School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No.1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China.
China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No.1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 28;17(19):7105. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197105.
Urban planning and design in the 21st century is increasingly focusing on sustainability, illustrated by the proliferation of greener cities. While operational definitions and the actual planning of these cities can vary considerably (e.g., eco cities and low carbon cities), conceptually, at least, these terms overlap, particularly with regard to how they attempt to achieve both greener infrastructural design and healthier human lifestyles. This paper presents the findings of survey-based research carried out within Lingang New Town in Shanghai in 2019. In the cities of the Global North, the interplay between green infrastructural provision and public health has been of interest, especially in the context of social inequalities; however, there is little research from rapidly urbanizing countries where green urbanism is being increasingly promoted. Using this newly constructed example, we identified a clear positive correlation between moving to a green city and the adoption of healthier lifestyles. The structural equation modelling results suggest that behaviors around the use of green space as well as perceptions of different green space have notable impacts on residents' physical health, measured by body mass index (BMI). The findings further illustrate systemic inequalities among private housing, rental housing and public housing typologies with regard to the distribution of health benefits.
21 世纪的城市规划和设计越来越注重可持续性，这体现在越来越多的绿色城市的出现上。虽然这些城市的操作定义和实际规划可能有很大的不同（例如，生态城市和低碳城市），但从概念上讲，至少这些术语是重叠的，特别是它们试图实现更绿色的基础设施设计和更健康的人类生活方式这两个方面。本文介绍了 2019 年在上海临港新镇进行的基于调查的研究结果。在北方国家的城市中，绿色基础设施供应与公共卫生之间的相互作用一直是人们关注的焦点，尤其是在社会不平等的背景下；然而，在绿色城市主义日益得到推广的快速城市化国家，几乎没有相关研究。利用这个新构建的例子，我们发现搬到绿色城市与采用更健康的生活方式之间存在明显的正相关关系。结构方程模型的结果表明，居民对绿色空间的使用行为和对不同绿色空间的看法对居民的身体健康（通过身体质量指数 BMI 来衡量）有显著影响。研究结果还进一步说明了私人住房、租赁住房和公共住房类型之间在健康效益分配方面存在系统性不平等。
