Healthy campus by open space design: Approaches and guidelines

Lau, Ssy; Gou, Zhonghua; Liu, Yajing

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2014.06.006

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“…Similar finding with less experience of extent has been addressed in Felsten (2009), where campus indoor settings with no views of nature did not induce great mental restoration. Campus outdoor open spaces, however, is suggested to be ideal setting in experience of restoration by engaging to abundance restorative objects (Lau et al 2014;Seitz et al 2014). So, it is expected that such settings allow a deep immersion, which facilitate a sense of distance from sustained academic life strains.…”

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Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Malekinezhad¹,

H²

2017

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Salutogenic landscape with its health-promoting qualities is a solution for ever-increasing problem of stress for university students as a vulnerable group. Based on nature related theories, natural environments could have a salutary effect on psychological restoration through stress alleviation. There is a body of research on investigating the impact of open green space characteristics for increasing of psychological restoration through framework of attention restoration theory and supportive environment theory. However, there is little knowledge on how the interaction among these characteristics could promote perceived restoration experience (PRE). To address this problem, using perceived sensory dimension (PSD) for open green space qualities and Perceived Restorativeness (PR) as properties of restorative environments, this study assessed the extent to which the PSD and PR impact on PRE. Using 444 screened data, the mediation effect of PR on the association of PSD to PRE is shown as well as the validity and reliability of proposed relationships. 'Serene', 'space', 'prospect', 'rich in species' and 'nature' were the most influential PSDs on PRE through their higher effect on perceived characteristics of 'fascination' and 'compatibility'. These results provide information within landscape architecture and planning to promote the development of open spaces as resources for psychological restoration and stress relief.

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Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Malekinezhad¹,

H²

2017

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“…In recent years, there are numerous studies related to the campus landscape. Some of the scholars report campus landscape is able to improve health (Lau, Gou and Liu, 2014), learning ecosystem (Scholl and Gulwadi, 2018), academic performance (Kweon, Ellis, Lee and Jacobs, 2017), stress and mental fatigue (Li and Sullivan, 2016). The placement of vegetation throughout the campus has an incredible impact on how students psychologically relate to their university (Stepan, Schuster, Cole, Davision and McKay, 2014;Hipp, Gulwadi, Alves, and Sequeira, 2015).…”

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Determination of Landscape Aesthetic Value in Developing Questionnaire Survey for Campus Planting Composition

Akhir¹,

Sakip²,

Abbas³

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In landscape aesthetics, planting composition is significant in revitalizing the surrounding environment. Expert judgments are essential in landscape aesthetic decisions. This article examines the experts-based approach in assessing scenic beauty based on the objective paradigm. The objective paradigm has extensively used and recognized by the art and designbased professionals. The aim of this study is to determine the selected scene for landscape preference survey. The experts are selected from the landscape architecture field with knowledge in planting design, composition and other inherent physical features of the landscape. Those attributes are used to assess the physical quality of planting composition in the campus landscape. Using the Likert scale, 10 of the experts have rated the 95 photographs of campus planting area. The pictures were presented on a separate colour slide format as a mechanism to ascertain the visual preference of experts. The design of the questionnaire consists of the principles and elements of planting design. R programming was used as a method to analyze data. The findings show that the variety of plants based on the experts' choice with a high preference which equal to complexity. The results are useful in developing a questionnaire survey for campus planting design.

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“…Particularly, Bowen et al identified that the stress level in a commercial workplace, (i.e., construction consultant) was significantly and inversely associated with the work environment among the criteria of job demand, job control, and support variables [32]. Another study found that architectural and environmental design features and strategies in institutional environments could alleviate stress and promote restoration [33].…”

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Human Factors in Green Office Building Design: The Impact of Workplace Green Features on Health Perceptions in High-Rise High-Density Asian Cities

2016

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Abstract:There is a growing concern about human factors in green building, which is imperative in high-rise high-density urban environments. This paper describes our attempts to explore the influence of workplace green features (such as green certification, ventilation mode, and building morphology) on health perceptions (personal sensation, sensorial assumptions, healing performance) based on a survey in Hong Kong and Singapore. The results validated the relationship between green features and health perceptions in the workplace environment. Remarkably, participants from the air-conditioned offices revealed significant higher concerns about health issues than those participants from the mixed-ventilated offices. The mixed-ventilation design performs as a bridge to connect the indoor environment and outdoor space, which enables people to have contact with nature. Additionally, the preferred building morphology of the workplace is the pattern of a building complex instead of a single building. The complex form integrates the configuration of courtyards, podium gardens, green terrace, public plaza, and other types of open spaces with the building clusters, which contributes to better health perceptions. This research contributes to the rationalization and optimization of passive climate-adaptive design strategies for green buildings in high-density tropical or subtropical cities.

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Healthy campus by open space design: Approaches and guidelines

Cited by 135 publications

References 34 publications

Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Determination of Landscape Aesthetic Value in Developing Questionnaire Survey for Campus Planting Composition

Human Factors in Green Office Building Design: The Impact of Workplace Green Features on Health Perceptions in High-Rise High-Density Asian Cities

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