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Evaluating Urban Vitality Based on Geospatial Big Data in Xiamen Island, China

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  • Shili Chen
  • Wei Lang
  • Xun Li

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Urban vitality generally refers to the ability to attract lively businesses and human activities, which largely depends on the urban built environment and human flows. Previous studies that applied the empirical approach to analyze urban vitality from the feature of the urban built environment and the behavior of residents are scarce. This study developed a novel framework for exploring urban vitality on the street scale with geographic big data in Xiamen Island—a livable city in southern China. We measured urban vitality and analyzed its characteristics using the Shannon entropy model based on four dimensions of GIS-based data on the point of interest density, taxi flow density, building density, and road density. We then apply the regression model to explore the relationship between land-use diversity and urban vitality. Results show that four dimensions are associated with urban vitality. Furthermore, the dimensions of the taxi flow density and the road density in low vitality blocks can be distinguishable from other blocks. Results showed a stronger relationship between land-use diversity and urban vitality. The urban expansion direction of Xiamen Island is from the old town around the Xiamen Port to the new district around Yundang Lake to form a continuous covered area, which significantly impacts urban vitality. The approach of this study not only measures urban vitality through human activity but also sheds light on guidelines for sustainable urban development, which can plan and policy in practice for cities in China and many other countries.

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  • Shili Chen & Wei Lang & Xun Li, 2022. "Evaluating Urban Vitality Based on Geospatial Big Data in Xiamen Island, China," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(4), pages 21582440221, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:12:y:2022:i:4:p:21582440221134519
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440221134519
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