Fagerholm Nora, Samuelsson Karl, Eilola Salla, Giusti Matteo, Hasanzadeh Kamyar, Kajosaari Anna, Koch Daniel, Korpilo Silviya, Kyttä Marketta, Legeby Ann, Liu Yu, Præstholm Søren, Raymond Christopher, Rinne Tiina, Stahl Olafsson Anton, Barthel Stephan
University of Turku, Department of Geography and Geology, 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden.
NPJ Urban Sustain. 2022;2(1):25. doi: 10.1038/s42949-022-00068-8. Epub 2022 Oct 3.
Recent empirical research has confirmed the importance of green infrastructure and outdoor recreation to urban people's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only a few studies provide cross-city analyses. We analyse outdoor recreation behaviour across four Nordic cities ranging from metropolitan areas to a middle-sized city. We collected map-based survey data from residents ( = 469-4992) in spring 2020 and spatially analyse green infrastructure near mapped outdoor recreation sites and respondents' places of residence. Our statistical examination reveals how the interplay among access to green infrastructure across cities and at respondents' residential location, together with respondents' socio-demographic profiles and lockdown policies or pandemic restrictions, affects outdoor recreation behaviour. The results highlight that for pandemic resilience, the history of Nordic spatial planning is important. To support well-being in exceptional situations as well as in the long term, green infrastructure planning should prioritise nature wedges in and close to cities and support small-scale green infrastructure.
近期的实证研究证实了在新冠疫情期间绿色基础设施和户外休闲对城市居民福祉的重要性。然而，只有少数研究进行了跨城市分析。我们分析了四个北欧城市（从大都市地区到中型城市）的户外休闲行为。我们在2020年春季收集了居民（n = 469 - 4992）基于地图的调查数据，并对地图上的户外休闲场所及受访者居住地点附近的绿色基础设施进行了空间分析。我们的统计检验揭示了城市间及受访者居住地点的绿色基础设施可达性之间的相互作用，以及受访者的社会人口概况和封锁政策或疫情限制如何影响户外休闲行为。结果凸显出，对于疫情恢复力而言，北欧空间规划的历史很重要。为了在特殊情况以及长期内支持居民福祉，绿色基础设施规划应优先考虑城市内部及周边的自然楔形区域，并支持小规模的绿色基础设施。
