Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China
As a type of green infrastructure, greenways are beneficial for walking and cycling and promote urban health and well-being. Taking the Qingshan Lake Greenway Phase One (QLG-I) Trail in the Lin’an District of Hangzhou city as an example and based on the accessibility of points of interest (POI) near...
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| description | As a type of green infrastructure, greenways are beneficial for walking and cycling and promote urban health and well-being. Taking the Qingshan Lake Greenway Phase One (QLG-I) Trail in the Lin’an District of Hangzhou city as an example and based on the accessibility of points of interest (POI) near the QLG-I Trail, a questionnaire investigation, and an importance performance analysis (IPA), in this paper, we construct a methodological framework to evaluate the health-promotion capabilities of the QLG-I Trail, including three aspects: promoting the coverage of healthy travel, user attribute analysis, and user perceptions of the greenway for health promotion. The results show that the healthy travel range of the QLG-I Trail is small and that the users are mainly residents of nearby communities. Additionally, the main factors affecting users’ health-promoting behaviour are safety, cleanliness, and infrastructure services. Although the overall satisfaction with service quality was good (3.93), we found that the trail facilities did not meet the needs of the users. This study confirms that the QLG-I Trail provides community residents with a place for sports activities and supports health-promoting behaviour. Greenway facilities and the natural environment enhance this utility; however, promoting the coverage of healthy travel is limited by accessibility. Finally, we propose a traffic-organization optimization and improvement plan for the QLG-I Trail. The research results may help promote healthy activities on this type of greenway. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c824f88ad2594aa1a2c9d3ee134844ab2023-11-30T21:24:01ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-04-0111454710.3390/land11040547Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, ChinaBin Xu0Qingxia Shi1Yaping Zhang2School of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, ChinaSchool of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, ChinaSchool of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, ChinaAs a type of green infrastructure, greenways are beneficial for walking and cycling and promote urban health and well-being. Taking the Qingshan Lake Greenway Phase One (QLG-I) Trail in the Lin’an District of Hangzhou city as an example and based on the accessibility of points of interest (POI) near the QLG-I Trail, a questionnaire investigation, and an importance performance analysis (IPA), in this paper, we construct a methodological framework to evaluate the health-promotion capabilities of the QLG-I Trail, including three aspects: promoting the coverage of healthy travel, user attribute analysis, and user perceptions of the greenway for health promotion. The results show that the healthy travel range of the QLG-I Trail is small and that the users are mainly residents of nearby communities. Additionally, the main factors affecting users’ health-promoting behaviour are safety, cleanliness, and infrastructure services. Although the overall satisfaction with service quality was good (3.93), we found that the trail facilities did not meet the needs of the users. This study confirms that the QLG-I Trail provides community residents with a place for sports activities and supports health-promoting behaviour. Greenway facilities and the natural environment enhance this utility; however, promoting the coverage of healthy travel is limited by accessibility. Finally, we propose a traffic-organization optimization and improvement plan for the QLG-I Trail. The research results may help promote healthy activities on this type of greenway.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/4/547greenway trailsservice capacitypublic healthaccessibilityIPA |
| spellingShingle | Bin Xu Qingxia Shi Yaping Zhang Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China Land greenway trails service capacity public health accessibility IPA |
| title | Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China |
| title_sort | evaluation of the health promotion capabilities of greenway trails a case study in hangzhou china |
| topic | greenway trails service capacity public health accessibility IPA |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/4/547 |
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