Analysis of pandemic outdoor recreation and green infrastructure in Nordic cities to enhance urban resilience

Sammanfattning

Recent empirical research has confirmed the importance of green infrastructure and outdoor recreation to urban people's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only a few studies provide cross-city analyses. We analyse outdoor recreation behaviour across four Nordic cities ranging from metropolitan areas to a middle-sized city. We collected map-based survey data from residents (n = 469-4992) in spring 2020 and spatially analyse green infrastructure near mapped outdoor recreation sites and respondents' places of residence. Our statistical examination reveals how the interplay among access to green infrastructure across cities and at respondents' residential location, together with respondents' socio-demographic profiles and lockdown policies or pandemic restrictions, affects outdoor recreation behaviour. The results highlight that for pandemic resilience, the history of Nordic spatial planning is important. To support well-being in exceptional situations as well as in the long term, green infrastructure planning should prioritise nature wedges in and close to cities and support small-scale green infrastructure.

Publicerad i

npj Urban Sustainability
2022, Volym: 2, nummer: 1, artikelnummer: 25Utgivare: SPRINGERNATURE

SLU författare

• Raymond, Christopher

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Helsingin yliopisto

Associerade SLU-program

Naturupplevelser och hälsa


Globala målen

SDG3 God hälsa och välbefinnande
SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen


UKÄ forskningsämne

Landskapsarkitektur


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-022-00068-8

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/122716