Factors Influencing Users’ Perceived Restoration While Using Treetop Trails: The Case of the Fu and Jinjishan Forest Trails, Fuzhou, China

Yuanjing Wu, Qianyun Li, Hanqing Zheng, Shijie Luo, Qunyue Liu, Zhao Yan and Qitang Huang
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Yuanjing Wu: College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350100, China
Qianyun Li: College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350100, China
Hanqing Zheng: College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350100, China
Shijie Luo: College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350100, China
Qunyue Liu: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
Zhao Yan: Xiamen Shangyimeihui Education Consulting Co., Ltd., 709, Siming District, Xiamen 361000, China
Qitang Huang: College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350100, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Studies have indicated that urban greenways promote physical and perceived restoration. However, there is a lack of research on the impact of treetop trails on human perceived restoration. In this study, two representative treetop trails in Fuzhou city were selected to investigate treetop trails’ impact on users’ perceived restoration. The study adopted a structural equation modelling approach to explore the influence mechanisms and pathways of treetop trails on users’ perceived restoration, through 412 questionnaires. The results showed that the perceived environmental quality of treetop trails had a significant positive effect on users’ overall psychological wellbeing. Place attachment had a significant positive effect on users’ perceived restoration and a significant mediating effect on users’ perceived environmental quality of trails. The results of this study revealed that the mechanisms of the impact of treetop trails on users’ perceived restoration and the construction of treetop trails can be enhanced in the future by improving trail facilities, enriching trail perception of elevated feeling, improving trail landscape quality, and optimising trail design.

Keywords: treetop trails; greenways; perceived restoration; place attachment; environmental quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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