On the Impact of Public Art: How Engaging a Pedestrian-level Exhibition Improves Neighbourhood Connectedness and Well-being
Wellbeing Space and Society,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 100252 - 100252
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Psychological Determinants of Aesthetic and Affective Preferences for Nature and Urban Scenes: Anxiety, Nature Exposure, and Mental Imagery
Empirical Studies of the Arts,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2025
Artistic
paintings
and
photographs
are
often
used
as
alternatives
to
direct
experiences
of
nature,
some
may
have
restorative
health
effects
not
yet
fully
understood.
This
study
examined
if/how
anxiety,
sensory
mental
imagery,
prior
exposure
nature
impacted
aesthetic
affective
responses
(AAR)
environmental
scenes.
Participants
(
n
=
368)
evaluated
urban
scenes
via
three
sets
ratings:
(liking)
(perceived
openness
anticipated
relaxation).
Results
showed
that
the
strength
visual
imagery
significantly
predicted
AAR.
Prior
modulated
but
had
no
effect
on
Higher
anxiety
levels
influenced
emotional
ones.
Findings
diagnostic
implications
for
assessing
elevated
well
designing
wellbeing-promoting
spaces
in
areas
where
access
is
limited,
such
hospitals,
detention
centers,
underground
workplaces.
Язык: Английский
Ad-Blocked Reality: Evaluating User Perceptions of Content Blocking Concepts Using Extended Reality
Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2025
Язык: Английский
Exploring the influence of urban art interventions on attraction and wellbeing: an empirical field experiment
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2024
While
cities
are
attractive
places,
brimming
with
opportunities
and
possibilities
for
their
inhabitants,
they
have
also
been
found
to
negative
consequences,
especially
on
physical
mental
health.
In
a
world
of
ever-growing
urban
populations,
it
is
important
understand
how
make
healthier
more
pleasant
places
live.
the
present
study,
we
investigated
impact
art
as
an
intervention
compared
well-known
effects
greenery
(i.e.,
plants
vegetation)
in
identically
framed
intervention.
Specifically,
looked
at
people
engage
Graetzloase
(a
type
parklet)
its
embedding
environment
terms
visual
spatial
attraction
well
wellbeing.
The
displayed
either
abstract
or
was
placed
two
distinct
streets
that,
among
other
elements,
contained
greenery.
Our
field
study
captured
ongoing
experiences
during
people's
exploration
by
employing
mobile
eye-trackers
physiological
devices.
our
findings
demonstrated
certain
level
towards
Graetzloases,
not
pronounced
initially
anticipated.
Nevertheless,
analyses
still
inform
Язык: Английский
Neurochallenges in smart cities: state-of-the-art, perspectives, and research directions
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
18
Опубликована: Дек. 18, 2024
Smart
city
development
is
a
complex,
transdisciplinary
challenge
that
requires
adaptive
resource
use
and
context-aware
decision-making
practices
to
enhance
human
functionality
capabilities
while
respecting
societal
environmental
rights,
ethics.
There
an
urgent
need
for
action
in
cities,
particularly
(i)
the
health
wellbeing
of
urban
residents
ensuring
inclusivity
(e.g.,
through
intelligent
design
public
spaces,
mobility,
transportation)
(ii)
improve
resilience
sustainability
better
disaster
management,
planning
logistics,
waste
management).
This
paper
aims
explore
how
neuroscientific
neurotechnological
solutions
can
contribute
smart
as
experts
various
fields
underline
real-time
sensing
designs
control
algorithms
inspired
by
brain
could
help
build
plan
systems
are
healthy,
safe,
inclusive,
resilient.
Motivated
potential
interplay
between
challenges
these
emerging
technologies,
we
provide
overview
state-of-the-art
research
bibliometric
analysis
neurochallenges
within
context
cities
using
terms
data
extracted
from
Scopus
database
2018
2022.
The
results
indicate
remains
fragmented
technology-driven,
relying
heavily
on
internet
things
(IoT)
artificial
intelligence
(AI)-based
technologies.
Mostly,
it
also
lacks
careful
integration
adoption
tailored
goals
human-centric
concerns.
In
this
context,
article
explores
key
streams
discusses
create
new
synergies
complementarities
challenge-technology
intersection.
We
conclude
realizing
vision
at
nexus
neuroscience,
technology,
space,
society
more
than
just
technological
progress.
Integrating
dimension
alongside
tools
crucial.
necessitates
interdisciplinary
collaboration
co-production
knowledge
toward
hybrid
intelligence,
where
education
research,
innovation,
innovation
genuinely
built.
hope
insights
will
orient
interventions
living
ensure
they
responsive
well
legal
ethical
Язык: Английский
Urbanising religion and health: naga symbolism in northeast Thailand’s urbanscape
Cities & Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 7
Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2024
In
the
western
part
of
world
today,
religion
is
often
overlooked
in
planning
healthy
and
sustainable
cities.
Yet
even
though
modern
urban
assumed
to
be
secular,
places
worship
can
seen
throughout
cities,
structures
are
built
on
existing
historical
spatial
configurations
which
inevitably
include
religion.
Southeast
Asia,
central
city
planning,
architecture,
building
orientation,
although
connections
with
health
less
known.
To
stimulate
discussion
nexus
urbanscapes,
religions,
healths,
I
analyse
photographs
taken
towns
cities
northeast
Thailand
about
naga,
a
giant
serpent-like
demi-god
Buddhism,
folklore,
mythology.
Specifically,
by
applying
Davey
Grant's
[2024.
The
visual
essay
knowledge
production:
towards
visually
informed
understanding
health.
Cities
&
Health,
8
(1),
1–7]
analytic
framework
for
compiling
essays,
ponder
following
question
its
implications:
How
might
naga
symbolism
urbanscape
connected
health?
show
that
pervasive
fabric
has
potential
implications
including
reframing
something
human-centred
or
value-centred
post-human.
Язык: Английский
The Impact of Urban art on Wellbeing: A Laboratory Study
Empirical Studies of the Arts,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2024
Art
has
proven
be
an
asset
in
maintaining
and
enhancing
our
wellbeing.
Following
a
recent
field
study,
the
present
laboratory
investigation
assessed
whether
to
what
extent
interaction
with
art
urban
public
spaces
can
positively
impact
experienced
Participants
watched
videos
simulating
parking-lot-sized
intervention
decorated
art,
greenery
(active
control),
or
nothing
(conventional
control)
setting.
Before
after
interacting
each
video,
participants’
anxiety,
stress,
positive
negative
mood
were
measured.
Subjective
experiences
of
location
also
collected.
Results
showed
unique
pattern
for
art:
(1)
while
decreased
both
active
conventional
controls,
it
remained
stable
(2)
exploratory
analyses
suggested
correlation
between
subjective
wellbeing
only
art.
Current
results
as
well
differences
advantages
studies
discussed.
Язык: Английский