Effects of Spatial Elements of Urban Landscape Forests on the Restoration Potential and Preference of Adolescents

Linjia Wu, Qidi Dong, Shixian Luo, Wenyuan Jiang, Ming Hao and Qibing Chen
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Linjia Wu: College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Qidi Dong: College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Shixian Luo: Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
Wenyuan Jiang: College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Ming Hao: College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Qibing Chen: College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: City green space can promote people’s health and aesthetic satisfaction; however, most extant research focuses on suburban forests and urban parks. Urban landscape forests have important ecological and aesthetic value for urban environments. This study conducted a visual stimulation to examine the impact of four common spatial element combinations in urban landscape forests on teenagers’ recovery potential and preference. The results indicate that urban landscape forests had positive physiological and psychological effects on adolescents, including decreased blood pressure, improved heart rate, reduced anxiety, and improved recovery ability. Diastolic blood pressure relief performance was better among males than females. In addition, a stepwise linear regression analysis was performed to explore the quantitative relationship between spatial elements and recovery and preference values. The results demonstrate that water elements were a significant predictor in the quantitative relationship between spatial elements in landscape forests and restoration and preference values. Terrain, flower, and shrub elements did not have a significant effect on overall restoration and preference values. This study highlights the intervention value of urban landscape forests in promoting the health and well-being of adolescents, with implications for future planning and design of urban landscape forests.

Keywords: urban landscape forests; spatial element; restoration potential and preference; adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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