Full Description
This book focuses on summarizing the effects of greenspace exposures on human health in China. It also discusses the new methodologies assessing greenspace exposure and new methods exploring potential mechanisms underlying them. In particular, it takes into account trends in the types of studies and measurement of variables over time, as well as sources of geographical heterogeneity given uneven development across the China's vast terrain. This book aims at providing researchers, health professionals, and policy makers a cutting-edge and comprehensive summary of researches on greenness and human health.
Contents
Chapter 1. The Necessity and Importance of Evaluating the Health Effects of Greenspace in China.- Chapter 2. Greenness Exposure Assessment Methods.- Chapter 3. Potential Mechanisms Underlying Greenspace Exposure and Human Health.- Chapter 4. Greenspace Exposure and Pregnancy Outcomes.- Chapter 5. Greenspace Exposure and Cardiometabolic and Cerebrovascular Disease in China.- Chapter 6. Benefits of Green Space for Mental Illness, Sleep, and Cognitive Health in Mainland China.- Chapter 7. Greenspace Exposure and Respiratory Disease in China.- Chapter 8. Greenspace Exposure and Mortality.- Chapter 9. Green Space and Infectious Diseases.- Chapter 10. Greenspace, Biomarkers and Other Health Outcomes.- Chapter 11. Urbanization, Urban Greening, Planning Policies in China.- Chapter 12. Perspectives for Future Studies on Greenspace and Health in China.
