女性主义地理学视角下环境暴露的健康效应：前沿、框架及展望

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Abstract The health effects of environmental exposure and related social inequalities have received increasing attention. Feminist geography offers a theoretical lens that moves beyond traditional spatial analysis to highlight group identities and socio-environmental disparities. Drawing on this perspective, this study employs bibliometric tools to map two decades of research. Grounded in the interaction between gendered bodies and environments, it identifies multi-level health mechanisms and proposes a feminist-informed theoretical framework. The field has shifted from broad discussions of space, body, and gender to intersectional inequalities in specific contexts, especially among marginalized groups. Health is now seen as a multidimensional construct encompassing perception and lived experience. Three major research clusters have emerged, focusing on neighborhood, mobile, and perceived environmental exposures. Gendered differences intersect with intra-group disparities to shape unequal health outcomes. Future research should develop contextspecific health interventions to foster inclusive urban well-being.

Key words： feminist geography environmental exposure health inequality gender differences

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WANG Lin-ting,YUAN Yuan. HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE FROM A FEMINIST GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE: FRONTIERS, FRAMEWORK AND PROSPECTS[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 2025, 40(4): 78-87.

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