College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 1;17(15):5560. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155560.
Promoting the use of green space is a fundamental way to improve physical and mental health and to enhance the quality of life of urban residents. In response to increasing demand for green space in cities, the impact of perception of green space for health promotion on willingness to use parks and actual use among young urban residents was investigated in this study. A total of 1135 young residents (ages 18-35) in three cities in China were surveyed by online questionnaire. A group of multiple regression models was constructed to investigate the influencing perception factors of participants' willingness to use parks and actual use. The results revealed that the young residents' perception of green space components for health promotion (green space access, types, sizes, plants, water, sensory features, microclimate environments and amenity facilities) had a greater effect on their willingness to use parks and to promote health, while it was less influential with respect to their actual park use behavior (frequency and duration). Among these variables, green space access is a critical concern for willingness to use toward parks. The disparities of perception of green space for health promotion effect on willingness to use a park and actual use provide a better understanding of the psychological factors affecting park use among young residents. The findings also provided some implications for public health policymakers, urban planners and landscape architects in designing parks to encourage visitation by young people.
促进绿色空间的利用是改善城市居民身心健康和生活质量的根本途径。针对城市对绿色空间需求的不断增长，本研究调查了城市年轻居民对促进健康的绿色空间感知对其使用公园的意愿和实际使用的影响。通过在线问卷，对中国三个城市的 1135 名年轻居民（年龄在 18-35 岁之间）进行了调查。构建了一组多元回归模型，以调查参与者使用公园和实际使用意愿的影响感知因素。结果表明，年轻居民对健康促进的绿色空间组成部分的感知（绿色空间可达性、类型、大小、植物、水、感官特征、小气候环境和便利设施）对其使用公园和促进健康的意愿有更大的影响，而对其实际公园使用行为（频率和持续时间）的影响较小。在这些变量中，绿色空间可达性是对使用公园意愿的关键关注点。对促进健康的绿色空间感知效果在使用公园意愿和实际使用之间的差异，更好地理解了影响年轻居民使用公园的心理因素。研究结果还为公共卫生政策制定者、城市规划者和景观设计师在设计公园以鼓励年轻人使用方面提供了一些启示。
