Assessing the Preference and Restorative Potential of Urban Park Blue Space
| Autor: | Jing Xie, Shixian Luo, Katsunori Furuya |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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urban park
Global and Planetary Change Ecology media_common.quotation_subject landscape characteristics aesthetic preference Agriculture Vegetation Space (commercial competition) Natural resource Preference Natural (archaeology) restorative potential Water feature Geography blue space Quality (business) Water quality Environmental planning Nature and Landscape Conservation media_common |
| Zdroj: | Land, Vol 10, Iss 1233, p 1233 (2021) Land Volume 10 Issue 11 |
| Popis: | Urban parks are essential parts of a city’s natural environment, and blue spaces of urban parks bring aesthetic and health benefits to people. However, the current blue spaces mainly focus on the marine environment or a giant water body scale at the urban or regional level. The urban park blue spaces (e.g., rivers, creeks, ponds) are relatively neglected. An experiment involving 10 different urban park blue spaces in Huanhuaxi park was conducted to assess urban park blue spaces’ aesthetic preference and restorative potential. The results indicated that (1) a water body with good water quality and natural visual form may be more attractive and have restorative potential (2) blue spaces with high vegetation diversity are preferred, and artificial elements should be evaluated more carefully when added to the scene to avoid disharmony and conflict with the surrounding environment (3) in practical design, the proportions of plants, buildings, topographical changes, and water should be coordinated to maintain the blue space’s landscape heterogeneity (4) more leisure activities and interactions should be considered for better recovery and (5) designers need to emphasize the balance of natural and man-made elements to enhance the visual quality of the water feature. This investigation is important for the management and development of leisure and natural resources in urban parks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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