Table 2.
Scope, sub-category, and service radius of each type of UPFs.
| Type | Scope | Sub-category | Service radius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial facility (n = 265) |
Structures used for providing commercial services, which include shopping malls, department stores, and mercantile facilities. | Commercial facility (less than 5ha) |
5000 m |
| Commercial facility (less than 10ha) |
10000 m | ||
| Commercial facility (more than 10ha) |
20000 m | ||
| Educational facility (n = 715) |
Structures providing compulsory educational purposes, including primary schools and middle schools. | Primary school | 500 m |
| Middle school | 1000 m | ||
| Landscape facility (n = 258) |
Landscape facilities refer to the UPFs that provide landscape services to the public, containing pocket parks, community parks, and urban parks. | Pocket park (less than 10ha) |
500 m |
| Community park (0–10ha) |
1000 m | ||
| Urban park (20–50ha) |
2000 m | ||
| Urban park (more than 50ha) |
5000 m | ||
| Healthcare facility (n = 97) |
Healthcare facilities refer to the services that directly relate to public health including different tiers of hospital. Medical centers, nursing centers, and geriatric care centers are being excluded in this research. | Tier 1 hospital | 1000 m |
| Tier 2 hospital | 15000 m | ||
| Tier 3 hospital | 50000 m | ||
| Cultural and sports facility (n = 603) |
Recreational facilities refer to urban amenities for culture, sports, and entertainment, which includes community sports hubs, museums, libraries, and different kinds of public activity space. | Neighborhood center | 1000 m |
| Senior center | 10000 m | ||
| Cultural square/plaza | 15000 m | ||
| Small-sized stadium (less than 1ha) |
1000 m | ||
| Middle-sized stadium (1–3ha) |
4000 m | ||
| Large-sized stadium (more than 3ha) |
6000 m | ||
| Small-sized library (0.12–0.5ha) |
2500 m | ||
| Middle-sized library (0.5–1.3ha) |
6500 m | ||
| Large-sized library (1.3–1.8ha) |
9000 m | ||
| Museum | 50000 m |