Physiological and psychological effects of viewing urban forest landscapes assessed by multiple measurements
Physiological and psychological effects of viewing urban forest landscapes assessed by multiple measurements
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DOI：
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.01.014
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
Miyazaki, Yoshifumi
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作者：
Tsunetsugu, Yuko;Lee, Juyoung;Miyazaki, Yoshifumi
研究了48名城市青年男性观赏城市森林景观对其生理和心理的影响。位于日本中部和西部的四个森林地区和四个城市地区被用作试验地点。我们发现，在森林地区，受试者表现出(1)显著降低舒张压，(2)显著提高副交感神经活动，但显著降低交感神经活动，(3)显著降低心率。森林景观（iv）在主观评分中得分更高，(v)引起的消极情绪明显减少，情绪更加活跃。总的来说，这些发现表明，即使是短期的森林观赏也有放松的效果。因此，我们得出结论，本研究采用的方法有助于探索城市绿地对人类的影响，并有助于城市居民健康环境的规划和设计。(C) 2013 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
The present study investigated the physiological and psychological effects of viewing urban forest landscapes on 48 young male urban residents. Four forested areas and four urban areas located in central and western Japan were used as the test sites. We found that in the forested areas, the subjects exhibited (i) significantly lower diastolic blood pressure, (ii) significantly higher parasympathetic nervous activity, but significantly lower sympathetic nervous activity, and (iii) significantly lower heart rate. The forest landscapes (iv) obtained better scores in subjective ratings, and (v) induced significantly less negative and more vigorous moods. Taken as whole, these findings suggest that even a short-term viewing of forests has relaxing effects. We have thus concluded that the approach taken in this study is useful in exploring the influences of urban green space on humans, as well as contributing to the planning and design of a healthy environment for urban residents. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.