The Influence of Green Space on Residents'Subjective Well-being in Old Community in Hangzhou
Urban community green space is an important regulator of residents'well-being.To create a com-fortable urban community green space is of great significance to enhance the subjective well-being of resi-dents.This study used structural equation model to analyze the influence pathways and degree of green exposure and green space attractiveness on residents'subjective well-being,and to reveal the intermediary effect of green space perception.Taking the accessibility grade of green space as the grouping standard,the model was used to analyze the differences between groups and their causes.The results showed that 1)green exposure was positively correlated with life satisfaction and positive emotion(P<0.001),and alleviated negative emotion.Green space attractiveness could stimulate residents'enthusiasm to visit green space and promote residents to have higher green space perception.The indirect effect of green space per-ception could positively affect residents'life satisfaction and positive emotion.2)Compared with the low accessibility group,the green exposure and green space attractiveness of the high accessibility group had more significant effects on the subjective well-being of residents(P<0.001),and the residents could enjoy more green space,travel frequency and stay longer.3)According to different resident groups,the commu-nity green space accessibility made the middle-aged,male and low-income people have unequal green expo-sure,green space attractiveness and green space perception,and subjective well-being was low.In the future,the planning and construction of green space in old communities should enhance the attractiveness of green space from the aspects of green space safety,transportation convenience,facility diversity etc.According to the different needs of residents for green space,the management and protection of green space should be refined,the infrastructure should be integrated,and the spatial forms should be diversified to effectively improve the subjective well-being of residents.
old communitygreen exposuregreen space attractivenessgreen space perceptiongreen space accessibilitysubjective well-being