Public parks accessibility analysis through GIS: a case study of Tanddo Allahyar City

Parks and recreational spaces play a major role in upgrading the living conditions of urban areas. Easily accessible public parks are a crucial aspect of sustainable urban planning. The objective of this study is to assess the level of serviceability of public parks in terms of accessibility, and spatial distribution of neighbourhood and city parks. The data obtained from USGS Earth Explorer and Google Earth software, and was put in ArcGIS 10.2 software for creating land use land cover map of study area. Methods of buffer and network analysis were used for accessibility analysis of public parks category-wise. The catchment area limit is set as 300 m and 800 m for neighbourhood park and city park respectively. The results reveal the clear distinction in the availability of parks across the study area. Moreover, study findings may help concerned authorities and stakeholders to the creation of standards for the delivery of parks and green spaces.