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Analysis of Environmental Activities for Developing Public Health Investments and Policies: A Comparative Study with Structure Equation and Interval Type 2 Fuzzy Hybrid Models

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  • Cuina Zhang

    (School of Technology, Harbin University, Harbin 150086, China
    Heilongjiang Province Academy of Cold Area Build Research, Harbin 150080, China
    School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150006, China)

  • Ruobing Li

    (Heilongjiang Province Academy of Cold Area Build Research, Harbin 150080, China)

  • Yun Xia

    (Heilongjiang Province Academy of Cold Area Build Research, Harbin 150080, China)

  • Yixing Yuan

    (School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150006, China)

  • Hasan Dinçer

    (School of Business, Istanbul Medipol University, Kavacık South Campus, Beykoz, 34810 Istanbul, Turkey)

  • Serhat Yüksel

    (School of Business, Istanbul Medipol University, Kavacık South Campus, Beykoz, 34810 Istanbul, Turkey)

Abstract

The design of elements which exert pivotal effects on leisurely physical activity (LPA) in open space is an important part of urban development. However, little research has been done about the influence and discrepancies of those elements in different types of open space. To research these issues and to guide the design of urban open space, a survey from 8 open spaces (2 curtilage, 2 neighborhood squares (NS), 2 parks, and 2 campus) is conducted and a questionnaire is administered. Simultaneous analysis of several groups (SASG) of Structure equation model (SEM) is used, and the effects and discrepancies are acquired. In addition to this situation, interval type 2 (IT2) fuzzy hybrid decision making model is proposed in the second analysis. In this framework, IT2 fuzzy decision-making trial, evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), and IT2 fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods are used. The results show that the influence relationships between elements and LPA did exist in four groups. Another important conclusion is that there were discrepancies of influence among different space groups. Physical environment (PE) has the greatest influence on LPA in the curtilage, whereas facilities exert the most effect in NS group. Additionally, amenities only have significant impact in parks and facilities only exercise remarkable influence on duration on campus. In addition to them, it is also identified that key design elements are presented for different types of space and that design strategy is provided through 4 specific examples.

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  • Cuina Zhang & Ruobing Li & Yun Xia & Yixing Yuan & Hasan Dinçer & Serhat Yüksel, 2020. "Analysis of Environmental Activities for Developing Public Health Investments and Policies: A Comparative Study with Structure Equation and Interval Type 2 Fuzzy Hybrid Models," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-23, March.
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