Summary of the Bachelor Thesis
This bachelor thesis focuses on the spatial accessibility of public urban greenery, which plays an increasingly important role in sustainable urban development. The aim of the thesis was to implement a fully automated tool for assessing the walking accessibility of green spaces for residents, based on the official methodology of the European Commission titled A walk to the park?.
The accessibility analysis was performed using a network-based approach in ArcGIS Pro. A custom Python toolbox named Accessibility_of_urban_greenery was created, consisting of six sequential scripts that allow users to prepare input data, calculate pedestrian service areas, identify reachable residents and summarize results per district or a hexagonal grid.
The methodology was tested on three major Czech cities – Olomouc, Brno, and Ostrava. The results showed significant spatial disparities in access to green spaces, both between and within cities. The share of population with reachable green areas (within a 400-meter walking distance) was highest in Olomouc and lowest in Ostrava.
The final output is a transferable, open and flexible tool for analyzing accessibility of public greenery, fully compatible with international indicators such as the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11.7.1. It can serve as a basis for urban planning, monitoring environmental equity, or developing new strategies for green infrastructure.