Table 1 Summary of spatial units used for neighbourhood selection in each city
From: Characterisation of the natural environment: quantitative indicators across Europe
Study area | Stoke-on-Trent | Barcelona | Kaunas | Doetinchem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study area population | 363,421 (year 2010) | 1,631,259 (year 2011) | 319,213 (year 2011) | 56,247 (year 2012) |
Adult population | 214,194 (aged 16–59) | 1,169,445 (aged 20–74) | 227,578 (aged 19–65) | 33,491 (aged 20–65) |
Study area size (km2) | 304.41 | 102.16 | 155.98 | 79.64 |
Population density (per km2) | 1193.85 | 15,967.69 | 2046.50 | 706.27 |
Spatial unit | LSOA | Census areas | Voting districts | Neighbourhoods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Count of spatial units | 241 | 1061 | 116 | 83 |
Mean population | 1508 | 1537.5 | 3400 | 670 |
Min. population | 1024 | 466 | 684 | 0 |
Max.population | 4200 | 7291 | 6767 | 4410 |
SD | 264 | 419.4 | 780 | 830 |
Spatial unit size (km2) | ||||
Mean size | 1.26 | 0.11 | 1.34 | 0.96 |
Min size | 0.13 | 0.011 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Max size | 42.90 | 14.28 | 8.58 | 7.36 |
SD | 4.22 | 0.64 | 1.85 | 1.22 |
Spatial unit pop density (per km2) | ||||
Mean density | 3360.73 | 42,832.30 | 8695.04 | 1986.42 |
Min density | 35.26 | 79.46 | 211.19 | 6.00 |
Max density | 10,302.4 | 140,572.26 | 34,371.59 | 8068.00 |
SD | 1996.52 | 22,856.28 | 7932.57 | 2156.86 |
Local natural environment data | ||||
Data source(s) | Stoke-on-Trent City Council Green Space Audit 2012 OS MasterMap Topographic layer | Mapa Ecològic de Barcelona (3a edició) Topogràfic updated 2011 | Inventory of green areas of Kaunas city (Kaunas city administration)—applied to Urban Atlas boundaries—as at 2012 | Top10Vector (state mapping agency) 2006 |
Resolution or smallest unit | 1:1250 | 1:800, 1:5000 | 2500 m2 | 1:5000 |