From Street Form to Spatial Justice: Explaining Urban Exercise Inequality via a Triadic SHAP-Informed Framework

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Main Authors: Zhao, Minwei, Yang, Guosheng, Zhang, Zhuoni, Biljecki, Filip, Zu, Hanzhi, Wu, Cai
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author Zhao, Minwei
Yang, Guosheng
Zhang, Zhuoni
Biljecki, Filip
Zu, Hanzhi
Wu, Cai
author_facet Zhao, Minwei
Yang, Guosheng
Zhang, Zhuoni
Biljecki, Filip
Zu, Hanzhi
Wu, Cai
contents Urban streets are essential everyday health infrastructure, yet their capacity to support physical activity is unevenly distributed. This study develops a theory-informed and explainable framework to diagnose street-level exercise deprivation by integrating Lefebvre's spatial triad with multi-source urban data and SHAP-based analysis. Using Shenzhen as a case study, we show that while conceived spatial attributes have the strongest overall influence on exercise intensity, local deprivation mechanisms vary substantially across contexts. We identify a seven-mode typology of deprivation and locate high-demand but low-support street segments as priority areas for intervention. The study offers both a theory-grounded analytical framework and a practical diagnostic tool for promoting spatial justice in everyday physical activity.
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spellingShingle From Street Form to Spatial Justice: Explaining Urban Exercise Inequality via a Triadic SHAP-Informed Framework
Zhao, Minwei
Yang, Guosheng
Zhang, Zhuoni
Biljecki, Filip
Zu, Hanzhi
Wu, Cai
Computers and Society
Information Theory
Machine Learning
62H30, 91D10, 68T05
I.2.6; I.5.2; H.2.8; J.4
Urban streets are essential everyday health infrastructure, yet their capacity to support physical activity is unevenly distributed. This study develops a theory-informed and explainable framework to diagnose street-level exercise deprivation by integrating Lefebvre's spatial triad with multi-source urban data and SHAP-based analysis. Using Shenzhen as a case study, we show that while conceived spatial attributes have the strongest overall influence on exercise intensity, local deprivation mechanisms vary substantially across contexts. We identify a seven-mode typology of deprivation and locate high-demand but low-support street segments as priority areas for intervention. The study offers both a theory-grounded analytical framework and a practical diagnostic tool for promoting spatial justice in everyday physical activity.
title From Street Form to Spatial Justice: Explaining Urban Exercise Inequality via a Triadic SHAP-Informed Framework
topic Computers and Society
Information Theory
Machine Learning
62H30, 91D10, 68T05
I.2.6; I.5.2; H.2.8; J.4
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03570