Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: a longitudinal study

作者：Dengkai Chi, Gabriele Manoli, Brenda B. Lin, Raf Aerts, Jun Yang, Amy K. Hahs, Daniel R. Richards, Naika Meili, Yue Zhu, Yeshan Qiu, Jing Wang, Paolo Burlando, Simone Fatichi, Puay Yok Tan · 发表于：The Lancet Planetary Health · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00022-1 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Urban Green Space and Health、Urban Heat Island Mitigation、Climate Change and Health Impacts

BACKGROUND: Residential exposure to trees has been associated with reduced mortality risks. We hypothesise that in addition to tree canopy cover, tree canopy configuration also plays a role in exposure-mortality relationships. As there is limited evidence on this hypothesis, especially longitudinal evidence, we performed a nationwide study to investigate the residential tree canopy configuration-mortality associations in the Swiss population. METHODS: , air temperature, urbanisation level, age, sex, and area-based local socioeconomic position. FINDINGS: concentration, air temperature, and urbanisation level. INTERPRETATION: Aggregated, connected, and less fragmented forested greenspaces might offer stronger health benefits than isolated, fragmented ones, but are difficult to implement in cities. Our study provided valuable insights into optimising forested greenspaces and highlighted future directions for the planning and management of urban forests towards healthy and green cities. FUNDING: National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise programme and ETH Zurich.