Cognition and Interaction: From the Perspective of Daily Therapeutic Landscape of the Coastal Zone

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between mental and physical therapeutic effects through three dimensions: man–environment relationships, a sense of place, and symbolic landscapes. The study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Local residents living in the coastal area of Xinglin Bay were the research objects. Quantitative data analysis revealed that the frequency of residents’ visits was an important variable affecting their physical and treatment perceptions. For those who visit frequently, these visits can evoke memories, which can better express their sensory experience. The text analysis showed that residents picked up two major landscape elements to form the sense of place and symbolic landscape: one is the water body in the coastal zone, and the other is the cultural symbol of the peninsula. Based on untoward event experience, the residents assembled the elements into a new spatial relationship with therapeutic affordance.

Urban Governance, Economic Transformation, and Land Use: A Case Study on the Jimei Peninsula, Xiamen, China, 1936–2023

“…Multi-generational participation in sea activities can stabilize social relations and promote the dialogue of experience and cultural inheritance [119]. Wilson, Acheson [120] pointed out that after the environmental integration on a complex scale, those with environmental knowledge can develop a strong social structure, and the traditional fishery economic action is easier to continue. This study holds the view that the cooperation between coastal zone and local residents is the best way to maintain cultural ecosystem services.…”