Visiting urban green space as a climate-change adaptation strategy: Exploring push factors in a push–pull framework

IF 4.8 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Climate Risk Management Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.crm.2024.100589

Gwendolyn K.L. Wong , Anson T.H. Ma , Lewis T.O. Cheung , Alex Y. Lo , C.Y. Jim

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Abstract

Urban green space (UGS) offers users multiple ecosystem services and amenities. This study investigated whether residents used UGS visitation in summer as a sustainable measure to tackle hot weather and associated climate-change impacts in humid-subtropical Hong Kong. Attributes of the indoor residential environment, seldom examined in park-visitation studies, were evaluated as push factors to visit UGS through a push–pull theoretical framework. A questionnaire survey of 483 respondents targeted urban park users. The results indicated that UGS visit frequency and stay duration were relatively low in hot summer. Ordinal multiple regression showed that indoor living conditions, residence location, living routine, and habit and personal health impacts were significantly correlated with UGS visits. Interdependence between push and pull factors was detected, demonstrating that intrinsic UGS environmental conditions could constrain UGS visits despite the motivations of push factors. The results indicated the need to improve the microclimate-regulating function in UGS. It could be achieved mainly by optimizing the nature-based design to promote UGS as an adaptive measure to combat the thermal stress brought by climate change. The findings yielded hints to shape visiting habits and suggestions to improve UGS management.

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将游览城市绿地作为气候变化适应战略：探索推拉框架中的推动因素

城市绿地（UGS）为使用者提供多种生态系统服务和便利。本研究调查了香港居民是否将夏季游览城市绿地作为应对炎热天气和相关气候变化影响的可持续措施。室内居住环境的属性在公园游览研究中很少被考察，本研究通过推拉理论框架对室内居住环境的属性进行了评估，将其作为游览城市地质公园的推动因素。问卷调查以城市公园使用者为对象，共有 483 名受访者。结果表明，在炎热的夏季，游览城市公园的频率和停留时间相对较低。正态多元回归显示，室内生活条件、居住地点、生活规律、习惯和个人健康影响与游览公园有显著相关性。推力因素和拉力因素之间存在相互依存关系，这表明尽管存在推力因素的动机，但其内在的环境条件可能会限制人们到访这些地方。研究结果表明，有必要改善城市地质公园的小气候调节功能。这主要可以通过优化以自然为基础的设计来实现，以促进 UGS 成为应对气候变化带来的热压力的适应性措施。研究结果还为培养游客的游览习惯提供了提示，并为改善城市地质公园的管理提出了建议。

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Climate Risk Management Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science

CiteScore

8.20

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4.50%

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审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： Climate Risk Management publishes original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports of practical experience on the use of knowledge and information regarding the consequences of climate variability and climate change in decision and policy making on climate change responses from the near- to long-term. The concept of climate risk management refers to activities and methods that are used by individuals, organizations, and institutions to facilitate climate-resilient decision-making. Its objective is to promote sustainable development by maximizing the beneficial impacts of climate change responses and minimizing negative impacts across the full spectrum of geographies and sectors that are potentially affected by the changing climate.