Restorative benefits of urban green space: Physiological, psychological restoration and eye movement analysis

Liu, Linghan; Qu, Haiyan; Ma, Yimeng; Wang, Kang; Qu, Hongxin

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113930

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“…This result is consistent with the existing literature in environmental psychology that demonstrates the positive effects that greeneries have on building users, especially consumers (Brengman et al , 2012). However, unlike the research that reports the positive effect of water on restorative benefits (Liu et al , 2022), our results showed that prospective hospitality workers are least concerned about indoor water features. There could be several reasons for this outcome.…”

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Biophilic design for urban hotels – prospective hospitality employees’ perspectives

Guzzo

Suess

Legendre

2022

IJCHM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate a holistic way of incorporating biophilic building design that creates a restorative environment attractive to prospective urban hotel employees. This study additionally examines the role of perceived well-being from nature attributes and associated impacts on emotions and likelihood to choose to work for a hotel with nature attributes. Design/methodology/approach This study used a conjoint analysis to detect the most resotrative individual and combinations of biophilic attributes that can improve employee well-being. In addition, nature attributes influence on emotions and intentions to work for a hotel were analyzed. Findings Results showed that not all nature attributes are equally evaluated by urban hotel prospective employees. In this study, the authors found that natural lighting, outdoor green views and indoor landscaping are important factors in the evaluation of an urban hotel with biophilic features. However, this tendency varies when the sample was divided by prospective employees’ who perceived higher or lower levels of well-being would be influenced by nature attributes. Originality/value Unlike previous studies, the authors tested a multiattribute design and results demonstrate the perceived restorative effect of nature attributes in an environment on prospective employees. In addition to extending the biophilic design in hospitality literature, the authors provide practical suggestions to urban hotels incorporating biophilic design and propose that specific elements have the propensity to enhance the well-being of prospective employees and reinforce positive emotions and intentions to work for urban hotels that incorporate them.

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Biophilic design for urban hotels – prospective hospitality employees’ perspectives

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2022

IJCHM

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“…Additionally, parks often serve as places for people to socialize, and frequent social contact could effectively improve social well-being [43,44]. Surprisingly, the coverage of parks within the 0.5 km buffer had no significant effects on SRH, which is not consistent with studies from Beijing, China [45,46]. One possible explanation was that both urban areas and peri-urban areas were included in our study, and the coverage ratio of parks in peri-urban areas was small, leading to a merely 23.7% coverage ratio of parks within a 0.5 km circular buffer.…”

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Disparities in the Health Benefits of Urban Green/Blue Space: A Case Study from Shandong Province, China

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This study examined the relationships between different types of urban green and blue space (UGS/UBS) and self-reported health (SRH), and the disparities in the health benefits associated with them. Using data from a social survey in Shandong Province and multi-source data including remote sensing land use and vector polygons of parks from map service providers, we measured the proximity and coverage ratio of various UGS/UBS types. The Euclidean distance measures the proximity of homes to parks and rivers. The coverage ratio measures the total green space, forests, grassland, and freshwater. The health benefits were gauged by SRH. We found that the proximity to parks and rivers had a positive influence on the SRH of all the respondents. For the elderly, the proximity to parks and the coverage ratio of total green space and grassland within a 0.5 km circular buffer were significantly associated with SRH. The coverage ratio of the total green space and grassland both had positive relationships with the SRH of the high-income groups. The closer they were to rivers, the healthier the youth and females were. Our results suggest that urban planners should take the types of UGS/UBS into account to create a better living environment that optimally benefits residents’ SRH.

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“…Urban green spaces have been connected to physical and psychological benefits due to their putative effects on physical activity (Lee & Maheswaran, 2011). Urban spaces that are conducive to physical exercise are especially important for health benefits such as disease prevention, good mental health and well-being, and other psychological benefits (Astell-Burt & Feng, 2020;Liu et al, 2022;Nutsford et al, 2013). In the current study, respondents were satisfied with the quality of the UGS, particularly with trails and footpaths, places to sit and rest, the presence of children's playgrounds, and illumination facilities.…”

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User Satisfaction and the Social and Environmental Benefits of Urban Green Spaces: A Case Study of Thimphu City, Bhutan

Man

Dorji²,

Zangmo³

2022

NJEDP

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Urban green spaces provide important recreational, social, and ecological benefits in urban settings. Understanding of the use and benefits associated with green spaces amongst urban residents is crucial in developing appropriate urban green infrastructure strategies. This study explored visitors’ levels of satisfaction with the benefits, characteristics, and determined factors influencing visitor satisfaction with urban green spaces. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey from a random sample of 125 visitors from three urban green spaces in the capital city of Bhutan, Thimphu. Visitors' satisfaction with urban parks was assessed based on their quality, social, and environmental benefits. Descriptive statistics and an ordered logistic-regression model were used to analyze the data. Results indicate that visitors were satisfied with quality as well as the social and ecological benefits of green spaces. Results also revealed that factors significantly influencing visitor satisfaction included educational level, frequency of visit, day visit, distance from home, quality of the urban park, social benefits, and ecological benefits. Overall, the study stresses the importance of optimizing green infrastructure planning in order to promote social and environmental well-being in the face of the growing populations in urban areas.

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Restorative benefits of urban green space: Physiological, psychological restoration and eye movement analysis

Cited by 87 publications

References 38 publications

Biophilic design for urban hotels – prospective hospitality employees’ perspectives

Biophilic design for urban hotels – prospective hospitality employees’ perspectives

Disparities in the Health Benefits of Urban Green/Blue Space: A Case Study from Shandong Province, China

User Satisfaction and the Social and Environmental Benefits of Urban Green Spaces: A Case Study of Thimphu City, Bhutan

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