Urban residential quarter green space and life satisfaction |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Human-Environment System Sustainability (CHESS), State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;2. School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;1. Lab for Optimizing Design of Built Environment, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China;2. Virtual Reality Lab of Urban Environments and Human Health, HKUrbanlabs, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;3. Division of Landscape Architecture, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;1. Active Living, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark;2. Children & Nature – Denmark, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;3. University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Denmark;1. Department of Psychology and Human Development, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK;2. Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, UK;1. Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum (Branch of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum), Shanghai, 200127, China;2. College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China;3. College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China;4. Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China;5. Shanghai Forestry Station, Shanghai, 200072, China;1. Macro Agriculture Research Institute, Interdisciplinary Sciences Research Institute, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;2. Key Laboratory of Geographical Process Analysis & Simulation of Hubei Province/College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China;3. Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;4. Institute for China Rural Studies and Institute for China Urban Governance Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China;1. Department of Agriculture, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece;2. Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece;3. Department of Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion 71410, Greece;4. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Tripitos Sitia 72300, Greece;5. Educational Counseling Support Center, Heraklion 71201, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Urban green space is important for residents’ well-being, improving their physical health, psychological well-being, social benefits, and life satisfaction. Residential quarter, a gated dwelling unit with one or several residential buildings and public infrastructures shared by all residents, is a common form of residence in densely populated cities. Residential quarter green space (RQGS) is conveniently accessible to all the residents. While existing studies have investigated many types of green spaces in cities, RQGS has been overlooked to some extent. To fill this gap, we asked three questions: 1) How often do residents use RQGS? 2) How does the RQGS use frequency contribute to residents’ life satisfaction? And 3) What factors may influence their RQGS use frequency? We surveyed 7326 respondents in 78 residential quarters in Beijing, China, and recorded main characteristics of green space in these residential quarters. We employed multinomial logistic regression analysis and multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression analysis. The results show that 84.7 % of the total respondents used RQGS at least once a week. Using RQGS at least once a week was associated with higher level of life satisfaction, which was on a scale of 1–10 where one means ‘not at all satisfied’ to ten means ‘completely satisfied’. Respondents using RQGS at least once a week were nearly 1.5 times more likely to rank life satisfaction at 8 (OR = 0.679, p < 0.01) and 9 (OR = 0.671, p < 0.01), and 1.3 times to rank at 10 (OR = 0.755, p < 0.05). Having an open space for multiple activities, a pavilion, or a shaded trail will greatly increase likelihood to use RQGS at least once a week. In addition, separating ground traffic and parking from public green space also contribute to attract more frequent users to green space in residential quarters. These findings contribute to our understanding of RQGS and would help to guide its design and management in the future. |
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| Keywords: | Beijing Facilities Human well-being Multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression Multinomial logistic regression |
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