Audio-Visual Preferences for the Exercise-Oriented Population in Urban Forest Parks in China

Xu, Jian; Li, Muchun; Gu, Ziyang; Xie, Yongle; Jia, Ningrui

doi:10.3390/f13060948

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“…People are most active where grasslands, water features, and woodlands coexist and where the accessible-but-not-encouraged spaces dominate. Results not only confirmed the accuracy of the generated model but also were in line with existing evidence suggesting that activities, especially informal ones, can largely be influenced by individual preference ( Cheung, 2013 ; Cai et al, 2021 ; Xu et al, 2022 ). People continuously make minor modifications to the original arrangement of spaces, personalize their temporarily used spaces based on their needs and the rules of design, and thereby make these spaces their own ( Thwaites et al, 2013 ).…”

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The effects of the natural visual-aural attributes of urban green spaces on human behavior and emotional response

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IntroductionNature-based solutions (NBS) have been used to address a wide range of urban environmental challenges, an important aspect of which is to improve human health and well-being. However, most relevant studies focus either on what positive influences nature may have or on identifying what natural factors can have these benefits. Few have investigated the sensory composition of nature and the effects of nature in different sensory aspects on human health. Setting out from the multi-sensory perspective, this study aims to explore human behavior and emotional response from visual and aural contact with urban nature.MethodsTaking Jiangjia Art Garden in Chengdu as an example, natural attributes such as its visual (landscape) and aural (sound source) characteristics as well as people’s activities (behavioral responses) were measured by on-site mapping analysis. This was done while a questionnaire-based survey was conducted to investigate people’s emotional responses regarding their overall satisfaction, pleasantness, calm, and agreeableness.ResultsThe results indicated that nature-dominated visual landscapes such as grassland, waterscapes, and woodlands, as well as natural sounds such as bird sounds, chirp sounds, and wind sounds were found to be positively correlated to the vitality of activities and people’s emotional status. Regarding behavioral responses, it was shown that grasslands and woodlands are more likely to be attractive places for recreation, and the vitality measured became extremely high when these two were paired with lakes. As for the emotional responses, people’s perceived overall satisfaction, calm, and agreeableness were equally reflected in their behavioral patterns, suggesting a strong relationship with natural factors.DiscussionThe research findings were visually presented in behavior and emotional maps to provide direct cues of informing the future design of high-quality urban green spaces and promoting the application of aural-visual experience in the design of urban nature areas.

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The effects of the natural visual-aural attributes of urban green spaces on human behavior and emotional response

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“…People are most active where grasslands, water features, and woodlands coexist and where the accessible-but-notencouraged spaces dominate. Results not only confirmed the accuracy of the generated model but also were in line with existing evidence suggesting that activities, especially informal ones, can largely be influenced by individual preference (Cheung, 2013;Cai et al, 2021;Xu et al, 2022). People continuously make minor modifications to the original arrangement of spaces, personalize their temporarily used spaces based on their needs and the rules of design, and thereby make these spaces their own (Thwaites et al, 2013).…”

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Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

2024

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Climate change and rapid urbanization have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. Nature-based solutions (NBS) is an action to work with and enhance nature to solve social challenges, and NBS is an "umbrella concept" for other mature nature-based approaches. Blue-green spaces (BGS) can provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including mitigation of urban heat island effects, reduction of flooding, mitigation of air pollution, and provision of recreational spaces, thereby promoting physical and mental health. Hence, NBSs can serve as cost-effective climate mitigation and adaptation tool that contribute to additional co-benefits for ecosystem health and human well-being. Environmentalists, epidemiologists, ecologists, urban planners, and policymakers have paid more attention to NBSs for urban resilience and human health. In this Research Topic, we hope to discuss these topics: (1) ecological exposure and health benefits; (2) climate adaptation and human health promotion possibilities by NBSs; (3) methodological and theoretical approaches as well as technologies of NBSs corresponding to urban resilience; (4) underlying pathways and potential mechanisms of NBSs in improving human health; and (5) policies and management for planning and design of the successful implementation of NBSs in relation to urban resilience and human health. This Research Topic focuses on, but is not restricted to the following issues: • Nature-based interventions for climate adaptation. • Ecological exposure and physical and psychological health outcomes. • Climate adaption environmental policies and management.

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“…Our research collections focus on the experience of multisensory interactions in urban forests. Xu et al [8] analyzed the audio-visual preference characteristics of exercisers in a park, and found that the forest and its landscape and birdsong avenues are most preferred by exercisers, though the audio-visual preferences of people with different exercise forms differ. Then, they analyzed children's multi-sensory landscape preferences in a park and explored the influence of multi-sensory experiences on children's behavioral experience [9].…”

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