Associations of time spent gardening with mental wellbeing and life satisfaction in mid-to-late adulthood

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 87, P. 101993 - 101993

Published: March 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Attitudes and Behaviors toward the Use of Public and Private Green Space during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran

Land, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 10(10), P. 1085 - 1085

Published: Oct. 14, 2021

This paper reports the results of an exploratory study carried out in Birjand, Iran, during first year COVID-19 pandemic. The aim was to explore behavioral change use and motivation visit a green space (public or private) pandemic as compared pre-pandemic period, effect spaces (private public) on users’ feelings, relations between extent which access missed, characteristics respondents place they live. A survey through online questionnaire winter 2020 about 400 responses were collected. showed decrease visitation public pandemic, higher private such gardens courtyards by those with access. In addition, both enhance positive feelings negative ones. Respondents missed spaces, especially when their before high, women them more than men. Therefore, might represent opportunity for psychological respite time but also socialization. respondents’ useful suggestions urban landscape planning city Birjand that be other cities dry lands; improving quality beyond quantity may play role enhancing connection nature effects mental health, this can improve recreation opportunities reduce inequalities.

Language: Английский

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Flowers – Sunshine for the soul! How does floral colour influence preference, feelings of relaxation and positive up-lift?

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 79, P. 127795 - 127795

Published: Nov. 25, 2022

The natural environment is increasingly valued for its positive effect in retaining/restoring good mental health. Landscape architects are now challenged to embed therapeutic aspects within certain landscape designs, but what does this mean practice? Flower colour has been one area that attracted attention as potentially improving the restorative of a designed landscape. In research, 670 UK residents were surveyed examine their preferences and emotional responses flower using computer-generated images 'daisy-like' flowers 8 separate colours. Results showed white, blue orange most preferred data suggested, however, two phenomena determining psychological benefits associated with colour. first there some generic key floral colours – play an effective role relaxation/stress reduction; warm - orange, yellow red evoke uplifted emotions deliver better affect. Interestingly, white was could both relax provide emotions. second phenomenon though, suggests additionally independently, individual preference particular can also elicit benefits, irrespective is. effect, favoured have acts at personal level. This finding significance be used promote 'generic' appropriate locations, components any still need take account preferences.

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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‘Blossom Buddies’ − How do flower colour combinations affect emotional response and influence therapeutic landscape design?

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 248, P. 105099 - 105099

Published: April 25, 2024

Natural landscapes are linked to health and well-being outcomes. This research investigated emotional responses colour in the landscape. An online questionnaire (with 715 respondents) was employed capture participants' preferences positive psychological reactions key flower colours combinations. Images were created using combinations of pansy flowers various colours. Flower explored effects complementary, analogous warm/cool harmonies. Orange (a warm colour) provided a strong uplifting emotion participants: an response that maintained even when up 50 % orange replaced by complementary (and cool) blue. In contrast, relaxing effect 100 blue lost 25 or more orange. Using cool colours, it evident feelings relaxation than purple, adding purple combination (50:50) reduced capacity floral composition promote relaxation. The found be most relaxing, however, white; but again mixing this with either tended reduce its relax. Thus, study suggests certain patterns provide generic enhancing individuals; point can exploited designed therapeutic landscapes. data also indicated, scored quite highly for (mean score > 6.5) people's favourite colour/combination often described as (7.4), indicating subjective nature preference response. whilst understanding principles about responses, designers need take account personal should some variety colours/colour different parts garden/park. These findings valuable insights horticultural design practices, emphasizing importance selection user creating supportive environments mental well-being.

Language: Английский

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Botanic Garden Tourism, Social Value, Health, and Well-Being

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 187 - 199

Published: April 28, 2024

Many botanic gardens are flourishing, and many others can learn from those leading the way; at same time, all form new allegiances informed by service research. We developed this paper to plant seeds for different stakeholders interested in putting a spotlight on garden tourism opportunities. It is response call action across sector greater public engagement, challenge awareness disparity, ensure vitality viability of sector. Our commentary considers positive, transformative making, marketing, management, development. recommend holistic, integrated services via ecosystemic thinking collaborative partnerships with non-traditional design sustainable ecosystems. envisaged that research will spur more responsible, ethical, moral enterprise opportunities drive change meeting development goals good plants, people, planet.

Language: Английский

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Care and safety in neighborhood preferences for vacant lot greenspace in legacy cities

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 214, P. 104156 - 104156

Published: May 25, 2021

We conducted a post-construction survey of neighborhood preferences for street scale urban greenspace designed as green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) on vacant residential lots in Detroit, city where has potential to address structural inequities that characterize legacy cities and affect well-being. investigated residents' related their perceptions microscale elements: immediately perceptible fine grain landscape characteristics plants, landform, water, materials. Our results suggest elements care safety, which are strongly treatments near homes. For each two replicate pilot sites, we developed 15 alternative (including control lot). Across treatments, varied could act cues (CTC) or safety (CTS). In all households within 250 m the measured treatments. Among CTC, regular mowing was essential preference, low-growing shrubs forbs with prominent flowers most preferred A CTS, bollards separating from public access, were Lots planted many trees by smaller percentage residents, less preference. Overall, more well-explained perceived than safety. Furthermore, explains effect

Language: Английский

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Do social isolation and neighborhood walkability influence relationships between COVID-19 experiences and wellbeing in predominantly Black urban areas?

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 217, P. 104264 - 104264

Published: Oct. 7, 2021

Language: Английский

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‘Designing a wellbeing garden’ a systematic review of design recommendations

Design for Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(2), P. 180 - 201

Published: May 4, 2023

Evidence demonstrates the benefits of gardens for promoting wellbeing. Some are now being designed specifically to promote wellbeing; however, there currently no evidence-based guidelines or recommendations available designers support such endeavours. The present study undertakes a systematic review garden design literature to: (1) identify defining characteristics that promotes wellbeing in non-clinical populations; and (2) summarize existing evaluations designs into can Online databases were used papers published before October 2022, from which 17 publications reviewed. This was conducted following PRISMA framework scoping reviews. Results: centred around six aspects: accessibility, wayfinding, fostering serenity, multisensory planting, spatial organization, cultural artefacts. From these, developed create gardens.

Language: Английский

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Motivations for urban front gardening: A quantitative analysis

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 238, P. 104835 - 104835

Published: June 28, 2023

Private gardens in urban settings offer multiple benefits for the environment and society. In addition to people's health well-being, planting front particular can mitigate local flooding heat islands. To encourage more garden planting, greater understanding of householders' motivations gardening is needed. Addressing research gaps on reasons other than food production gardens, a large-scale online survey (n = 1,000) was conducted with urban/suburban dwellers England. Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors motivation: enjoyment, meaning benefit (intrinsic), creating something beautiful (aesthetic) functional outcomes (utilitarian). A regression model incorporating sociodemographic variables explained 11% variance time spent gardening, intrinsic strongest predictor. Intrinsic were stronger women men. The study provides quantitative categorisation motivational as basis comparative design interventions policy increase gardening.

Language: Английский

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