Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits
Urban green space (UGS) could contribute to sustainable urban development. Studying residents’ perception of UGS ecological benefits could provide the empirical basis to improve UGS management and quality of life. Based on the questionnaire surveys of 432 residents in Beijing, assisted by non-parame...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-12-01
|
| Series: | Forests |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/1/9 |
| _version_ | 1797494050448736256 |
|---|---|
| author | Fenghua Liu Yuhong Tian Chiyung Jim Tiantian Wang Jingya Luan Mengxuan Yan |
| author_facet | Fenghua Liu Yuhong Tian Chiyung Jim Tiantian Wang Jingya Luan Mengxuan Yan |
| author_sort | Fenghua Liu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Urban green space (UGS) could contribute to sustainable urban development. Studying residents’ perception of UGS ecological benefits could provide the empirical basis to improve UGS management and quality of life. Based on the questionnaire surveys of 432 residents in Beijing, assisted by non-parametric statistical tests, this paper assessed the relationships between residents’ living environments and self-rated health status and their impacts on residents’ perceptions of UGS ecological benefits. We paid attention to residents’ perceptions of UGS’s notable thermal environmental benefits under the climate-change backdrop. The results showed that: (1) Residents were inclined to perceive direct UGS ecological benefits better than the indirect types; (2) Residents growing up in the city had better self-rated health status than those growing up in the suburb and the village; and residents growing up in the suburb had a better understanding of the cooling benefits of green walls; (3) Residents currently dwelling in the city had a better understanding of UGS benefits, including shading, cooling by green roofs, mitigating the heat island effect and enhancing urban biodiversity, than those dwelling in the village; and (4) Residents with “very good” self-rated health status had a significantly better understanding of UGS benefits regarding shading, providing varied colors and habitats, storing carbon, purifying air, and collecting rainwater. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T01:28:45Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-75e16c2f77d4449285ec7d9b90c66fad |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1999-4907 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T01:28:45Z |
| publishDate | 2021-12-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Forests |
| spelling | doaj.art-75e16c2f77d4449285ec7d9b90c66fad2023-11-23T13:46:17ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-12-01131910.3390/f13010009Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space BenefitsFenghua Liu0Yuhong Tian1Chiyung Jim2Tiantian Wang3Jingya Luan4Mengxuan Yan5State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaDepartment of Social Sciences, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Environment and Nature Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaUrban green space (UGS) could contribute to sustainable urban development. Studying residents’ perception of UGS ecological benefits could provide the empirical basis to improve UGS management and quality of life. Based on the questionnaire surveys of 432 residents in Beijing, assisted by non-parametric statistical tests, this paper assessed the relationships between residents’ living environments and self-rated health status and their impacts on residents’ perceptions of UGS ecological benefits. We paid attention to residents’ perceptions of UGS’s notable thermal environmental benefits under the climate-change backdrop. The results showed that: (1) Residents were inclined to perceive direct UGS ecological benefits better than the indirect types; (2) Residents growing up in the city had better self-rated health status than those growing up in the suburb and the village; and residents growing up in the suburb had a better understanding of the cooling benefits of green walls; (3) Residents currently dwelling in the city had a better understanding of UGS benefits, including shading, cooling by green roofs, mitigating the heat island effect and enhancing urban biodiversity, than those dwelling in the village; and (4) Residents with “very good” self-rated health status had a significantly better understanding of UGS benefits regarding shading, providing varied colors and habitats, storing carbon, purifying air, and collecting rainwater.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/1/9urban green space (UGS)ecological benefitclimate change backdropself-rated health statusresident perceptionchildhood living environment |
| spellingShingle | Fenghua Liu Yuhong Tian Chiyung Jim Tiantian Wang Jingya Luan Mengxuan Yan Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits Forests urban green space (UGS) ecological benefit climate change backdrop self-rated health status resident perception childhood living environment |
| title | Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits |
| title_full | Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits |
| title_fullStr | Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits |
| title_short | Residents’ Living Environments, Self-Rated Health Status and Perceptions of Urban Green Space Benefits |
| title_sort | residents living environments self rated health status and perceptions of urban green space benefits |
| topic | urban green space (UGS) ecological benefit climate change backdrop self-rated health status resident perception childhood living environment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/1/9 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fenghualiu residentslivingenvironmentsselfratedhealthstatusandperceptionsofurbangreenspacebenefits AT yuhongtian residentslivingenvironmentsselfratedhealthstatusandperceptionsofurbangreenspacebenefits AT chiyungjim residentslivingenvironmentsselfratedhealthstatusandperceptionsofurbangreenspacebenefits AT tiantianwang residentslivingenvironmentsselfratedhealthstatusandperceptionsofurbangreenspacebenefits AT jingyaluan residentslivingenvironmentsselfratedhealthstatusandperceptionsofurbangreenspacebenefits AT mengxuanyan residentslivingenvironmentsselfratedhealthstatusandperceptionsofurbangreenspacebenefits |