Green Space and Human Health in China

Dr. Guang-Hui Dong is a professor of environmental epidemiology and environmental toxicology. He has years of experience working as an environmental epidemiologist in China, and his research areas of focus include adults and child health, environmental health, exposure assessment, indoor and outdoor air pollution, greenness, and night light. Also, his research area focused on the toxicological evaluation of some components in PM2.5, such as some persistent organic pollutant (PFASs, PBDEs) in ambient air particles. So far, Dr. Dong has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in the highly acclaimed journals, including Lancet Planetary Health, Nature Mental Health, Lancet Reginal Health, JAMA Network Open, EHP, ES&T, Thorax, Allergy, Hypertension, etc. journals as first and corresponding author. Dr. Bo-Yi Yang is an associate professor of environmental epidemiology and environmental health. His research focuses on the effects of environmental factors, especially green space and air pollution, on health of different populations, including newborns, children, adolescents, and adults. Also, he employs laboratory studies to explore potential mechanisms by which environmental factors affecting human health. Up to now, Dr. Yang has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in the highly influential international journals, including The Lancet Planetary Health, Environmental Health Perspectives, JAMA Network Open, Environment International, Obesity Reviews, Environmental Science and Technology, and Hypertension. Dr. Yun-Jiang Yu is currently a professor and the associate director of the South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China. He has been conducting research in the field of environmental health, focusing mainly on the impacts of emerging contaminants on human health, environmental exposure risk assessment and management. He is responsible for the top-level design in controlling environmental health risks of emerging contaminants for the Chinese government. He has been serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances and editorial member of the journals Environment International and Environmental Pollution. Up to now, Dr. Yu has published more than 12 books and 300 peer-reviewed articles in the most influential international journals including ES&T, CEJ, and JHM.  

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.