The Restorativeness of Outdoor Historical Sites in Urban Areas: Physical and Perceptual Correlations

Masullo, Massimiliano; BİLEN, Aslı ÖZÇEVİK; Toma, Roxana Adina; GÜLER, Gülşen AKIN; Maffei, Luigi

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“…Due to the high potential of fascination, places with high historical and architectural value can also provide high restorative effects ( Weber and Trojan, 2018 ). This is also confirmed by the recent studies of Wang et al (2023) on typical cultural heritage sites in China and Masullo et al (2021b) on Italian cloisters and Turkish Khan. For Galindo and Hidalgo (2005) and Hidalgo et al (2006) , cultural-historical and recreational places were considered more attractive than panoramic places and housing areas.…”

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Exploring the restorative benefits of work in smart working structures on vacations in small villages

Maffei,

Ciervo,

Marzocchi

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionProcesses of redefinition of work, already in place in the pre-pandemic era, with the advent of COVID-19, have become widely required. A “model of work” that uses new technologies and the development of existing ones to improve workers’ performance and satisfaction has emerged. Smart working has changed how people work and, as a result, spaces must also change to support them. The use of prefabricated movable buildings (PMB) could represent an opportunity to create smart (and co-) working spaces in a regenerative contest. Small villages with historical, architectural, and naturalistic elements and slow-life features are potential platforms where vacation and work could merge easily. This paper aims to establish if working in movable offices, like the PMBs, which provide a high level of visual and acoustics interaction with the surroundings, and which is positioned in small villages’ squares, can affect workers’ sense of restoration and working performance.MethodsIn a laboratory setting, in the SENS i-Lab, a videowall and a 3D spatial audio system were used to compare, in terms of restorativeness and self-reported cognitive performance, the effects of a high-rise building context of a City Business District (CBD), i.e. the control scenario, and of two typical squares of small Italian villages with historic buildings, without (HIS) and with water elements (HIS-W).ResultsThe findings of the experimental sessions showed that when working in close contact (visual and auditory) with historical or water elements, where life flows slowly, workers perceived a higher sense of restoration while job performance was unchanged.DiscussionImplementing smart working policies in small villages that encourage the use of energy-efficient prefabricated movable buildings and that offer a high level of visual and acoustic interaction with the surrounding environment may represent a promising strategy to foster the development of the local economy and contrast the depopulation of small villages, improving the worker well-being and the reducing the impact of their activities of the environment.

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Exploring the restorative benefits of work in smart working structures on vacations in small villages

Maffei,

Ciervo,

Marzocchi

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Fornara and Troffa (2009) confirmed that historic sites and urban parks have similar restorative qualities and characteristics. Masullo et al (2021b) indicated that historical–artistic features present in historical sites are closely related to all the components of restorativeness, particularly the component of fascination. Liu et al (2019) indicated that a positive soundscape perception in historic blocks could contribute to visitor satisfaction during the visiting experience.…”

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Exploring perceived restoration, landscape perception, and place attachment in historical districts: insights from diverse visitors

Li,

Luo,

Deng

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Improving the quality of the built environment to enhance people’s mental health is gaining traction across various fields, precipitating valuable actions on the wave of “Healthy China 2030” initiative. While ample studies have confirmed the benefits of interaction with natural or green spaces, the investigation into the restorative potential in urban built settings remains notably underexplored. In this study, we focused on historical districts, conducting a questionnaire survey to evaluate the restorative experiences of individuals visiting these sites. We used Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to analyze a conceptual model that encompasses landscape perception, place attachment, and perceived restoration, with a specific focus on detecting the mediating role of place attachment and the moderating influence of visitor groups. The results showed that landscape perception significantly influenced the perceived restoration, which contained the indirect effect pathway through place dependence and place identity, as well as the potent direct impact of landscape perception. Moreover, employing a multi-group analysis (MGA), we discerned that different visitor groups partially moderate the relationship between landscape perception, place attachment, and perceived restoration. This study validates the restorative features in historic districts and highlights the importance of cognitive-emotional bond in promoting psychological restoration.

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“…Additionally, as shown in Table 5, they are also important indicators of feelings of fascination. Masullo et al (2021) found that the dimension most influenced by the component aspects of history and culture is fascination [74]. Therefore, preserving and enhancing the value of cultural heritage is a key proposition in the future of green cultural heritage.…”

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The Restorative Potential of Green Cultural Heritage: Exploring Cultural Ecosystem Services’ Impact on Stress Reduction and Attention Restoration

Xie,

Luo,

Furuya

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Green cultural heritage is an important form of natural space in cities. Only a few studies have conducted restorative studies in a historical environment as most have focused on natural environments. Moreover, few studies on cultural ecosystem services (CESs) have addressed cultural heritage. Based on an onsite questionnaire distributed to green cultural heritage users (N = 64) in Hamarikyu Garden, this paper explores the value of CESs in a green cultural heritage site and the relationship between cultural ecosystem values and perceived attention restoration/stress reduction. A multiple linear regression analysis and simple linear regression analyses were used to examine the data. The results showed that (1) the cultural ecosystem values of the green cultural heritage site were all rated highly except for the sense of place; (2) spending time in green cultural heritage provided respondents significant perceived attention restoration and stress reduction; (3) aesthetics and cultural heritage significantly affected perceived stress reduction, while attention restoration showed a significant positive correlation with aesthetic value and sense of place; and (4) the more visitors perceived the value of CESs, the more significant the perceived stress reduction and attention recovery were. This study indicates that CESs represent a useful tool for measuring the environmental characteristics of green cultural heritage sites and can predict perceived psychological recovery in green cultural heritage sites. Our findings enhance our knowledge about restorative environmental attributes through objective descriptions of potential health-promoting qualities and can be utilized as inspiration for designing restorative environments in green cultural heritage sites.

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The Restorativeness of Outdoor Historical Sites in Urban Areas: Physical and Perceptual Correlations

Cited by 16 publications

References 32 publications

Exploring the restorative benefits of work in smart working structures on vacations in small villages

Exploring the restorative benefits of work in smart working structures on vacations in small villages

Exploring perceived restoration, landscape perception, and place attachment in historical districts: insights from diverse visitors

The Restorative Potential of Green Cultural Heritage: Exploring Cultural Ecosystem Services’ Impact on Stress Reduction and Attention Restoration

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