Effect of Birdsong Soundscape on Perceived Restorativeness in an Urban Park

Zhao, Wei; Li, Hongyu; Zhu, Xun; Ge, Tianji

doi:10.3390/ijerph17165659

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“…Although a large number of studies have shown that natural sounds have a better restorative effect than human-based sounds, there is a lack of studies comparing different kinds of natural sounds or composite sound sources. For example, Wei Zhao et al only reported the effects of birdsong on the restorative nature of urban parks [27], and Annerstedt et al only demonstrated better stress relieving effects of birdsong and water flow sound exposure than no sound exposure [19]. While there are many studies on the subject of park soundscapes globally, there are still very few studies from Asia, especially those that take a multidimensional approach to the study of soundscapes.…”

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RETRACTED: The Effects of Soundscapes in Relieving Stress in an Urban Park

Xin

Hsu

2021

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Urban parks are important urban public spaces that guarantee people recreation, create positive emotions and relieve stress. Emerging research has shown that natural soundscapes are associated with restorative landscapes in urban parks. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on the use of physiological indexes to evaluate the effects of natural sounds versus human-based sounds on stress relief. In this study, the three physiological indexes of skin conductance level, heart rate and heart rate variability were collected in Fuzhou West Lake Park with the help of Ergo LAB data platform, and a soundscape perception evaluation questionnaire was used to assess the degree of soundscape perceptions in the sample sites. The differences in the stress relieving effects of different urban park environments were analysed by applying the median test, the Wilcoxon test was applied to analyse the effects of soundscapes and urban park environments on relieving stress, and regression analysis was used to identify the important factors of restorative soundscapes. The results found that urban park environments provide a certain degree of stress relief, but the stress relieving effects of different urban park environments vary and that natural spaces play an important role in relieving stress. Urban park soundscapes are key to restorative environmental design, with natural sounds such as birdsong and stream sound being important factors of restorative soundscapes.

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RETRACTED: The Effects of Soundscapes in Relieving Stress in an Urban Park

Xin

Hsu

2021

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“…Work by Ratcliffe et al (2013Ratcliffe et al ( , 2016Ratcliffe et al ( , 2020 shows that there is variation even within a single category of nature sound (bird songs and calls): songbirds are qualitatively and quantitatively regarded as more pleasant, relaxing, and potentially restorative than birds which make rough, noisy, and simple calls, or those which have negative meanings or associations. Zhao et al (2020) have linked crow sounds specifically to lower evaluations of the perceived restorativeness of park soundscapes, while woodpeckers and sparrows are related to more positive evaluations. These findings suggest that variations in preference and perceived restorative value exist even between types of nature sound within the same category.…”

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Sound and Soundscape in Restorative Natural Environments: A Narrative Literature Review

Ratcliffe¹

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Acoustic experiences of nature represent a growing area in restorative environments research and are explored in this narrative literature review. First, the work surveyed indicates that nature is broadly characterized by the sounds of birdsong, wind, and water, and these sounds can enhance positive perceptions of natural environments presented through visual means. Second, isolated from other sensory modalities these sounds are often, although not always, positively affectively appraised and perceived as restorative. Third, after stress and/or fatigue nature sounds and soundscapes can lead to subjectively and objectively improved mood and cognitive performance, as well as reductions in arousal, although some inconsistencies in findings are observed. Fourth, theoretical frameworks of restorative environments would benefit from inclusion of acoustic environmental properties such as sound intensity or frequency. Fifth, findings regarding positive, learned semantic associations with nature have arisen as a result of recent work on sounds and restoration. This represents another important area of potential theoretical development for broader restorative environments research.

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“…In the third and fourth sections, the three types that constitute a soundscape as defined by Kraus [40] (abiotic natural sounds from the physical environment, nonhuman biological sounds emitted by all organisms in a given habitat, and anthropomorphic sounds emitted by stationary and moving man-made objects) were used as the basis for classifying the types of soundscapes in the questionnaire. On this basis, the scales used in the study of landscape perception by scholars such as Zheng Zhao [41] and the scales involved in the study of urban forest park soundscape by Wei Zhao [42] and Banu Chitra [43], respectively, were used, and the scales used in this study were appropriately adjusted and modified by combining the ISO [44] definition and classification of soundscape and the actual situation of Beigushan Forest Park in Lianyungang. The third part focused on the understanding of individual visual landscape preferences, mainly using a five-point Likert scale (strongly dislike (−2), dislike (−1), average (0), like (1), and like very much (2)) to illustrate their overall preferences for visual landscapes.…”

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

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The purpose of this study is to explore the audio-visual preferences of exercisers in urban forest parks in China and to make practical suggestions for park landscape design. Taking Beigushan Forest Park in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province as a case, based on field research and questionnaire survey, this study analyzed the audio-visual preference characteristics of exercisers in the park, revealed the correlation between audio-visual preference and exercisers’ behaviors and individual characteristics, and explored the influence of audio-visual preferences on exercise feelings by establishing a structural equation model. It was found that (1) the forest and its avenue landscape and birdsong are most preferred by exercisers; (2) the audio-visual preferences of people with different exercise forms differ, for example, people who slowly walk, run, and briskly walk have stronger preferences for natural soundscape and visual landscape, while people who use fitness equipment have stronger inclusiveness for human activity sound and prefer public facility-based landscapes. In addition, some individual characteristics such as exercise intensity and exercise frequency significantly affect exercisers’ audio-visual preferences; (3) visual landscape preferences have a greater direct impact on exercise feelings, with natural waterscape having the greatest direct impact, but overall soundscape preferences do not have a high degree of direct impact on exercise feelings, with natural sound still having a strong positive impact. These findings provide a more quantitative basis for the landscape design of urban forest parks from the perspective of exercise behavior.

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Effect of Birdsong Soundscape on Perceived Restorativeness in an Urban Park

Cited by 41 publications

References 27 publications

RETRACTED: The Effects of Soundscapes in Relieving Stress in an Urban Park

RETRACTED: The Effects of Soundscapes in Relieving Stress in an Urban Park

Sound and Soundscape in Restorative Natural Environments: A Narrative Literature Review

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

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