How restorative landscapes can benefit psychological and physiological responses: a pilot study of human-nature relationships in Sweden and Taiwan

Sammanfattning

Restorative landscapes provide people with the opportunity to experience nature. This pilot study aimed to determine whether cultural differences affect psychological and physiological responses to restorative landscapes. Two populations, one in Taiwan and one in Sweden, were experimentally compared by showing them photos of restorative landscapes from each country. The results showed that restorativeness was affected more by photos of the restorative landscape in Sweden than in Taiwan. The results showed that restorativeness in terms of psychological and physiological responses was affected. A significant variation in heart rate was observed between the populations: Taiwanese participants experienced higher heart rates when viewing unfamiliar and novel scenery when compared to Swedish participants. No significant differences between the populations were observed regarding attention capacity, working memory, and muscle tension. The psychological and physiological responses to the two countries' distinctive restorative landscapes may have implications for designing such landscapes in urban green spaces.

Nyckelord

Culture difference; restorativeness; nature-based intervention; biofeedback

Publicerad i

Landscape Research
2023, Volym: 48, nummer: 3, sidor: 1073-1090

SLU författare

• Palsdottir, Anna Maria

  • Institutionen för människa och samhälle, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Ode Sang, Åsa

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Shahrad, Azadeh

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

Naturupplevelser och hälsa


Globala målen

SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen


UKÄ forskningsämne

Kulturgeografi
Landskapsarkitektur


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2023.2213634

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/122457