Forest or grassland? A quantitative analysis of urban residents' green exposure preference by using multi-temporal mobile signal data

IF 6 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128826

Hongkai Geng , Tao Lin , P.M. van Bodegom , Mingming Hu , Yicheng Zheng , Zixu Jia , Junmao Zhang , Xiangzhong Guo , Yuan Chen , Meixia Lin , Jiayu Cai , Jing Lin

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Urban forests and grasslands provide diverse services from their unique characteristics. Optimizing green spaces by understanding urban residents’ preferences is a critical challenge for sustainable city development amid limited land resources. However, the mechanism influencing exposure across various types of green remains unclear. This study utilized multi-temporal mobile signal data from Shanghai to quantify the exposure intensity (EI) and density (ED) for forests and grasslands. These metrics addressed the gap by revealing spatiotemporal variations in exposure preference (EP) and related socioeconomic influences. Specifically, the study addressed two key questions: (1) Do urban residents exhibit preferences between forests and grasslands in terms of EI and ED? (2) How do socioeconomic features influence these preferences? Results showed: (1) Forests had almost double the annual EI (542.86 p/h) and ED (2.69 p/m²/h) of grasslands (P < 0.001). However, grasslands in central regions exhibited significantly higher ED (13.60 vs. 11.83 p/m²/h; P < 0.001). (2) Commercial House (34.4 % importance) and Sports & Recreation (15.7 %) maximized green exposure, while Road Furniture reduced it. (3) Evening exposure peaks in central regions extended by 1 hour due to commercial-cultural synergies. Forest ED, highly driven by Commercial House, clustered in central cores and specific non-central communities, whereas Road Furniture most negatively impacted central periphery communities. These findings directly inform differentiated urban planning strategies: forests should prioritize improving accessibility to sustain prolonged exposures, while grasslands need spatial optimization to accommodate peak social demand. By aligning green space planning with socioeconomic drivers, cities can enhance the effectiveness of their service under land constraints.

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森林还是草原？基于多时相移动信号数据的城市居民绿色暴露偏好定量分析

城市森林和草原以其独特的特点提供多样化的服务。在土地资源有限的情况下，通过了解城市居民的偏好来优化绿色空间是城市可持续发展的关键挑战。然而，影响不同类型绿色暴露的机制尚不清楚。本研究利用上海市多时段移动信号数据，对森林和草地的暴露强度（EI）和密度（ED）进行量化。这些指标通过揭示暴露偏好（EP）的时空变化和相关的社会经济影响来解决这一差距。具体而言，该研究解决了两个关键问题：(1)城市居民在EI和ED方面是否表现出对森林和草原的偏好？(2)社会经济特征如何影响这些偏好？结果表明：(1)森林的年EI （542.86 p/h）和ED （2.69 p/m2/h）几乎是草地的两倍（p <； 0.001）。而中部草原ED显著高于中部草原（13.60 p/m²/h vs. 11.83 p/m²/h）；P & lt; 0.001)。(2)商品房（34.4% %重要性）和体育；休闲娱乐（15.7% %）最大化了绿色暴露，而Road Furniture则减少了绿色暴露。(3)由于商业与文化的协同效应，中部地区的夜间暴露峰值延长了1 小时。森林ED主要集中在中心核心和特定的非中心社区，而道路家具对中心边缘社区的负面影响最大。这些发现直接为不同的城市规划策略提供了信息：森林应优先考虑改善可达性以维持长时间的暴露，而草原则需要空间优化以适应社会需求高峰。通过将绿地规划与社会经济驱动因素结合起来，城市可以在土地约束下提高服务效率。

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening FORESTRY-

CiteScore

11.70

自引率

12.50%

发文量

289

审稿时长

70 days

期刊介绍： Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment and management as its main topics. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening concentrates on all tree-dominated (as joint together in the urban forest) as well as other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens and cemeteries. The journal welcomes basic and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects: -Form and functions of urban forests and other vegetation, including aspects of urban ecology. -Policy-making, planning and design related to urban forests and other vegetation. -Selection and establishment of tree resources and other vegetation for urban environments. -Management of urban forests and other vegetation. Original contributions of a high academic standard are invited from a wide range of disciplines and fields, including forestry, biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape ecology, pathology, soil science, hydrology, landscape architecture, landscape planning, urban planning and design, economics, sociology, environmental psychology, public health, and education.