How well do NDVI and OpenStreetMap data capture people’s visual perceptions of urban greenspace?

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 245, С. 105009 - 105009

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2024

The study of urban greenspaces typically relies on three types data: people's subjective perceptions collected via questionnaires, vegetation indices derived from satellite imagery, such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Land Use or Cover maps, OpenStreetMap (OSM). Data are essential when researching human activities, yet they scale poorly. NDVI OSM data, other hand, freely available worldwide, thus valuable for assessing cities at prioritizing locations interventions. However, it is unclear how effectively data capture visual greenspaces. In this work, we collect public spaces in major European through crowdsourcing, quantitatively compare them to qualitatively investigate disparities. We found that moderately correlates with perceived greenness not only but also pocket parks play often considered green. Furthermore, correspond best small radius distances larger combining can improve identification places commonly Our qualitative analysis revealed configuration variety vegetation, presence natural built-up features, influence greenspace. With our findings aim help researchers practitioners make more informed decisions collecting greenspace their specific context, ultimately contributing green environments reflect perspectives.

Язык: Английский

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Urban green space and mental health among people living alone: The mediating roles of relational and collective restoration in an 18-country sample

Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 232, С. 116324 - 116324

Опубликована: Июнь 11, 2023

Rates of living alone, especially in more urbanised areas, are increasing across many industrialised countries, with associated increases feelings loneliness and poorer mental health. Recent studies have suggested that access to nature (e.g. parks green spaces) can reduce the stressors loneliness, partly through providing opportunities nurture personal relationships (relational restoration) engage normative community activities (collective restoration). Such associations might vary different household compositions socio-demographic or geographical characteristics, but these not been thoroughly tested. Using data collected 18 countries/territories 2017-2018, we grouped urban respondents into those alone (n = 2062) a partner 6218). multigroup path modelling, tested whether between neighbourhood greenspace coverage (1-km-buffer from home) health sequentially mediated by: (a) visits greenspace; subsequently (b) relationship and/or satisfaction, as operationalisations relational collective restoration, respectively. We also any indirect varied among subgroups alone. Analyses showed visiting space was greater well-being marginally lower odds using anxiety/depression medication use indirectly, via both satisfaction. These were equally strong partner. Neighbourhood was, additionally, partner, whereas this sensitive metric. Within people few overall differences found. Some pathways were, nevertheless, stronger males, under 60-year-olds, no financial strain, residents warmer climates. In conclusion, supporting well frequently their local greenspaces could help improve promoting restoration.

Язык: Английский

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Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism

Tourism Recreation Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Outdoor tourism can provide nature therapies. Implementation research for mental healthcare aims to establish psychological mechanisms and specify designs, doses durations medical trials. As one component, we tested simultaneous links from senses emotions, emotions self-perceived wellbeing, 524 tourists at 27 forest reserves in China. We used quantitative surveys, person, with: 5-point Likert-type scales measure links; free-text descriptions of their most memorable sensory emotional experiences during these visits; 7-item Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) 10-item Kessler stress index (K10) health wellbeing. found that Chinese perceive strongly (p < 0.00001) drive determine Senses reported were: sight by 86%, sound 36%, smell 41%, touch 18%, temperature 42%, humidity 20%. The number engaged ranged 1, 39%, 6, 9%. K10 stress-reduction wellbeing was significantly = 0.0272) but weakly (R2 0.009) correlated with the engaged. Future on benefits outdoor tourists, tourist choreography tour guides trail signs, should therefore focus intensity emotions.

Язык: Английский

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Urban indoor gardening enhances immune regulation and diversifies skin microbiota — A placebo-controlled double-blinded intervention study

Environment International, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 187, С. 108705 - 108705

Опубликована: Апрель 26, 2024

According to the hygiene and biodiversity hypotheses, frequent exposure environmental microbiota, especially through soil contact, diversifies commensal enhances immune modulation, ultimately lowers risk of immune-mediated diseases. Here we test underlying assumption hypotheses by instructing volunteers grow edible plants indoors during winter season when natural microbiota is low. The one-month randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trial consisted two treatments: participants received either microbially diverse growing medium or visually similar but poor medium. Skin a panel seven markers were analyzed in beginning after one month. diversity five bacterial phyla (Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Verrucomicrobia) class (Bacteroidia) increased on skin intervention group while no changes observed placebo group. number nodes edges co-occurrence networks bacteria average three times more than plasma levels immunomodulatory cytokine interleukin 10 (IL-10) compared with A trend was 17A (IL-17A) IL-10:IL-17A ratios. Participants both groups reported high satisfaction adherence trial. current study provides evidence support core Indoor urban gardening offers meaningful convenient approach for increasing year-round paving way other prophylactic practices that might help prevent

Язык: Английский

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Model for Impacts of Urban Water Blue Visual Index and Flow Velocity on Human Brain State and Its Practical Application

Buildings, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(3), С. 339 - 339

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

This study develops a predictive model to assess the impacts of urban water blue visual index (BVI) and flow velocity on human brain states using EEG HRV data in virtual reality simulations. By integrating Gaussian process regression (GPR) artificial neural networks (ANN), accurately captures relationships between BVI, velocities, states, reflecting experimental observations with high precision. Applied across 31 provinces China, effectively predicted regional state levels, aligning closely birthplace distribution high-level talents, such as academicians Changjiang scholars. These results highlight model’s practical application optimizing features enhance mental health, cognitive performance, societal development.

