A Study on Conceptual Method for Forest Trail Planning

Weon, Kim Ki

doi:10.34272/forest.2009.13.2.003

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“…Forest therapy is a nature-centered intervention that utilizes various natural elements of forest environments, including landscape, phytoncides, anions, sounds, sunlight, oxygen levels, plants, water, nutrition, psychological therapy, and climate [1]. Forest therapy programs that utilize these elements promote both mental and physical health.…”

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Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on Physical Health, Mental Health, and Health Behaviors

Chun,

Cho,

Choi

et al. 2023

Forests

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(1) Background: Although interest in the health-promoting effects of forest therapy is increasing, few researchers have investigated the mid-long-term impact of such therapy on health indicators or exercise behaviors. We explored changes in physical health, mental health, and exercise behaviors 1, 2, and 4 weeks after a forest therapy program concluded. We sought to establish a solid foundation for such programs and a standardized evaluation system. (2) Method: We measured the blood pressure and heart rate variability of 99 adults before and after participation in a forest therapy program. We used the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to assess anxiety, the Beck Depression Inventory to evaluate both anxiety and depression, the Profile of Mood States to explore mood, the Euro-Quality of Life-5 Dimension scale to assess the overall quality of life, and the Positive and Negative Effect Schedule to measure positive and negative mood. We employed the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire to determine exercise time, intensity, and changes in exercise type before the program and 1–4 weeks after program completion. (3) Results: Anxiety, depression, mood, quality of life, heart rate, and blood pressure control improved significantly after the program. The reduced depression and increased medium-intensity exercise time persisted for 1, 2, and 4 weeks after the end of the program. (4) Conclusions: We tracked various health indicators and clearly distinguished those that were useful in the short term from those more appropriate for evaluation in the long term. This is the first report to show that a forest therapy program affects exercise behavior; this suggests that health behaviors should be continuously tracked.

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Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on Physical Health, Mental Health, and Health Behaviors

Chun,

Cho,

Choi

et al. 2023

Forests

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“…Forest therapy is based on participant characteristics as well as the forest's natural therapeutic elements [6]. Scenery, phytoncides, anions, sounds, sunlight, oxygen levels, plants, water, nutrition, psychological therapy, climate, and exercise therapy are examples of the natural therapeutic elements of forests [7]. These forest elements exert a variety of health-promoting effects via exposure to natural features and interaction with the forest environment [8].…”

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Indicators of the Psychosocial and Physiological Effects of Forest Therapy: A Systematic Review

Chun

Choi

Cho

et al. 2023

Forests

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Research on forest therapy and health outcomes is insufficient and involves the limited unification of various health indicators. Information on the natural therapeutic elements of forests and forest-therapy programs is insufficient. We investigated forest-therapy programs, the natural therapeutic elements of the forest environment, and health-outcome measures to standardize the health indicators of forest therapy. A systematic review was conducted on the health outcomes of forest therapy from 2010 to 2021. We summarized natural therapeutic elements and forest-therapy sites, characteristics, and health outcomes. Twenty-nine articles were analyzed. Among them, forest therapies of walking and physical activity were conducted most frequently. Additionally, a positive improvement in general sentiment condition was substantial in all vegetation environments, and a reduction in depression, psychological enhancement, stress alleviation; and an enhancement in the cardiovascular system and the endocrine system occurred in both narrow- and broad-leaved forests. Walking, five-senses stimulation, physical activities, and meditation benefited psychological and physiological outcomes. We evaluated natural therapeutic elements of the forest-environment program and health outcomes. This systematic review can be used as a reference for the planning and operation of forest-therapy programs.

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Zoning management by quantitative landscape assessment for forest pathway – the case of forest paths of the Mt. Jiri national park, South Korea

Lee

Kim

Lee

et al. 2014

Forest Science and Technology

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The recent popularity and spread of a walking culture in Jeju, South Korea, requires good management of road development projects, which are competitively promoted by each government and local autonomous entity. Forest pathways are a part of the forest landscape, which covers approximately 64% of South Korea, and they have a very high potential landscape value. Landscape management of these forest pathways is important because good management can mean an increase in visual scenic beauty, an improvement in local residents' consciousness of forest pathways and the forest landscape, an improvement in the sense of place, and a revitalization of the local economy. This study aims to provide data to support spatial decision-making by developing a quantitative assessment index for forest pathways as well as respective landscape management guidelines to use after assessments are conducted. Landscape management grading was divided into four classes by using the landscape conservation intensity, landscape management requirements, and landscape sensitivity, which were used as indicators for evaluating the forest landscape. The Mt Jiri Dulle Roads in Mt Jiri National Park (which are a governmental pilot project) were evaluated by applying the quantitative assessment method. This research should be helpful in providing the basic data for supporting landscape management decision-making, assessing further landscape assessments of forest pathways and establishing a plan for landscape management.

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A Study on Conceptual Method for Forest Trail Planning

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Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on Physical Health, Mental Health, and Health Behaviors

Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on Physical Health, Mental Health, and Health Behaviors

Indicators of the Psychosocial and Physiological Effects of Forest Therapy: A Systematic Review

Zoning management by quantitative landscape assessment for forest pathway – the case of forest paths of the Mt. Jiri national park, South Korea

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