Journal
HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 55, Issue -, Pages 59-70Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.11.004
Keywords
Restoration; Vitality; Urban-nature orientedness; Noise sensitivity; Blood pressure; Field experiment
Categories
Funding
- Academy of Finland, Finland [255423]
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland [41007-00004900]
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [255423, 255423] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In this experiment we investigated how individual differences in orientation towards built vs. nature environment as well as noise sensitivity affect psychological and physiological restoration in a constructed urban park, urban woodland and city centre of Helsinki, Finland. The participants, 30-61-year-old healthy women (N = 83), visited each study site once. The experiment consisted of a 15-min viewing session, followed by a 30-min walking session in each environment. We measured restorative effects: perceived restorative outcomes, vitality, and blood pressure in these three environments. The data were analysed in SAS with a linear mixed model. We found significant differences between environments in psychological restorative effects, but not in blood pressure. The urban-nature orientedness, and to a lesser extent noise sensitivity, modified the effect of environment on restoration. In conclusion, individual characteristics affect psychological restoration provided by various urban environments. Varying needs of individuals should be taken into account in city planning.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available