Research Progress and Prospect of Green Infrastructure with Public Health Promotion Function
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LI Tongyu, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology, a member of the Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and a Horticultural Therapist-Registered (HTR). Her research focuses on healing landscape and healthy campus |
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LIXU Junyi is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology, and a member of the Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. His research focuses on healthy human settlement environment and natural healing system, and big data analysis and spatial analysis methods for healthy cities |
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XUE Binxia, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology, a member of the Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and a Horticultural Therapist-Registered (HTR). His research focuses on healthy human settlement environment and natural healing system |
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(USA) SONG Yan, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, and a lifetime professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on healthy cities, environmental governance policies, correlation between urban development form and urban diseases, smart cities and smart health technologies, and spatial analysis methods |
Received date: 2025-02-24
Revised date: 2025-05-14
Online published: 2025-12-09
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This research aims to explore and elucidate pathways through which green infrastructure (GI) promotes public health by constructing an integrative framework that integrates various GI types with their roles in enhancing physiological, psychological, and social well-being. Recognizing the importance of GI in urban planning to integrate natural and built environments for improving citizens’ daily life, this research addresses challenges such as fragmented classification systems, limited analysis of action pathways, and ambiguity in scale adaptation. The main objectives are to systematically classify GI types, track the development of related research, and describe the positive and negative mechanisms by which GI affects public health.
A systematic review approach modelled on the PRISMA guidelines is used to collect and analyze literature from multiple disciplines including medicine, environmental sciences, and architecture. Comprehensive search is conducted in databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCOhost using a broad range of search terms related to GI and public health without time restrictions. After rigorous screening based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 77 relevant research articles are selected for detailed analysis. Data extraction focused on various dimensions, including specific GI types, action pathways, health outcomes, public health dimensions (physiological, psychological and social dimensions), spatial scales, and research subjects. To manage the multidimensionality of GI research, cluster analysis is performed using a Word2Vec model combined with a K-means algorithm to integrate different GI forms into a coherent classification system.
The results show that GI can be clearly divided into different categories, such as urban green spaces and parks, high-interaction spaces, trees in built-up areas, water management and biofiltration systems, community and residential greening, green roofs and facades, linear green networks, and broader macro-GI strategies. The historical development of GI research can be divided into four stages: Initial stage (2002 – 2011), during which the research focus was on thermal comfort and air quality improvement; exploration stage (2012 – 2017), during which the research scope was expanded to include disease prevention and social cohesion; prosperity stage (2018 – 2021), during which multidimensional health outcomes were integrated; and transformation stage (2022 – 2024), during which advanced technologies such as GIS, remote sensing, and machine learning were utilized. In addition, the research identifies positive pathways for GI to promote physical activity, regulate microclimate, enhance aesthetic and biodiversity benefits, and improve water quality. However, it also acknowledges potential negative effects, such as serving as habitats for disease vectors and releasing allergens that may exacerbate respiratory diseases.
This research systematically outlines the multifaceted role of GI in public health, highlighting the need for a standardized GI health service framework that integrates various GI types with specific health outcomes and spatial scales. Such a framework could significantly enhance urban planning and policy-making by optimizing GI interventions to provide the most significant public health benefits. The findings advocate further interdisciplinary collaboration and integration of advanced data analytics to deepen our understanding of GI health pathways. Future research should focus on quantifying these benefits and developing practical evaluations to provide targeted interventions, ultimately leading to more effective public health strategies in urban settings.
