Investigating oppressiveness and spaciousness in relation to building, trees, sky and ground surface: A study in Tokyo

Asgarzadeh, Morteza; Koga, Tomohiro; Hirate, Kotaroh; Farvid, Maryam S.; Lusk, Anne C.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.07.011

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“…Aesthetic quality must also be carefully considered. Some studies have shown that people usually prefer trees with a dense canopy (Asgarzadeh et al, 2014;Gerstenberg and Hofmann, 2016;Zhao et al, 2017) and monospecific compositions of small species with colored flowers (Todorova et al, 2004). Despite the visual preference for regular monospecific alignments, species diversity is instrumental for overall urban forest resilience and resistance to diseases (Gerstenberg and Hofmann, 2016).…”

Section: Planning Design and Management Of Street Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Between tree lovers and tree haters. Drivers of public perception regarding street trees and its implications on the urban green infrastructure planning

Fernandes

Silva

Teixeira

et al. 2019

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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A R T I C L E I N F O Keywords:Logit models Porto Tree-lined streets design and management Urban forest Urban fabric change A B S T R A C T Street trees can play an important role in the urban green infrastructure (UGI). However, changes in the urban fabric often have perverse effects on the structure, diversity, and performance of street trees, and, consequently, on their perception by the public.This research explores public perception of the current street tree adequacy in a coastal neighborhood of Porto that went through a major densification in its urban fabric during the second half of the 20th century.The research methodology included: i) a survey to evaluate public perception of tree services and disservices, and public perception of the adequacy of street trees in the study area; and ii) two Logit models relating public perception of tree services with the characteristics of respondents and streets.96% of the respondents self-reported as tree lovers. However, more than 30% found the street trees of the study area inadequate to the present urban fabric and 5% have already made a complaint to the municipality.Characteristics of respondents and streets affect respondent's perceptions. Education plays a key role in the acknowledgment of tree services. Older respondents are more likely to perceive trees as dangerous. Respondents who live on streets dominated by Black Poplar are more likely to dislike trees.Results implications on UGI planning and design advise an adjustment of tree dimensions to street dimensions, an increase in street tree diversity, and an improved street planting design. Results also suggest that an investment in education and information could lead to conflict mitigation. among green spaces, contributing to a more cohesive Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) .While in the past, street trees have been essentially perceived as decorative elements (Sanesi and Chiarello, 2006), nowadays their environmental, economic, social and aesthetical services have been increasingly acknowledged (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005;Seamans, 2013). However, the positive attributes of street trees are not the only ones perceived by people. In the streets, trees live alongside with people and buildings, which increases the opportunities for negative interactions (Dandy, 2010). The costs of maintenance, the potential damages to urban infrastructures, the produced green waste and the allergies caused by pollinating can lead people to complain and to feel that, somehow, trees are inappropriate (Rotherham, 2010;Escobedo et al., 2011).Over the years, several studies about public perception, attitudes and opinions regarding street trees were conducted to understand what drives

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Section: Planning Design and Management Of Street Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Between tree lovers and tree haters. Drivers of public perception regarding street trees and its implications on the urban green infrastructure planning

Fernandes

Silva

Teixeira

et al. 2019

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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“…Street greenery is a public resource that provides residents aesthetic value and ecological benefits in addition to other, unconscious benefits. For instance, trees along roads could reduce the oppressiveness of high-rise and high-density buildings [3,4]. Some studies have indicated that exposure to greenery in hospitals can improve patients' moods and accelerate their recovery [5].…”

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Impacts of Street-Visible Greenery on Housing Prices: Evidence from a Hedonic Price Model and a Massive Street View Image Dataset in Beijing

Zhang

Dong

2018

IJGI

130

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Street greenery is a component of urban green infrastructure. By forming foundational green corridors in urban ecological systems, street greenery provides vital ecological, social, and cultural functions, and benefits the wellbeing of citizens. However, because of the difficulty of quantifying people's visual perceptions, the impact of street-visible greenery on housing prices has not been fully studied. Using Beijing, which has a mature real estate market, as an example, this study evaluated 22,331 transactions in 2014 in 2370 private housing estates. We selected 25 variables that were classified into three categories-location, housing, and neighbourhood characteristics-and introduced an index called the horizontal green view index (HGVI) into a hedonic pricing model to measure the value of the visual perception of street greenery in neighbouring residential developments. The results show that (1) Beijing's homebuyers would like to reside in residential units with a higher HGVI; (2) Beijing's homebuyers favour larger lakes; and (3) Beijing's housing prices were impacted by the spatial development patterns of the city centre and multiple business centres. We used computer vision to quantify the street-visible greenery and estimated the economic benefits that the neighbouring visible greenery would have on residential developments in Beijing. This study provides a scientific basis and reference for policy makers and city planners in road greening, and a tool for formulating street greening policy, studying housing price characteristics, and evaluating real estate values.

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“…However, the perceived safety is estimated based on the crowdsourcing website, and people’s perception of the environment may not be fully represented by those online street‐level images. Asgarzadeh et al () found that high‐rise buildings are more oppressive than low‐rise buildings, and street trees would mitigate pedestrians’ oppressiveness significantly. The relationship between street greenery and human perceived safety is not consistent in previous studies.…”

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“…Proliferating studies have examined the connection between street-level design qualities and the human perception of environment (Asgarzadeh, Koga, Hirate, Farvid, & Lusk, 2014;Asgarzadeh, Lusk, Koga, & Hirate, 2012;Ewing & Handy, 2009;Harvey et al, 2015). Ewing and Handy (2009) summarized several street design features that are important to pedestrians and the walkability of streets: imageability, enclosure, complexity, and transparency.…”

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Investigating the association between streetscapes and human walking activities using Google Street View and human trajectory data

Santi

Courtney

et al. 2018

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Having an active lifestyle is recognized to positively contribute to public health. Creating more walkable streets and neighborhoods is an important way to promote an active lifestyle for urban residents. It is therefore important to understand how the urban built environment can influence human walking activities. In this study, we investigated the interaction of human walking activities and physical characteristics of streetscapes in Boston. A large number of anonymous pedestrian trajectories collected from a smartphone application were used to estimate human walking activities. Publicly accessible Google Street View images were used to estimate the amount of street greenery and the enclosure of street canyons, both of which were used to indicate the physical characteristics of streetscapes. The Walk Score and population were also added in the statistical analyses to control the influence of nearby urban facilities and population on human walking activities. Statistical analysis results show that both the street greenery and the enclosure of the street canyons are significantly associated with human walking activities. The associations between the streetscape variables and human walking activities vary in different land use types. The results of this study have implications for designing walkable and healthy cities.

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Investigating oppressiveness and spaciousness in relation to building, trees, sky and ground surface: A study in Tokyo

Cited by 60 publications

References 17 publications

Between tree lovers and tree haters. Drivers of public perception regarding street trees and its implications on the urban green infrastructure planning

Between tree lovers and tree haters. Drivers of public perception regarding street trees and its implications on the urban green infrastructure planning

Impacts of Street-Visible Greenery on Housing Prices: Evidence from a Hedonic Price Model and a Massive Street View Image Dataset in Beijing

Investigating the association between streetscapes and human walking activities using Google Street View and human trajectory data

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