Table 1 Land use types, average walking speeds, and derived resistance coefficients.

From: Multi factor assessment of spatial accessibility for rural health equity in Diqing China

Land use type

Average walking speed (km/h)

Resistance coefficient

Data sources

High-grade road

5.00

1.00

32

General road

3.50

1.43

36

Farmland

3.24

1.54

37

Forest

3.24

1.54

37

Shrubland

3.60

1.39

37

Grassland

4.86

1.03

37

Water body

0.06

99.00

37

Snow and ice

1.62

3.09

37

Barren land

3.00

1.67

37

Impervious surface

4.70

1.06

38

Wetland

2.41

2.07

39

  1. *Resistance coefficients were normalized using the formula \(R = v_{ref} /v_{landuse}\), where \(v_{ref}\)= 5 km/h.
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