The Influence of Measured and Perceived Biodiversity on Human Health Behavior in Urban Green Spaces
The influence of biodiversity in urban green spaces(UGSs)on human health and well-being has been widely explored.However,to date,the results of relevant studies have not been conclusive,possibly because of the ambiguous pathways underlying between the measured and perceived biodiversity,and biodiversity and human health behavior preferences.Taking UGSs in Shanghai as examples,this study intends to investigate how the measured and perceived biodiversity in Shanghai UGSs may influence human health behavior.Biodiversity indicators include the measured and people perceived plant species richness,while health behavior indicators are determined as visiting frequency,visiting duration and intensity and diversity of health behavior.This study first examined whether there is a difference between the measured and perceived biodiversity;then their influences on human health behavior were analyzed and compared.The major findings of the present study support the hypotheses that:1)the perceived plant species richness is positively related with its measured level;2)the measured and perceived plant species richness both have beneficial effects on the peoples'visiting frequency and duration of UGSs;and 3)perceived plant diversity plays a mediatory role in the relation between human health behavior and the measured plant diversity.The findings not only contribute to the growing body of evidence of biodiversity-health linkages,but also shed light on how city planners might augment these specific characteristics to improve the well-being of urban dwellers.
landscape architectureurban green spaces(UGSs)biodiversityhuman perceptionhealth behaviormediation effect
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