Resilient Cities and Built Environment: Urban Design, Citizens and Health. Learning from COVID-19 Experiences

Padeiro, Miguel; Freitas, Ângela; Costa, Claúdia; Loureiro, Adriana; Santana, Paula

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-93875-8_7

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“…Thus, the closer the urban wetland park was to the neighbourhood, the more people had access to the park, and the more likely they felt healthy. Therefore, it is possible to extend the opening hours of wetland park services during epidemics and improve accessibility to parks while observing more accurate infection prevention methods to ensure wetland park use ( 65 , 66 ).…”

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Health perception and restorative experience in the therapeutic landscape of urban wetland parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Li,

Chang,

Cai

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe effects of restoration and inspiration in the therapeutic landscape of natural environments on visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic have been well-documented. However, less attention has been paid to the heterogeneity of visitor perceptions of health and the potential impacts of experiences in wetland parks with green and blue spaces on visitors’ overall perceived health. In this study, we investigate the impact of the restorative landscapes of wetland parks on visitors’ health perceptions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsIn our survey, 582 respondents participated in an online questionnaire. We analyzed the respondents’ health perceptions in terms of latent class analysis, used multinomial logistic regression to determine the factors influencing the potential categorization of health perceptions, and used structural equation modeling to validate the relationships between health perceptions of different groups and landscape perceptions of wetland parks, restorative experiences, and personality optimistic tendencies.ResultsThe results identified three latent classes of health perceptions. Gender, marital status, education, occupation, income, distance, frequency of activities, and intensity of activities were significant predictors of potential classes of perceived health impacts among wetland park visitors.DiscussionThis study revealed the nature and strength of the relationships between health perception and landscape perception, restorative experience, and dispositional optimism tendencies in wetland parks. These findings can be targeted not only to improve visitor health recovery but also to provide effective references and recommendations for wetland park design, planning, and management practices during and after an epidemic.

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Health perception and restorative experience in the therapeutic landscape of urban wetland parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Li,

Chang,

Cai

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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Fear of Covid-19, Landscape Spatial Configuration and Environmental Satisfaction in Urban Parks

Hou,

Marzbali

2024

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the mobility, accessibility dynamics and user behaviours in urban parks. A prevalent concern among park users is the heightened fear associated with the potential transmission of COVID-19, leading to apprehensions about personal health and perceived infection risks. However, at present, there is limited understanding of how park users perceive this public health crisis, along with the safety and satisfaction in urban parks after the spread of the pandemic. This study investigates the mediating role of fear of COVID-19 on the relationship between landscape spatial configuration and environmental satisfaction in urban parks. The study, which was conducted in Lanzhou, China, involved 450 urban park users (231 females, 219 males) aged between 18 and 75 years. Analytical findings reveal that urban park landscape spatial configuration affects fear of COVID-19 and environmental satisfaction. Furthermore, such fear negatively predicts environmental satisfaction. Importantly, the study establishes the mediating role of fear of COVID-19 in shaping the link between urban park landscape spatial configuration and environmental satisfaction. The implications of the results are discussed in conjunction with the relevant literature, thereby providing valuable insights for urban park planners and policymakers. Based on the study findings, an adaptive design of urban parks in the event of pandemics or health crises can be conceptualised to avoid the loss of users and contribute to resilience planning in urban design and public health.

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Resilient Cities and Built Environment: Urban Design, Citizens and Health. Learning from COVID-19 Experiences

Cited by 2 publications

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Health perception and restorative experience in the therapeutic landscape of urban wetland parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health perception and restorative experience in the therapeutic landscape of urban wetland parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fear of Covid-19, Landscape Spatial Configuration and Environmental Satisfaction in Urban Parks

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