 以上的居民居住在其中——公园相对较少。三种公园类型的可达性存在很大差异。城市和沃雷达公园以及城市郊区的可达性特别低。亚的斯亚贝巴市议会提出的计划有可能缩小这一差距，但其概念是专门用于 89。新建公园面积的 2% 为城市公园，仅 2% 为沃瑞达公园，与实际可达性问题不匹配。因此，建议建立许多小型沃瑞达公园，而不是少数大型城市公园，这些公园通常为附近居民提供重要的日常福利。该计划应侧重于亚的斯亚贝巴南部和东部缺乏公园的次级城市，尤其是那些“贫困”社区的地区。这些子城市的建成区较少，因此有更多的新公园空间，但当前和未来的需求很高，主要是由于大规模住房开发项目促进了快速的人口增长 这通常为附近的居民提供重要的日常福利，而不是为数不多的大型城市公园。该计划应侧重于亚的斯亚贝巴南部和东部缺乏公园的次级城市，尤其是那些“贫困”社区的地区。这些子城市的建成区较少，因此有更多的新公园空间，但当前和未来的需求很高，主要是由于大规模住房开发项目促进了快速的人口增长 这通常为附近的居民提供重要的日常福利，而不是为数不多的大型城市公园。该计划应侧重于亚的斯亚贝巴南部和东部缺乏公园的次级城市，尤其是那些“贫困”社区的地区。这些子城市的建成区较少，因此有更多的新公园空间，但当前和未来的需求很高，主要是由于大规模住房开发项目促进了快速的人口增长