Tillgänglighet till naturreservat i Lycksele kommun : En GIS analys av kollektivtrafik

Nature has long been a part of human life but how accessible is it in the modern age? In modern times the landscape of where people live has changed, gone are the days when a large amount of people lived in the countryside. But even though people have moved away from their rural community the want to access nature still exists. But if a person wants to spend leisure time in nature what options are there to reach their desired destination? One way is through public transportation. But is it even possible to reach it? The Swedish municipality of Lycksele contains a large amount of nature reserves but how many can be accessed without the need of cars? How many inhabitants live within walking distance to a nature reserve? With the help of network analysis through ArcGIS these questions can become answers. The result of this study shows that of the 66 nature reserves in Lycksele municipality only two can be reached by buss within a total travel time of 90 minutes starting at 10:00 on a Saturday. In addition to these two nature reserves there are two other nature reserves located within close proximity to each other but fall short of this time criteria. This study also showed that a sizable majority of the municipal population lives within a 90-minute walking distance to a nature reserve.