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Contemplative Landscapes: Toward Healthier Built Environments
This review aims to show the current state of knowledge in the area of the visual quality of landscapes inurbanized areas and their influence on people’s mental health and well-being. This falls under the passive recreation andpassive exposure to the environmental stimuli present in our cities (such as walking in nature and quiet contemplation) asopposed to active interactions with the landscapes such as horticulture therapy and meditation. Passive exposure to naturalor built environments can shape our mental health patterns throughout the life cycle. Although we know that the quantityof green spaces in the cities can improve the well-being of city inhabitants and contact with natural environments canalleviate various psychological disorders, it is also likely that the quality of green spaces, including seemingly irrelevantlandscape design nuances, can play a more important role for our mental health. At present, one can observe strongdemand from policymakers for generating scientific evidence-based knowledge to provide recommendations for urbandesign and the maintenance of green spaces. The Contemplative Landscape Model is an operationalized construct whichincludes esthetic, environmental, and mental health values of landscapes and could serve as a useful tool to assist in thecurrent need for knowledge. However, more research with an emphasis on causal relationships is needed.
Contemplative Landscapes: Toward Healthier Built Environments
This review aims to show the current state of knowledge in the area of the visual quality of landscapes inurbanized areas and their influence on people’s mental health and well-being. This falls under the passive recreation andpassive exposure to the environmental stimuli present in our cities (such as walking in nature and quiet contemplation) asopposed to active interactions with the landscapes such as horticulture therapy and meditation. Passive exposure to naturalor built environments can shape our mental health patterns throughout the life cycle. Although we know that the quantityof green spaces in the cities can improve the well-being of city inhabitants and contact with natural environments canalleviate various psychological disorders, it is also likely that the quality of green spaces, including seemingly irrelevantlandscape design nuances, can play a more important role for our mental health. At present, one can observe strongdemand from policymakers for generating scientific evidence-based knowledge to provide recommendations for urbandesign and the maintenance of green spaces. The Contemplative Landscape Model is an operationalized construct whichincludes esthetic, environmental, and mental health values of landscapes and could serve as a useful tool to assist in thecurrent need for knowledge. However, more research with an emphasis on causal relationships is needed.
Contemplative Landscapes: Toward Healthier Built Environments
Agnieszka Anna, Olszewska-Guizzo (author)
2019-12-03
doi:10.18063/esp.v3.i2.742
Environment and Social Psychology; Vol 4, No 2: (Published) ; 2424-8975 ; 2424-7979
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Mental health , Landscape , Exposure , Contemplative , Urban
DDC:
710
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