Urban forests as a strategy for transforming towards healthy cities |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, China;2. Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong;3. Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, The Ministry of Science and Technology, The Ministry of Education, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200240, China;4. Shanghai Urban Forest Ecosystem Research Station, The National Forestry and Grassland Administration, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, China;5. Key Laboratory for Urban Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, China |
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| Abstract: | Urban forests provide multiple ecosystem services for city dwellers, amongst which improving public health via mitigating mental stresses and providing attractive spaces for diverse physical activities has attracted increasing attention from scholars and policy makers within the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as well as urgently-needed post-pandemic urban transformation towards healthy cities. This short communication summarizes existing empirical evidence pertinent to the linkage between urban forests and public health maintenance and improvement, highlights three underlying mechanisms, i.e., physiological, psychological, and immunological pathways, and outlines practical implications for the establishment and management of urban forests as a strategy for planning healthy cities. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 pandemic Healthy cities Public health Urban forest |
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