What accounts for 'England's green and pleasant land'? A panel data analysis of mental health and land cover types in rural England
What accounts for 'England's green and pleasant land'? A panel data analysis of mental health and land cover types in rural England
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10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.05.008
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发表时间：
2015-10-01
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9.1
通讯作者：
Wheeler, B. W.
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作者：
Alcock, I.;White, M. P.;Wheeler, B. W.
接触绿色空间与各种积极的健康状态有关。迄今为止的研究主要集中在城市地区的“一般”绿地上，那里的绿地相对稀缺，而且主要是运动场和公园。目前的研究增加了我们对英格兰农村地区（大约农村人口= 400万）不同类型绿地与心理健康之间关系的研究。2007年土地覆盖图的总土地覆盖等级与农村住宅区（低水平超级产出区）相关联，然后与18年纵向英国家庭小组调查中的农村参与者（n = 2020）相关联。心理健康（以GHQ12分数衡量）对土地覆盖的随机效应回归，使得可以同时从个体间平均差异和个体内部随时间的差异中估计影响。9种自然土地覆被类型（阔叶林、针叶林、可耕地、改良草地、半天然草地、山地、荒原和沼泽、咸水、淡水、沿海）与个体心理健康差异无显著相关。然而，观察到某些类型的土地覆盖与在小组的18次年度浪潮期间重新安置的个人的个人心理健康变化之间存在显著关系。这些发现表明，不同土地覆盖类型具有重要的与健康相关的生态系统服务，这些服务以前没有被调查过，有助于更有效的空间规划和土地利用管理。(C) 2015 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
Exposure to green space is associated with a variety of positive health states. Research to date has focused primarily on 'generic' green space in urban areas, where green space is relatively scarce and where it is dominated by playing fields and parks. The current research adds to our understanding with an examination of relationships between different types of green space and mental health in rural areas in England (approximate rural population = 4 million). The aggregate land cover classes of Land Cover Map 2007 were linked to rural residential areas (Lower-level Super Output Areas) and then linked to rural participants (n = 2020) in the 18-year longitudinal British Household Panel Survey. Random effects regression of mental health (as measured by GHQ12 scores) against land cover enabled effects to be simultaneously estimated from both mean between-individual differences and from within-individual differences over time. The nine natural land cover classes (Broadleaved woodland; Coniferous woodland; Arable; Improved grassland; Semi-natural grassland; Mountain, heath and bog; Saltwater; Freshwater; Coastal) were not significantly associated with differences in mental health between individuals. However, significant relationships were observed between some types of land cover and within-individual change in mental health amongst individuals who relocated during the 18 annual waves of the panel. These findings indicate the presence of important health related ecosystem services from different land cover types that have not previously been investigated and which help more effective spatial planning and land use management. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.