More Than Just An Eyesore: Local Insights And Solutions on Vacant Land And Urban Health
More Than Just An Eyesore: Local Insights And Solutions on Vacant Land And Urban Health
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不仅仅是有碍观瞻： 关于空置土地和城市健康的本地见解和解决方案
DOI：
10.1007/s11524-012-9782-7
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发表时间：
2013-06-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Cannuscio, Carolyn
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作者：
Garvin, Eugenia;Branas, Charles;Cannuscio, Carolyn
土地空置是许多城市的重大经济问题，也可能影响居民的健康和安全。为了使目标人群接受以社区为基础的空地解决办法，社区成员应参与确定当地健康影响并提出解决办法。我们对居住在宾夕法尼亚州费城的人们进行了50次深入的半结构化访谈，这是一个高空置率的城市，关于空置土地对社区和个人健康和安全的影响，以及解决空置土地的想法。参与者描述了社区的物理环境，其中以腐烂的废弃房屋和杂草丛生的空地为主，影响了社区福祉、身体健康和心理健康。空置的土地被认为会影响社区的福祉，因为它掩盖了社区的积极方面，导致邻居之间的裂痕，吸引犯罪，并使居民感到恐惧。空地被描述为通过伤害、垃圾堆积和吸引啮齿动物来影响身体健康，以及通过焦虑和耻辱来影响心理健康。与会者提出了解决其社区空置土地的几个想法，包括将空地改造成老年人的小型公园和青年人的游乐场，以及将废弃房屋用作补贴住房和无家可归者收容所。一些参与者以维护他们街区的空地为荣，其他人表示有兴趣进行维护，但缺乏这样做的资源。公共卫生研究人员和从业人员以及城市规划人员应让当地居民参与空置土地战略的设计和实施。此外，市政当局应确保空置土地对健康和安全的影响有助于推动围绕空置土地的政策决策。
Vacant land is a significant economic problem for many cities, but also may affect the health and safety of residents. In order for community-based solutions to vacant land to be accepted by target populations, community members should be engaged in identifying local health impacts and generating solutions. We conducted 50 in-depth semi-structured interviews with people living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city with high vacancy, about the impact of vacant land on community and individual health and safety, as well as ideas for solutions to vacant land. Participants described a neighborhood physical environment dominated by decaying abandoned homes and overgrown vacant lots which affected community well-being, physical health, and mental health. Vacant land was thought to affect community well-being by overshadowing positive aspects of the community, contributing to fractures between neighbors, attracting crime, and making residents fearful. Vacant land was described as impacting physical health through injury, the buildup of trash, and attraction of rodents, as well as mental health through anxiety and stigma. Participants had several ideas for solutions to vacant land in their community, including transformation of vacant lots into small park spaces for the elderly and playgrounds for youth, and the use of abandoned homes for subsidized housing and homeless shelters. A few participants took pride in maintaining vacant lots on their block, and others expressed interest in performing maintenance but lacked the resources to do so. Public health researchers and practitioners, and urban planners should engage local residents in the design and implementation of vacant land strategies. Furthermore, municipalities should ensure that the health and safety impact of vacant land helps drive policy decisions around vacant land.