Research on the benefits of green living environments in urban settings has gained attention, but comprehensive comparisons across life course phases remain scarce. Furthermore, the importance of green spaces in the context of residential relocations has been underexplored. This study addresses this research gap by testing hypotheses derived from a general theory of well‐being generation and a three‐stage migration model, using data from a two‐wave population survey with 1856 randomly selected respondents in two major German cities. The results show that private, shared, and neighbourhood green spaces are relevant at the very beginning of relocation decision‐making processes, when individuals form their moving intentions. Private gardens deter families from considering and planning relocation, shared green yards have a similar effect across all subgroups, and satisfaction with the availability of green spaces in the neighbourhood decreases the probability of families and older adults considering and planning relocations. Our study highlights the importance of subjective assessments of neighbourhood green spaces, which have a more pronounced impact on forming relocation intentions compared to objective geocoded data. When estimating relocation behaviour in the second study wave, it appears that neither private nor public green spaces seem to have an influence. Recognizing the relevance of green spaces in residential relocations requires considering the longitudinal nature of the decision‐making process.

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绿色的呼唤：绿色空间在德国整个生命历程中的住宅搬迁中的作用


关于城市环境中绿色生活环境的益处的研究已引起人们的关注，但生命历程各个阶段的全面比较仍然很少。此外，绿色空间在住宅搬迁中的重要性尚未得到充分探讨。本研究使用来自德国两个主要城市的 1856 名随机选择的受访者的两波人口调查数据，通过检验源自幸福生成一般理论和三阶段移民模型的假设，解决了这一研究空白。结果表明，私人、共享和邻里绿地在搬迁决策过程的最初阶段（当个人形成搬迁意图时）是相关的。私人花园阻止家庭考虑和计划搬迁，共享绿色庭院对所有亚组都有类似的影响，对社区绿地可用性的满意度降低了家庭和老年人考虑和计划搬迁的可能性。我们的研究强调了对社区绿地进行主观评估的重要性，与客观地理编码数据相比，这对形成搬迁意图具有更显着的影响。在估计第二波研究中的搬迁行为时，私人和公共绿地似乎都没有影响。认识到绿色空间在住宅搬迁中的相关性需要考虑决策过程的纵向性质。