ABSTRACT One way in which urban community organizations attempt to improve neighborhood health is through cleaning and greening efforts. Few studies have evaluated how such efforts are related to changes in both residents’ perceptions of neighborhoods and objective community-wide cleaning and greening indicators over time. Drawing upon quantitative and qualitative data collected during an evaluation of a community-building initiative in two communities, results show how neighborhood changes in cleaning and greening were reflected in perceived and objective measures and how these measures compare across different time periods and sub-groups of residents within the two target communities. We provide suggestions for additional ways that future evaluations of urban cleaning and greening efforts can examine the impact.

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城市社区的清洁和绿色组织：衡量感知和客观结果

摘要 城市社区组织试图改善邻里健康的一种方式是通过清洁和绿化工作。很少有研究评估这些努力如何与居民对社区的看法以及客观的社区范围内的清洁和绿化指标随着时间的推移发生变化的关系。利用在评估两个社区的社区建设举措期间收集的定量和定性数据，结果显示了社区清洁和绿化方面的变化如何反映在感知和客观措施中，以及这些措施如何在不同时间段和不同亚组之间进行比较两个目标社区内的居民。我们提供了其他方式的建议，以便未来对城市清洁和绿化工作的评估可以检查其影响。