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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
Urban & Fischer Verlag
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Urban & Fischer Verlag

1618-8667

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    People with the least positive attitudes to green exercise derive most anxiolytic benefit from walking in green space

    Flowers, Elliott P.Turner, Anne I.Abbott, GavinTimperio, Anna...
    6页
    查看更多>>摘要：Green exercise elicits greater psychological benefits than urban exercise. We assessed the role of expectations, attitudes to green exercise, and trait anxiety on the anxiolytic effect of green exercise. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups to reduce order effects. One group completed a bout of green exercise followed by a bout of urban exercise and the second group vice-versa. Participants ( N = 22) completed 30 -minutes of walking in both green and urban environments, with state anxiety assessed pre-, during-and post activity. Measures of expectations, attitudes to green exercise, and trait anxiety were recorded at baseline. The findings suggest that green exercise does not elicit greater reductions in anxiety than urban exercise. However, a 30-minute walk in green space elicited greater improvements in state anxiety for participants with a lower positive attitude to green exercise(b = 5.14, 95% CI 0.48-9.80, p = 0.032). Attitudes to green exercise play a role in the anxiolytic effects of green exercise and should be considered when delivering green exercise interventions for mental health outcomes.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier

    Where to construct new urban green spaces to be at the recommended distance from users and to complement existing ones? A study in five cities of northern Portugal

    Martins, Bruno
    10页
    查看更多>>摘要：The proximity to urban green spaces (UGS) is important to facilitate their use by citizens, mainly by the most vulnerable groups in society who are usually unable to walk long distances. Furthermore, there are several ecosystem services from which the population can only benefit if UGS are close. In addition to being important to identify areas without a UGS nearby, it is also important to indicate possible locations for a new UGS, thus avoiding wasting resources by overlapping coverage areas or leaving gaps in coverage. It is also important to understand among all possible locations where the construction of a UGS is most needed. The present study aims (i) to identify possible locations for future UGS and order them by construction priority, (ii) to develop and test a methodology for decision-makers and urban planners and (iii) to contribute to increasing and developing UGS in cities. Considering residential areas, the results reveal a deficiency in UGS coverage in all the cities studied, as only 43.86-57.09% of residential areas have a UGS within 300 m. Construction of proposed UGS will lead to a 12.30-26.15% increase in coverage. The proposed methodology needs further improvement, but it can be a valuable tool for urban planners and decision-makers, and can encourage the construction of more UGS.
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    • NSTL
    • Elsevier

    How perceived sensory dimensions of urban green spaces are associated with adults' perceived restoration, stress, and mental health?

    Yakinlar, NiyazeAkpinar, Abdullah
    11页
    查看更多>>摘要：This study investigates associations between perceived sensory dimensions (PSDs) of urban green spaces (UGSs) and adults' perceived restoration, stress, and mental health. Data were collected through surveys with 426 adults in 2019 in seven different UGSs in Aydin, Turkey. The PSDs of UGSs (nature, serene, space, rich in species, social, prospect, culture, and refuge) were evaluated and rated by two professional landscape architects. The perceived restorativeness (being away, fascination, coherence, and compatibility) was measured with the Perceived Restorativeness Scale, and health indicators (stress, mental health, mental health diagnosis, mental health treatment, general health, and quality of life) were measured with self-reported questions. Multivariate multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine associations controlling for confounding factors. Four of the eight PSDs were analyzed due to multicollinearity issues in the study. Regression analyses showed that 'nature' was positively associated with perceived restorativeness, stress, and mental health, while 'refuge' was only positively associated with perceived restorativeness. On the other hand, 'serene' was negatively associated with perceived restorativeness. Whereas 'rich in species' was found to be negatively associated with perceived restorativeness and positively associated with mental health diagnosis. In addition, findings showed that frequency of and duration of UGSs visit were negatively associated with perceived restorativeness. The findings suggest that providing characteristics of 'nature' and 'refuge' in UGSs may provide restorative effects and mental benefits to adults. However, unexpected results suggest that further research is needed before using these characteristics as a tool by landscape architects and city planners.
      原文链接:
    • NSTL
    • Elsevier