Evidence-based Field Research on Health Benefits of Urban Green Area

Abstract

Wi t hi n c r e a s i n gi n t e r e s t i nh e a l t hp r o mo t i o na n dq u a l i t yo fl i f e , g r o w i n ga t t e n t i o nh a sb e e nf o c u s e do nt h eb e n e f i c i a l e f f e c t so fu r b a ng r e e na r e a . Ho we v e r ,v e r yf e w e v i d e n c e -b a s e da p p r o a c h e sh a v eb e e nc o n d u c t e do nt h eh e a l t h -r e l a t e d b e n e f i t so f u r b a ng r e e n e r y . T h e r e f o r e , t h i ss t u d ye x a mi n e dt h eh e a l t h -r e l a t e db e n e f i t so f g r e e na r e a su s i n gp h y s i o l o g i c a l a n d

The Effects of Viewing the Forest Landscape on Physiological and Psychological Status in Radiologists

“…Thus, the total mood disturbance (TMD) was reduced. These results in this study were consistent with those of earlier studies that reported that viewing forest landscapes decreased the levels of tension, anger, fatigue, and confusion, but increased the level of vigor compared to the levels after viewing urban landscapes, thus reducing the level of the total mood disturbance (TMD) (Park et al, 2010, Lee et al, 2011. Park et al (2010) pointed out that lower illumination intensity and humidity, and higher air pressure in forests reduced the levels of anger, fatigue and depression when viewing forest landscapes.…”

“…Third, viewing forest landscapes was more effective for the subscales of comfort and stability in the SD, which was also consistent with the results of earlier studies that found that the group of people who viewed forest landscapes showed statistically significant differences in the levels of comfort and presence compared to the group of people who viewed urban landscapes (Lee et al, 2011, Jung et al, 2013, Eom et al, 2015, Song et al, 2015. In terms of the subscale of stability, however, the group of people who viewed forest groups in the earlier studies showed a higher level of stability than the group of people who viewed urban landscapes, but there was no significant difference in the two groups in this study.…”

“…First, the results of the assessment of physiological responses showed that the HF values after viewing the forest landscape was higher than those after viewing the urban landscape. Other studies also reported that the values of HF after viewing forest landscapes were higher than those after viewing urban landscapes (Park et al, 2010, Lee et al, 2011, Song et al, 2015, Eom et al, 2015. However, in a study that was conducted among 9 adults who were instructed to view forest and urban landscapes in autumn for 15 minutes (Jung et al, 2013), the values of normHF after viewing forest landscapes were statistically significantly higher than those after viewing urban landscapes, but the values of LF/(LF+HF), an indicator of the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, were statistically significantly low.…”

Usage of urban green space and related feelings of deprivation during the COVID-19 lockdown: Lessons learned from an Italian case study

“…Instead, moderating urban density and ensuring the proximity of green spaces and green corridors – as suggested by respondents – would allow more equal access to UGS and landscape views, reducing the sense of “green deprivation”. It has been demonstrated that giving city-dwellers the chance to spend time outdoors at a short distance from home can be highly beneficial for the community, contributing to feelings of mutual solidarity and social inclusion that support interpersonal relationships ( Rugel et al 2019 ) – and this in turn has psychological benefits, reducing stress-related illnesses and enhancing overall health and wellbeing ( Grahn and Stigsdotter, 2003 , Chiesura, 2004 , Lee et al, 2011 , Bertram and Rehdanz, 2015 , Carrus et al, 2015 ).…”

Nature Therapy and Preventive Medicine

“…Flow cytometric analysis was performed with a FACScan flow cytometer as described previously (Li et al, 2007a(Li et al, , 2007b(Li et al, , 2008a(Li et al, , 2008bLi, 2010b). Investigation of human physiological responses in actual field sites is extremely valuable because it can reveal the total effects of the surrounding environment (Lee et al, 2009(Lee et al, , 2011b(Lee et al, , 2011cMatsunaga et al, 2011;Park et al, 2007Park et al, , 2008aPark et al, , 2008bPark et al, , 2009Tsunetsugu et al 2007b). A field study provides more important information regarding the effects of real environments than an indoor study.…”