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作者

Ana Karinna Hidalgo

来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.63,Issue1,Article 127226

语言

英文

关键字

Mental health;Psychological restoration;Streetlights;Winter landscape;Winter vegetation

作者单位

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada;Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada

摘要

This study establishes the causal effect of winter streets’ design on people’s psychological health, specifically, restoration from stress and mental fatigue. A lab experiment was conducted to identify the effect of vegetation and brightness in winter scenarios on people’s mental restoration. Sixty-three participants were randomly assigned to three different treatments (vegetation, brightness, and control). Participants in the vegetation treatment recovered from mental fatigue quicker than those in the brightness and control groups. The findings resulting from this lab experiment inform planning principles and policies for restorative urban design by providing evidence showing how urban streets can improve people’s mental health in winter cities.