Völker Sebastian, Kistemann Thomas
University of Bonn, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
University of Bonn, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
Health Place. 2015 Sep;35:196-205. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.10.015.
Recently, new perspectives upon healthy urban open spaces propose that open spaces can be regarded as urban green or blue spaces. However, there has so far been very little research into blue environments and their benefits for mental well-being. Our article focuses on the effects of water in cities, "urban blue" (as compared to "urban green"), on human health and well-being. To assess the mental well-being of visitors, we conducted qualitative semi-standardised interviews (n=113), asking which differences in well-being occur when visiting urban green and blue spaces in high-density areas of the inner city in Dusseldorf and Cologne, Germany. Although we found many similarities, some health-enhancing effects for users turned out to be prominent for urban blue in the four conceptual therapeutic landscape dimensions: experienced, symbolic, social and activity space. These effects include enhanced contemplation, emotional bonding, participation, and physical activity. The results suggest that urban blue as a health-promoting factor needs more detailed and accurate determination and examination of its general and local health-enhancing effects.
最近，关于健康城市开放空间的新观点认为，开放空间可被视为城市绿地或蓝地。然而，迄今为止，对于蓝色环境及其对心理健康的益处的研究非常少。我们的文章聚焦于城市中的水，即“城市蓝”（与“城市绿”相比）对人类健康和幸福的影响。为了评估游客的心理健康状况，我们进行了定性的半标准化访谈（n = 113），询问在德国杜塞尔多夫和科隆市中心高密度区域参观城市绿地和蓝地时，幸福感会出现哪些差异。尽管我们发现了许多相似之处，但在四个概念性治疗景观维度（体验、象征、社交和活动空间）中，城市蓝对使用者的一些促进健康的效果显得尤为突出。这些效果包括增强沉思、情感联系、参与度和身体活动。结果表明，城市蓝作为一种促进健康的因素，需要更详细、准确地确定和研究其总体和局部的促进健康效果。
