城市绿地,人类的热感知和睡眠质量:一项重复的横截面研究
Eva Beele1, Raf Aerts2, Maarten Reyniers3
1Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200E-2411, BE-3001, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven Urban Studies Institute, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Parkstraat 45-3609, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven Plant Institute, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Kasteelpark Arenberg 31-2437, BE-3001, Leuven, Belgium.
Environmental research
|October 10, 2024
概括
城市绿地,特别是树木和较低的植被,在热浪期间显著减少热应激并改善睡眠质量. 这凸显了综合绿色基础设施对城市公共卫生和福祉的重要性.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 城市规划 城市规划
背景情况:
- 城市热岛加剧了公共卫生问题,包括热应激,睡眠不足和心血管问题.
- 由于全球变暖而增加的热浪频率需要有效的缓解策略.
- 城市绿地被认为是减轻城市热量的基于自然的解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 调查城市绿地对感知热应激和睡眠质量的影响.
- 分析树木覆盖和草/灌木覆盖对热应激和睡眠的影响.
- 控制与绿色空间利益相关的个人风险和脆弱性因素.
主要方法:
- 在2021-2022年夏季的热量和控制事件期间,调查了584名受访者.
- 使用问卷评估感知到的热应激,睡眠质量和心理健康.
- 利用详细的土地覆盖数据和结构方程模型进行分析.
主要成果:
- 在炎热事件期间,增加树木覆盖率显著降低了感知到的热应激 (B = -0.484,p = 0.001).
- 增加的草和灌木覆盖减少了热应激 (B = -0.361,p = 0.000) 和改善了睡眠质量 (B = -0.241,p = 0.003).
- 在对照事件期间,个人脆弱性因素比绿色空间更强烈地预测压力.
结论:
- 在城市规划中将树木与较低的植被结合起来,对于减轻与热有关的压力至关重要.
- 综合绿色基础设施可以提高睡眠质量和整体幸福感,在高温期间.
- 城市绿化战略应优先考虑各种植被类型,以获得最大的公共健康益处.
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