Landscape and soundscape quality promote stress recovery in nearby urban nature: A multisensory field experiment

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 128286 - 128286

Published: March 16, 2024

Cities have different benefits and risks, but are often stressful environments to live in.Everyday contact with nearby nature can be a crucial way alleviate stress increase the well-being of citizens. However, there is still limited evidence on how nature-health vary according type quality natural environments. This study integrated multiple landscape soundscape objective perceived assessments examine recovery in types neighbourhood nature. We used field randomised experiment (n=45) analyse effects various random fixed factors restoration including: environmental conditions (e.g. temperature, wind, air quality), personal characteristics age, gender, health, connectedness), presence other people Perceived Environmental Aesthetic Qualities Scale Sound Affective Quality scale). found that physiological psychological significantly greater sites higher visual (% elements) acoustic (Normalized Difference Soundscape Index (NDSI)) naturalness i.e. beach forest, compared urban park (control site). were strongly associated recovery, these results more pronounced for soundscape. highlights deserve systematic attention green infrastructure research planning. Finally, we important early reduction Electrodermal activity (EDA) only within 3 minutes exposure especially forest.

Language: Английский

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Soundscape in city and built environment: current developments and design potentials

City and Built Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1)

Published: Jan. 12, 2023

Abstract In the field of environmental acoustics, conventional approach reducing ‘sound level’ does not always deliver required improvements in quality life. Soundscape, defined by ISO as ‘acoustic environment perceived or experienced and/or understood a person people, context’, promotes holistic approach, regarding sounds ‘resources’ rather than just ‘wastes’. The first part this review/position paper, mainly using works author and teams/collaborators examples, discusses current developments soundscape, terms soundscape understating exchanging, collecting documenting, harmonising standardising, creating designing, outreaching, showing that while considerable have been carried out, much work is still needed, basic research, more importantly, research towards practice. second paper then explores urban sound design/planning process. With proposed framework for designing open public spaces, considering four key components, including characteristics each source, acoustic effects space, social/demographic aspect users, other physical conditions, design potentials are demonstrated.

Language: Английский

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The effect of water sound level in virtual reality: A study of restorative benefits in young adults through immersive natural environments

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 88, P. 102012 - 102012

Published: April 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Effects of natural sound exposure on health recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 921, P. 171052 - 171052

Published: Feb. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Improving informational-attentional masking of water sound on traffic noise by spatial variation settings: An in situ study with brain activity measurements

Applied Acoustics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 218, P. 109904 - 109904

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

According with soundscape strategies to improve the perception of sound environment, laboratory studies have proven that introducing water sounds into urban spaces can be both an effective strategy for informational-attentional masking road traffic noise, and restorativeness creation. To extend previous findings test effectiveness applicability different spatial variations in parks, a installation was prepared, experiment conducted. Three position-varied water-sound sequences were augmented existing University campus green park through surround design method four Bluetooth loudspeakers. The mental effects attention process assessed by analyzing EEG signals including aperiodic, oscillatory components sensor-level functional connectivity, along psychological scales. played in-situ, brought more visual processing related stimulus-driven salience. And changes alpha band theta/alpha ratio among conditions showed relaxation state induced introduction sounds, consistent positive on emotion saliency perceived restorativeness. Moreover, especially two-position switching setting, modulated activity attentional network restoration via alpha-theta synchronization.

