Evaluation of the Health Promotion Capabilities of Greenway Trails: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China

Bin Xu, Qingxia Shi and Yaping Zhang
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Bin Xu: School of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Qingxia Shi: School of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Yaping Zhang: School of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: As a type of green infrastructure, greenways are beneficial for walking and cycling and promote urban health and well-being. Taking the Qingshan Lake Greenway Phase One (QLG-I) Trail in the Lin’an District of Hangzhou city as an example and based on the accessibility of points of interest (POI) near the QLG-I Trail, a questionnaire investigation, and an importance performance analysis (IPA), in this paper, we construct a methodological framework to evaluate the health-promotion capabilities of the QLG-I Trail, including three aspects: promoting the coverage of healthy travel, user attribute analysis, and user perceptions of the greenway for health promotion. The results show that the healthy travel range of the QLG-I Trail is small and that the users are mainly residents of nearby communities. Additionally, the main factors affecting users’ health-promoting behaviour are safety, cleanliness, and infrastructure services. Although the overall satisfaction with service quality was good (3.93), we found that the trail facilities did not meet the needs of the users. This study confirms that the QLG-I Trail provides community residents with a place for sports activities and supports health-promoting behaviour. Greenway facilities and the natural environment enhance this utility; however, promoting the coverage of healthy travel is limited by accessibility. Finally, we propose a traffic-organization optimization and improvement plan for the QLG-I Trail. The research results may help promote healthy activities on this type of greenway.

Keywords: greenway trails; service capacity; public health; accessibility; IPA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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