Planning for Urban Sustainability through Residents’ Wellbeing: The Effects of Nature Interactions, Social Capital, and Socio-Demographic Factors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Human Wellbeing
1.2. Nature Interactions
1.3. Neighborhood Dynamics
1.4. Socio-Demographic Factors
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Survey Methods
2.3. Dependent Variables
2.4. Explanatory Variables
2.4.1. Nature Activities
2.4.2. Neighborhood Factors
2.4.3. Socio-Demographic Variables
2.5. Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Subjective Wellbeing
3.2. Physical Health
3.3. Mental Health
3.4. Comparing Models
4. Discussion
4.1. Local Nature Interactions and Satisfaction during the COVID Pandemic
4.2. Neighborhood Design for Social Engagement and Justice
4.3. Interventions Centered on Perceptions and Diverse Voices
4.4. Nature Interactions and Mental Health
4.5. Limitations and Future Research
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Explanatory Variables | Subjective Wellbeing | Physical Health Problems | Mental Health Problems |
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Std B | Std B | Exp(B) † | |
Nature Activities | |||
General parks visitation | 0.09 ^ | −0.11 * | |
Increased gardening in 2021 | −0.07 ^ | ||
Local Environment | |||
Social capital | 0.24 ** | ||
Local nature satisfaction | 0.20 ** | −0.10 ^ | |
Neighborhood greenness | 1.29 ^ | ||
Proximal to desert preserve | 0.17 ** | −0.23 ** | |
Socio-Demographics | |||
Income | 0.20 ** | 0.90 * | |
Education | −0.11 * | 0.85 * | |
Age | 0.15 ** | 0.98 * | |
Ethnicity: Latinx | −0.09 ^ | 0.46 * | |
Model Fit | R2 = 0.318 F = 14.28 (p < 0.001) | R2 = 0.092 F = 3.96 (p < 0.001) | Cox and Snell R2 = 0.085 Nagelkerke R2 = 0.122 |
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Mitchell, A.; Larson, K.L.; Pfeiffer, D.; Rosales Chavez, J.-B. Planning for Urban Sustainability through Residents’ Wellbeing: The Effects of Nature Interactions, Social Capital, and Socio-Demographic Factors. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4160. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104160
Mitchell A, Larson KL, Pfeiffer D, Rosales Chavez J-B. Planning for Urban Sustainability through Residents’ Wellbeing: The Effects of Nature Interactions, Social Capital, and Socio-Demographic Factors. Sustainability. 2024; 16(10):4160. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104160
Chicago/Turabian StyleMitchell, Abigail, Kelli L. Larson, Deirdre Pfeiffer, and Jose-Benito Rosales Chavez. 2024. "Planning for Urban Sustainability through Residents’ Wellbeing: The Effects of Nature Interactions, Social Capital, and Socio-Demographic Factors" Sustainability 16, no. 10: 4160. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104160
APA StyleMitchell, A., Larson, K. L., Pfeiffer, D., & Rosales Chavez, J.-B. (2024). Planning for Urban Sustainability through Residents’ Wellbeing: The Effects of Nature Interactions, Social Capital, and Socio-Demographic Factors. Sustainability, 16(10), 4160. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104160