Urban parks and forests reduce physiological stress while cities do not: comparisons of visual virtual realities, bird songs and natural smells
Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: ance was used as stress reduction indicator. The results showed that there was no significant stress reduction in city centre but in park and forest. High perceived pleasantness in a setting was correlated to lower physiological stress responses for sound and olfactory but not for the visual component. Our findings show that parks as well as forest seem to be important components for stress reduction but it is also important to manage or design these habitats so that bird songs and smells can be perceived. The links between urban greenspaces, human health and spatial planning are complex and are in need of further transdisciplinary studies to contribute to the creation of truly sustainable cities.
Language: English
Topic: Urban Green Space and Health
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2804526693