Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Medicon village, Lund University, SE-223 81 Lund, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 11;16(14):2464. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142464.
The amount and quality of greenness in the local outdoor environment has repeatedly been linked to human well-being. Different types of green areas are likely required in order to meet the various needs of people throughout the course of their lives and with regard to individual social and economic living conditions. The aim of the present study was to increase the understanding of different pathways between green environments, well-being and health. We conducted 16 interviews to explore perceptions and experiences among adults residing in a semi-urban to urban area and derived categories and subcategories from the data using content analysis. We identified six categories; promoting activities, supporting social contacts, stimulating sensory impressions, providing a retreat, offering ways to influence and creating a sense of coherence, and we recognized that the availability to, and contrasts between and maintenance of the environment were experienced as prerequisites for health-promoting properties of the green local environment. The results illustrate a rich variety in potential pathways through which the green local environment may promote well-being. The study highlights the need to plan the local environment from multiple perspectives, as well as carefully considering prerequisites of various kinds in order for the green environment to support health across the life-course.
当地户外环境的绿化程度和质量与人类福祉息息相关。为了满足人们在一生中的各种需求，以及考虑到个人的社会和经济生活条件，可能需要不同类型的绿地。本研究旨在增进对绿色环境、幸福感和健康之间不同途径的理解。我们进行了 16 次访谈，以探索居住在半城市到城市地区的成年人的看法和经验，并使用内容分析从数据中得出类别和子类别。我们确定了六个类别；促进活动、支持社会联系、刺激感官印象、提供避难所、提供影响的方式和建立认同感，我们认识到，环境的可及性、环境之间的对比和维护被视为促进绿色当地环境健康属性的前提条件。研究结果表明，绿色当地环境促进幸福感的途径多种多样。本研究强调需要从多个角度规划当地环境，同时仔细考虑各种前提条件，以使绿色环境在整个生命周期中支持健康。
