Restorative effects of urban green environments and the role of urban-nature orientedness and noise sensitivity: A field experiment.
Blood pressure
Field experiment
Noise sensitivity
Restoration
Urban-nature orientedness
Vitality
Journal
Health & place
ISSN: 1873-2054
Titre abrégé: Health Place
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9510067
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2019
01 2019
Historique:
received:
23
02
2018
revised:
02
11
2018
accepted:
06
11
2018
pubmed:
7
12
2018
medline:
4
6
2020
entrez:
4
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In this experiment we investigated how individual differences in orientation towards built vs. nature environment as well as noise sensitivity affect psychological and physiological restoration in a constructed urban park, urban woodland and city centre of Helsinki, Finland. The participants, 30-61-year-old healthy women (N = 83), visited each study site once. The experiment consisted of a 15-min viewing session, followed by a 30-min walking session in each environment. We measured restorative effects: perceived restorative outcomes, vitality, and blood pressure in these three environments. The data were analysed in SAS with a linear mixed model. We found significant differences between environments in psychological restorative effects, but not in blood pressure. The urban-nature orientedness, and to a lesser extent noise sensitivity, modified the effect of environment on restoration. In conclusion, individual characteristics affect psychological restoration provided by various urban environments. Varying needs of individuals should be taken into account in city planning.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30502229
pii: S1353-8292(18)30195-3
doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.11.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
59-70Informations de copyright
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