Language: Английский

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Effects of different natural soundscapes on human psychophysiology in national forest park

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: July 29, 2024

Most of the current soundscape research content is limited to discussion restoration effect single-element soundscapes, but it combination sounds that common in outdoor activities, and there no evidence natural soundscapes better with multi-element combinations. In this study, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park China was used as object, physiological indices subjects were collected through electroencephalogram signals, POMS short-form psychological scale understand subjective responses soundscape. The results showed (1) psychophysiological restorative ability confirmed, subjects' changed significantly positively after listening each section (p = 0.001). (2) multi-natural sound ranked first overall ranking five did indeed provide effects than sounds. (3) Gender does not usually have a significant on effect, only Windy Sound among four nature landscapes one gender difference, so general, significant. terms methodology, study cluster analysis types according recovery ability, ridge regression construct mathematical models soundscapes. human from different China's national forest parks will basis for planning, design, policy formulation parks.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the impact of university green spaces on Students' perceived restoration and emotional states through audio-visual perception

Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 82, P. 102766 - 102766

Published: Aug. 11, 2024

A growing body of evidence suggests that university green space (UGS) can substantially enhance students' perceived restoration. This study employed virtual reality technology to assess the characteristics audio-visual elements in three types UGS, then utilized Peason correlation analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) explored environmental perception, restoration, their associations with emotional state. Findings indicate that: (1) Within same UGS type, dominance different was relatively consistent across various locations. However, there were differences among types: artificial sounds dominant Commuter Green Spaces, while natural more prominent Natural perception trends for visual similar those sound sources. (2) Soundscape pleasantness significantly positively correlated dimensions restoration positive emotion, negatively negative had findings soundscape eventfulness. (3) The SEM results showed eventfulness could directly influence emotion. In addition, our also found a cascading mediating effect as core elements. These deepen understanding how perceptions well-being, potentially enhancing both student experiences quality UGS. Furthermore, underscore complexities involved assessment, influenced by variations social backgrounds, cultural factors, individual characteristics. emphasizes need future research consider these variables comprehensively, aiming provide deeper specific physical attributes restorative environments.

Language: Английский

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Urban Blue-Green Spaces and tranquility: a comprehensive review of noise reduction and sensory perception integration

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 22

Published: March 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Nature Sounds for Stress Recovery and Healthy Eating: A Lab Experiment Differentiating Water and Bird Sound

Environment and Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 55(3), P. 175 - 205

Published: April 1, 2023

This lab-based study tested whether nature sounds can lead to less stress reactivity, better recovery, stress-induced eating and healthy food choice stimulation, while differentiating between bird water sounds. Before (5 min) after (8 the Trier Social Stress Test, 59 participants (47% men, 18–30 years) were exposed one of three soundtracks: birds, streaming water, or wind as control. Group differences on negative affect, salivary cortisol, heart rate variability, hunger, craving, snack intake influence expectations. Both led cortisol recovery (not reactivity) reported be more stress-reducing than only. The effect was highest for No differential sound effects found variables. results confirm potential implementation restoration but future research should test (especially diet) in real-life settings.

Language: Английский

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Impact of “blue-green diet” on human health and wellbeing: A systematic review of potential determinants in shaping the effectiveness of blue-green infrastructure (BGI) in urban settings

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 926, P. 171397 - 171397

Published: March 2, 2024

Discourses concerning the potential health benefits of blue-green infrastructure (BGI) have gained momentum, highlighting its positive influence on human and wellbeing. While studies explored concept "Nature pyramid" role exposure to natural environments in promoting health, water elements remains underexplored. Rooted this concept, study proposed a notion "blue-green diet" as framework understand intricate mechanisms determinants optimal exposure. Understanding relationship between these their health-related impacts can facilitate enhancement BGI design, leading greater effectiveness wellbeing supporting sustainable urban development strategies. To enhance comprehension diet", conducted systematic literature review grasp underlying behind beneficial effects, focusing two key which are also derived from Pyramid": (1) type (2) mode interaction with within BGIs. Under search BGI's overall impacts, selected 54 journal publications Web Science Scopus since 2010. The revealed significant disparities provided by different types (in terms artificial extent scale) active passive modes. It examines how balance for enhancing discusses attributes that encourage diverse meaningful patterns. These efforts collectively aim optimize design planning, increase capacity promote extend wider range individuals. Future research should encompass broader spectrum determinants, such settings, visit frequency duration, user's social-cultural backgrounds.

Language: Английский

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