Study on the Construction of Environmental Health Evaluation Index System of Built Environment in High-Density Areas in China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jcte.202406106

Author(s)

Jing Li1,*, Huaqi Shi1, Xinning Liu2

Affiliation(s)

1North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, China 2China Construction Design Group Co. LTD, Beijing 100000, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

The healthy district evaluation system quantifies the impact of the built environment on residents' health on the spatial elements, providing an effective path for urban renewal to take into account public health. There are few studies on the systematic evaluation of healthy blocks at domestic and foreign, and the mechanism of spatial environment affecting public health is still unclear. Therefore, this paper, by sorting out the built environment evaluation indexes on the block scale proposed by domestic and foreign scholars, and based on policy documents, academic literature and news media materials, determines the weights of each index through the analytic hierarchy process and builds the evaluation index system of healthy blocks. Finally, using Dongba Area in Chaoyang District, Beijing as an empirical case, we explore the mechanism of spatial layout, transportation, public services and living environment in four dimensions of spatial elements on residents' health, and provide planning suggestions for the construction of healthy blocks.

Keywords

Healthy Block; Evaluation System; Dongba Area; Beijing; Empirical Study

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