Health outcomes of urban green space in China: Evidence from Beijing

Wu, Longfeng; Kim, Seung Kyum

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2020.102604

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“…Our study found that the mean value of respondents' SRH in Beijing was 3.93 and 73.8% of residents reported good SRH, indicating that the overall SRH of urban residents in Beijing was good. This finding is similar to that in many studies (43): Beijing, the capital of China, has many beneficial conditions such as a high level of economic development, satisfactory medical facilities, and conveniently access to UGS. In addition, urban residents in Beijing, characterized by good education in general, have a healthy lifestyle and good health knowledge, which contribute to their reporting a good SRH.…”

Section: Main Findings and Contributions To Existing Worksupporting

confidence: 91%

Impact of urban green space on self-rated health: Evidence from Beijing

Zhan

Zhang

Kwan

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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As a crucial component of urban green space (UGS), urban parks have been found to be closely associated with the health of urban residents. Drawing on a large-scale survey, “International First-class Harmonious and Livable Capital”, in Beijing conducted in 2018, this paper examines the impact of subjective and objective characteristics of UGS on residents' self-rated health (SRH) by using a binary logistic regression model. The results indicate that the overall SRH status of urban residents in Beijing is relatively good, with 73.8% of the respondents reporting good SRH. The perceived quality of UGS and objectively measured accessibility to UGS are positively associated with residents' SRH, but the subjective indicator of UGS has a greater impact on SRH than the objective indicator of UGS. In terms of influencing mechanisms, social interaction and air quality perception were the two major mediators of UGS that affected residents' SRH. The heterogeneity analysis suggests that objective accessibility to different types of urban parks has mixed effects on residents' SRH. Access to high-quality parks is positively associated with residents' SRH, whereas access to common parks has a negative impact on residents' SRH. Our findings provide important policy implications for optimizing urban park design and improving the quality of urban park provision according to human needs in the Beijing Metropolitan Area.

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Section: Main Findings and Contributions To Existing Worksupporting

confidence: 91%

Impact of urban green space on self-rated health: Evidence from Beijing

Zhan

Zhang

Kwan

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Previous research has suggested the heterogeneities in the impact of green open space on mental health across income groups, and found greater benefit for lower income people ( Brown et al., 2018 ). A study in Beijing indicated that park accessibility within 300 meters has a significant effect on lower income people's self-rated health, while the effect on higher income people's self-rated health is not significant ( Wu and Kim, 2021 ).…”

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Unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Role of the neighborhood environment

Huang

Liu

2022

Sustainable Cities and Society

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“…UPFs provide preventive health-related services to residents through ecosystem services (Götzl, 2015;Liu & Russo, 2021;Wu & Kim, 2021). The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes this contribution, as shown in its 12 key considerations to prepare cities for the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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confidence: 99%