Keeping Promises—how to Attain the Goal of Designing Health-Supporting Urban Green Space

Stigsdotter, Ulrika K.; Sidenius, Ulrik

doi:10.15302/j-laf-1-030015

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“…Questionnaire results considering the effects of spatial characteristics of open space inside WPE indicate that employees prefer natural over built characteristics. Natural spatial characteristics in the open space are far more important for its calming effects than built ones, which is well-stressed in general literature [4][5][6]8,[10][11][12][13]15,16,23,30,33,34,39,41,53]. Considering WPE there is far less research on this topic, but all the existing research supports these assumptions [4,7,9,12,13,18,23,25,30], as well as the results of this research, regarding the specific WPE.…”

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“…Additionally, urban design elements such as urban furniture, pavement, and urban furniture in the open space, can promote and support different activities such as socialization, communication, relaxation, or recreation [11,35,42,75]. All of these activities support physical and mental health and help reduce the overall SL [15,[76][77][78].…”

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“…However, this kind of place is privately owned, and it is not open and accessible to all users thereof. In the other side, the term is not similar to an open plan concept, which is related to the interior design of buildings), both built and natural, can have a beneficial effect on reducing the SL and improving health outcomes [10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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The Effects of Open Space on Reducing Workplace Stress: Case Study of Business Park in the Post-Socialist Urban Setting

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Working people spend around 54% of their waking hours at a workplace, according to recent statistics. Work-related stress is unavoidable, and it can damage the health of employees and affect business performance. In this paper, we argue that open space inside the workplace environment can have a positive influence on reducing overall stress levels in all the categories of users. To our knowledge, there is a significant lack of research considering specific business districts and the gated complexes called business parks, especially in post-socialist Eastern European cities, where there they are still a novelty. Empirical research in this study is on the single case study of Business Park “Airport city” in Belgrade, Serbia. Its main focus is on the survey conducted with 235 participants based on a questionnaire, which examines the relation between workplace stress and workplace environments. The findings from the questionnaire show that the frequency, duration, and activity of open space usage influence the stress levels of employees in this specific workplace, while it is not visible relating to their age and gender. Additionally, final implications suggest that improved open space, such as well-expected greenery, but also the urban design non-associative to workspace and the socialization and exercise amenities customized for frequent and short work breaks, can facilitate the overall well-being of employees. They are innovative elements in relatively underdeveloped research on stress measures with open space usage characteristics in the specific (gated) workplace setting.

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“…According to the WHO, it is important that landscape architects understand that green space should be designed in a manner that supports and improves human health [18], as defined by the WHO [19]. To attain successful health design in landscape architecture, Stigsdotter and Sidenius propose that designers incorporate four foundation stones in the design process: 1. the target group, 2. the nature and human health relationship, 3. the environment, and 4. how the target group will use the environment [20]. They further recommend that an evidence-based design process is followed in order to ensure the design will support health, and describe a comprehensive evidence-based approach to health design in landscape architecture, the Evidence-Based Health Design in Landscape Architecture (EBHDL) process model [20].…”

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“…To attain successful health design in landscape architecture, Stigsdotter and Sidenius propose that designers incorporate four foundation stones in the design process: 1. the target group, 2. the nature and human health relationship, 3. the environment, and 4. how the target group will use the environment [20]. They further recommend that an evidence-based design process is followed in order to ensure the design will support health, and describe a comprehensive evidence-based approach to health design in landscape architecture, the Evidence-Based Health Design in Landscape Architecture (EBHDL) process model [20]. Some of the identified benefits of the EBHDL process model are that it is user-centered (the users are central to the design process), interdisciplinary (incorporates evidence from several research and practice disciplines), systematic (the evidence is systematized in relation to clear aims), and transparent (it provides documentation of the arguments governing the decisions made regarding the design) [20].…”

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From Evidence to Design Solution—On How to Handle Evidence in the Design Process of Sustainable, Accessible and Health-Promoting Landscapes

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The work of landscape architects can contribute to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the associated ‘Leave no one behind’ agenda by creating accessible and health-promoting green spaces (especially goals 3, 10 and 11). To ensure that the design of green space delivers accessibility and intended health outcomes, an evidence-based design process is recommended. This is a challenge, since many landscape architects are not trained in evidence-based design, and leading scholars have called for methods that can help landscape architects work in an evidence-based manner. This paper examines the implementation of a process model for evidence-based health design in landscape architecture. The model comprises four steps: ‘evidence collection’, ‘programming’, ‘designing’, and ‘evaluation’. The paper aims to demonstrate how the programming step can be implemented in the design of a health-promoting nature trail that is to offer people with mobility disabilities improved mental, physical and social health. We demonstrate how the programming step systematizes evidence into design criteria (evidence-based goals) and design solutions (how the design criteria are to be solved in the design). The results of the study are presented as a design ‘Program’, which we hope can serve as an example for landscape architects of how evidence can be translated into design.

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The Inaccessible Nature of Accessible Nature—How the Concepts of Behavioural Settings and Affordances Can Support the Design Process of Physically and Socially Inclusive Natural Environments with a Potential Health- Promoting Effect for People with Mobility Disabilities

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Corazon

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Keeping Promises—how to Attain the Goal of Designing Health-Supporting Urban Green Space

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

The Effects of Open Space on Reducing Workplace Stress: Case Study of Business Park in the Post-Socialist Urban Setting

The Effects of Open Space on Reducing Workplace Stress: Case Study of Business Park in the Post-Socialist Urban Setting

From Evidence to Design Solution—On How to Handle Evidence in the Design Process of Sustainable, Accessible and Health-Promoting Landscapes

The Inaccessible Nature of Accessible Nature—How the Concepts of Behavioural Settings and Affordances Can Support the Design Process of Physically and Socially Inclusive Natural Environments with a Potential Health- Promoting Effect for People with Mobility Disabilities

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