The desirability of views of city skylines after dark

Nasar, Jack L.; Terzano, Kathryn

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.11.007

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“…Skyline preferences depended on the mix of formal structural characteristics and natural content (Nasar and Terzano, 2010 ). Several attributes address these considerations.…”

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Designer's approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Hunter

Askarinejad

2015

Front. Psychol.

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It is well-established that the experience of nature produces an array of positive benefits to mental well-being. Much less is known about the specific attributes of green space which produce these effects. In the absence of translational research that links theory with application, it is challenging to design urban green space for its greatest restorative potential. This translational research provides a method for identifying which specific physical attributes of an environmental setting are most likely to influence preference and restoration responses. Attribute identification was based on a triangulation process invoking environmental psychology and aesthetics theories, principles of design founded in mathematics and aesthetics, and empirical research on the role of specific physical attributes of the environment in preference or restoration responses. From this integration emerged a list of physical attributes defining aspects of spatial structure and environmental content found to be most relevant to the perceptions involved with preference and restoration. The physical attribute list offers a starting point for deciphering which scene stimuli dominate or collaborate in preference and restoration responses. To support this, functional definitions and metrics—efficient methods for attribute quantification are presented. Use of these research products and the process for defining place-based metrics can provide (a) greater control in the selection and interpretation of the scenes/images used in tests of preference and restoration and (b) an expanded evidence base for well-being designers of the built environment.

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“…Skyline preferences depended on the mix of formal structural characteristics and natural content (Nasar and Terzano, 2010 ). Several attributes address these considerations.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designer's approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Hunter

Askarinejad

2015

Front. Psychol.

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“…They answered on a 9-point scale, with 1—very unpleasant and 9—very pleasant. One-item measures anchored unpleasant–pleasant was previously used in environmental studies to assess affective appraisal of residential area [45] and to investigate the preferences toward urban and natural environment [46]. …”

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Polish Version of the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS-Poland)

Jaśkiewicz

Besta

2016

IJERPH

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The characteristics of built environments are the subject of intense consideration in the search for solutions to promote wellbeing and a higher quality of life among the inhabitants of cities. Walkability, defined as the extent to which the built environment is friendly to living and fulfilling the needs of the area, has become an important concept in sustainable urban design, public health and environmental psychology. This study systematically adapted the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) for Poland, and evaluated the construct validity aspects of the adapted version among Polish adults. A total sample of 783 participants from a TriCity (Trójmiasto) agglomeration completed the adapted version of the NEWS. Smaller extracted samples of the participants also completed wellbeing related scales, including self-efficacy, local identity and distance to city centre measures. It was expected that various districts of Gdańsk would differ in terms of walkability. The confirmatory factor analysis showed satisfactory goodness-of-fit statistics and factor loadings corresponding to the proposed original factor structure. According to the predictions, the NEWS subscales correlated with the self-efficacy, local identity and wellbeing related measures. In addition, the comparisons between the neighbourhoods of Gdańsk also showed a predictable pattern of results. Overall, the NEWS demonstrated satisfactory measurement properties, and may be useful in the evaluation of the built environment in Poland.

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“…Views that incorporate horizon and sky are the most satisfactory, particularly after dark. In fact, night scenery of cities and their skylines seem to be equally, or even more appealing to human eye than natural scenes [22].…”

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Dynamic shading of a building envelope based on rotating polarized film system controlled by one-dimensional cellular automata in regular tessellations (triangular, square and hexagonal)

Zawidzki

2015

Advanced Engineering Informatics

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The desirability of views of city skylines after dark

Cited by 34 publications

References 35 publications

Designer's approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Designer's approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Polish Version of the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS-Poland)

Dynamic shading of a building envelope based on rotating polarized film system controlled by one-dimensional cellular automata in regular tessellations (triangular, square and hexagonal)

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