LI Tongyu , LIXU Junyi , XUE Binxia , (USA) SONG Yan . Research Progress and Prospect of Green Infrastructure with Public Health Promotion Function[J]. Landscape Architecture, 2025 , 32(7) : 12 -20 . DOI: 10.3724/j.fjyl.LA20250109
表1 GI 特征聚类频次Table 1 GI feature clustering frequency |
| GI特征聚类 | 频次 |
| 注:此分类中,频数与关键词共现次数关联,而不与研究数量关联。 | |
| 城市绿地及公园 | 44 |
| 高互动性GI | 33 |
| 建成区树木 | 14 |
| 雨水管理与生物过滤GI | 14 |
| 社区与住宅绿化 | 10 |
| 绿色屋顶及外墙 | 8 |
| 线性分布GI | 8 |
| 广义定义GI | 4 |
表2 正向路径解析Table 2 Analysis of positive pathways |
| 作用路径 | 健康结果 | 涉及GI类型 | 尺度/场地 | 文献频数 |
| 提供活动场所以及相关便利设施 | 1)促进体育锻炼和社交互动,延长寿命; | 校园绿色屋顶;小型绿地;城市绿色空间;社区绿地;街头绿地;居住区绿地;城市公园;城市绿地;城市绿道;河滨公园;社区花园;社区绿道 | 城市;社区;场地 | 25 |
| 提供场所与人员服务 | 1)通过主动参与促进生理与心理恢复,改善增强社区凝聚力; | 可食用城市森林;可食用森林花园;植物园;学校菜园;地方菜园;社区菜园;家庭菜园;可食用绿墙 | 社区 | 3 |
| 增加植被覆盖率,提供树荫遮蔽,通过蒸散调节湿度温度,进而调节气候 | 有效调节了地表和空气温度,提高公众热舒适性,缓解高温,减少了相关疾病发病率和死亡率 | 城市可渗透地面;城市树木;城市公园 | 城市 | 8 |
| 植物叶片捕获气态和颗粒状空气污染物,植物吸附气态空气污染物并在微生物的协同作用下将其降解 | 1)改善空气质量,降低空气污染物含量; | 城市树木;绿色屏障;绿墙;树篱 | 城市 | 6 |
| 通过水生植物、根际微生物、抗菌滤料和土壤过滤和吸收有机化合物、抗生素、生活污水、细菌 | 1)改善雨水物理化学性质,降低大肠杆菌含量; | 生物滞留池;人工湿地;雨水生物过滤器;垂直潜流湿地;生物滤池 | 城市;场地 | 7 |
| 拥有更多的植物种类与鸟类,具有较高的植物、鸟类和蝴蝶种类丰富度 | 被城市居民感知从而促进心理健康,场地拥有更多的疗愈优势,进一步降低了抑郁、压力和焦虑的强度 | 城市绿地 | 城市 | 2 |
| 提供以自然元素为主的视觉景观,利用自然元素创造视觉和听觉体验,利用植物种植与周围建筑塑造围合感 | 1)对城市环境要素(风光声等)的隔离,提供远离尘嚣的氛围; | 城市绿地;城市森林;城市公园;社区花园;家庭花园;城市绿色外墙;绿色立面 | 城市;社区 | 6 |
| 具有高质量环境品质,具有良好的美学特征、维护水平和清洁度,对社区居民具有高度的可达性和访问便利性 | 1)改善了低收入社区居民难以获得和高收入社区同等医疗保障而产生的健康不平等现象,降低疾病风险; | 城市绿地;城市公园 | 社区 | 3 |
| 植物中包含了许多生物活性的化合物,提供了丰富的可用于制药的化合物储备 | 便于生产具有预防心血管疾病和癌症等退行性疾病作用的药物 | 国家公园 | 国家 | 1 |
| 树木吸引了更多的居民,增加了社区中人的密度 | 减少犯罪,减轻攻击性行为 | 社区树木 | 社区 | 1 |
表3 反向路径解析Table 3 Analysis of negative pathways |
| 作用路径 | 健康结果 | 涉及GI类型 | 尺度/场地 | 文献频数 |
| 为病毒和细菌的媒介(蜱虫和蚊子)提供栖息地 | 1)增加人群暴露于蜱传疾病的风险; | 城市绿地; | 城市 | 2 |
| 植物散发易导致过敏的气味,在授粉期散播花粉 | 1)导致易过敏人群过敏性疾病的发生; | 城市绿地; | 城市; | 3 |
| 树木叶片在空气流动受限的街道环境中富集了更多的空气污染物 | 叶片枯萎掉落后其中的污染物可能会进入城市生态系统循环(如水循环)威胁公共健康安全 | 城市绿地 | 城市 | 1 |
| 专题学术主持人 Guest Editors of the Special | ||||
| 魏家星 WEI Jiaxing | 陈崇贤 CHEN Chongxian | |||
| 南京农业大学园艺学院教授Professor in the the College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University | 华南农业大学林学与风景园林学院副教授Associate Professor in the College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University | |||
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