https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/397318
標題: | The effect of biodiversity on green space users' wellbeing-An empirical investigation using physiological evidence | 作者: | Chang, K.G. Sullivan, W.C. Lin, Y.-H. Su, W. CHUN-YEN CHANG |
關鍵字: | Biodiversity; Biofeedback; Conservation; Sustainability; Wellbeing | 公開日期: | 2016 | 卷: | 8 | 期: | 10 | 來源出版物: | Sustainability | 摘要: | Promoting ecological health and human wellbeing are two fundamental goals in landscape sustainability. Green spaces are thought to improve users' psychological and physical wellbeing through the contact with nature. However, the results of some studies that rely on self-reports suggest that when the level of naturalness in a green space reaches a certain point, the beneficial effects diminish and in some cases can cause negative responses. We explored this possibility through an experimental study in which we use physiological measures rather than perceptions to assess people's wellbeing. We investigate how people are affected by outdoor settings with varying degrees of biodiversity and whether the correlation between biodiversity and physiological wellbeing is negative or positive. We used multiple measures of insect diversity as an indicator for biodiversity, and biofeedback measures as indicators of wellbeing. Our findings suggest that people are equally affected by more biodiverse and less biodiverse settings. Physiological responses remain largely unchanged when biodiversity increases. This suggests that settings rich in biodiversity will not negatively influence people's physiological wellbeing, and designers and city planners should not hesitate to use ecological best practices in their designs. © 2016 by the authors. |
URI: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994888556&partnerID=MN8TOARS http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/397318 |
DOI: | 10.3390/su8101049 | SDG/關鍵字: | biodiversity; bioindicator; conservation planning; experimental study; greenspace; naturalness; physiological response; sustainability; Hexapoda |
顯示於: | 園藝暨景觀學系 |
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