Язык: Английский

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Home Environment as a Therapeutic Target for Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Delivering Restorative Living Spaces, Patient Education and Self-Care by Bridging Biophilic Design, E-Commerce and Digital Health Technologies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(2), С. 225 - 225

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2025

A high prevalence of chronic diseases exposes diverse healthcare pain points due to the limited effectiveness pharmaceutical drugs and biologics, sedentary lifestyles, insufficient health literacy, stress, unsatisfactory patient experience, environmental pollution competition with commercial determinants health. To improve care long-term outcomes, impact home environment is overlooked underutilized by healthcare. This cross-disciplinary work describes perspectives on (1) as a therapeutic target for prevention treatment (2) transforming health-centric household goods e-commerce platforms into digital interventions. We provide rationale creating environments grounded in biophilic design (multisensory, enrichment) supporting physical activities, quality sleep, nutrition, music, stress reduction, self-efficacy, social support education, hence providing clinical benefits through modulation autonomic nervous system, neuroplasticity behavior change. These pleiotropic "active non-pharmacological ingredients" can be personalized people living depression, anxiety, migraine, pain, cancer, cardiovascular other conditions. discuss prospects integrating create "therapeutic environment" interventions delivered therapeutics their combinations prescription drugs. multimodal approach enhance engagement while bridging consumer spending outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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SPOLOČENSKÁ HODNOTA KOMUNITNEJ ZÁHRADY V NITRE / SOCIAL VALUE OF THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN NITRA

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

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From biodiversity to nature deficiency in human health and disease

Porto Biomedical Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 9(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Nature (biodiversity) loss is the or decline of state nature taking place in wider environment. We present a novel concept, deficiency, referring to human body influencing health. Humans are connected with natural environment and its microbes biogenic chemicals through eating (drinking), breathing, touching. The mental sociocultural links also strong. With medical ecological research guidelines, diagnosis, prevention, treatment deficiency may become part clinical practice. prescription likely find plausible forms patient care inspire preventive actions at society level. Health professionals key position integrate public health promotion environmental care.

Язык: Английский

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Urban Green Space Usage and Life Satisfaction During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Applied Research in Quality of Life, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(3), С. 1139 - 1171

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2024

Abstract Whereas research in Germany has focused mainly on how environmental burdens such as noise or air pollution affect health well-being, little is known about the effects of goods. Our study examines urban green spaces one good, and asks their usage affected life satisfaction during coronavirus pandemic. Drawing attention restoration stress reduction theory well theories social integration, we further ask different kinds activities meeting friends doing sports mediate satisfaction. empirical analysis builds unique individual panel data for residents Hannover Braunschweig taken from interviews before Using causal difference-in-difference models, our results reveal no robust effect increased decreased space However, depend operationalization: Analyses point to a negative reduced visits only when use assessed retrospectively. Hence, highlights need causality-oriented relationship between Moreover, it stresses value performing robustness checks by applying alternative operationalizations analyses.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the well-being benefits of VR nature experiences on group: Heart rate variability insights from a cross-over study

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 97, С. 102366 - 102366

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024

Recent trends show a rise in stress and psychological disorders, necessitating innovative strategies for recovery. Our study examines the psychophysiological effects of virtual reality (VR) nature, based on biophilia hypothesis, within real-life group settings. A randomized, acute cross-over design was employed, involving 57 participants who experienced 10-min session either VR nature or reference room, separated by 2-min interval. Participants were measured groups 7–10 individuals. The setup featured landscape video projected around participants, creating captivating 3D environment, whereas room utilized same space but without elements, maintaining basic meeting atmosphere with white walls quiet setting. primary outcome heart rate variability (HRV), complemented exploratory outcomes including respiratory rates, questionnaires affective well-being, creativity, sense belonging. Findings revealed that exposure resulted higher HRV reduced rate, indicative enhanced parasympathetic activity. reported decreased feelings anxiety depression, an increase comfort, enthusiasm, These results present nature's physiological benefits, demonstrating its effectiveness promoting relaxation recovery In conclusion, can emerge as versatile tool alleviation well-being improvement.

Язык: Английский

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