A more detailed park prescription: How does landscape support human health behavior?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of urban parks in promoting public health is continuously evolving. For time-pressed urban residents, knowing the specific locations within parks that support various health behaviors can help them use these spaces more effectively for their daily usage. This study attempts to develop an analytical framework at the plot scale, using a 30*30 m grid as the basic unit, to assess the intensity of health behaviors driven by different landscape characteristics within parks.

Methods

To investigate these relationships, seven representative urban parks in Shanghai were selected, with 68 standard-sized plots established as sampling sites. Firstly, computer vision-based semantic segmentation was employed to measure the landscape features within these spots. This w

SUBMITTER: Liu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12745453 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature