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来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.29,P.1-9

语言

英文

关键字

Blue space; Green space; Water bodies; Salutogenesis; Health promotion; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; COASTAL PROXIMITY; WATER SOUNDS; GREEN SPACE; AREAS; MECHANISMS; EXPOSURE; BENEFITS; VALIDITY; IMPROVE

作者单位

[Voelker, Sebastian; Kistemann, Thomas] Univ Bonn, GeoHlth Ctr, Inst Hyg & Publ Hlth, Sigmund Freud Str 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany. [Heiler, Angela; Classen, Thomas; Hornberg, Claudia] Univ Bielefeld, Dept Environm & Hlth 7, Sch Publ Hlth, Univ Str 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany. [Pollmann, Thorsten] Univ Bielefeld, Dept Publ Hlth Med 2, Sch Publ Hlth, Univ Str 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany. Volker, S (reprint author), Univ Bonn, GeoHlth Ctr, Inst Hyg & Publ Hlth, Sigmund Freud Str 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany. E-Mail: sebastian.voelker@kvwl.de; angela.heiler@uni-bielefeld.de; thorsten.pollmann@uni-bielefeld.de; thomas.classen@uni-bielefeld.de; claudia.hornberg@uni-bielefeld.de; thomas.kistemann@ukbonn.d

摘要

A cross-sectional analysis among 1041 urban residents was done to examine associations between self-reported walking distance to and use of freshwater urban blue space and health-related quality of life in two German cities: a city with "poor" urban blue space supply (Bielefeld; 0.8% blue space) and one with "better" urban blue space supply (Gelsenkirchen; 3.0% blue space). Health-related quality of life was assessed with the SF-12v2, which measures residents' self-reported mental and physical health. Results showed a significant association between use frequency and perceived walking distance to blue space. Blue space use was a better indicator of health outcomes than perceived walking distance. After controlling for green space, socio-economic and demographic variables, use frequency was associated with higher mental health in Gelsenkirchen. These cross-sectional findings suggest that blue space use increases the probability of being healthier in highly urbanised areas in cities with an appropriate amount of blue space.