Potential Mechanisms Underlying Greenspace Exposure and Human Health
摘要
Existing studies generally observed beneficial associations between greenspace and a variety of health outcomes, such as mortality, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health. Meanwhile, there are a growing number of studies exploring the process through which greenspace generates these benefits. The potential pathways linking greenspace to human health mainly included four domains, which also emphasize the general functions of greenspace: reducing environmental hazard, restoring capacities, building capacities, and enriching microbial diversity. In this chapter, we summarized studies focused on the associations of greenspace with these four domains and provide an overview of the recent development in mediation analysis conducted in the field of greenspace.