Wang Hong, Liu Yuxiang, Zhang Ming-Juan, Wang Xinxin
Nanjing Institute of Landscape and Forestry Science, Nanjing, China.
Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jul 18;16:1596154. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1596154. eCollection 2025.
Greenways play a crucial role in enhancing citizens' quality of life by providing restorative environments, particularly in settings such urban forests. While existing research underscores the superior restorative qualities of natural settings compared to urban environments, our understanding of how various urban forest greenways and seasonal variations shape restorative experiences remains limited.
This study investigates the restoration effects of various greenway scenes within the urban forests, including one urban greenway, one wilderness greenway and one tended greenway. A total of 55 university students viewed six videotaped greenway scenes in a randomized order. The urban and wilderness greenways were presented only for the summer scenes, while the tended greenway was shown across all four seasons. Physiological responses were measured using Electroencephalography (EEG), while psychological responses, including attentional levels and restorative experiences, were assessed with the Necker Cube and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) respectively.
This study confirmed previous research that the natural environment restored attention, and watching a combination of different types of greenways and seasons increased attentional level. Findings suggest that tended greenways offer more effective restoration compared to urban greenways. Notably, tended greenways in spring, summer, and autumn were more restorative than winter scenes.
These findings highlight how different types of greenways and seasonal variations can affect perceived restorativeness. They provide valuable insights for the planning and management of urban forest greenways, emphasizing the importance of considering route selection, planting design, and maintenance to enhance restorative benefits.
绿道通过提供恢复性环境，在提高市民生活质量方面发挥着关键作用，尤其是在城市森林等环境中。虽然现有研究强调自然环境相对于城市环境具有更高的恢复性，但我们对于各种城市森林绿道以及季节变化如何塑造恢复性体验的理解仍然有限。
本研究调查了城市森林中各种绿道场景的恢复效果，包括一条城市绿道、一条荒野绿道和一条养护绿道。共有55名大学生以随机顺序观看了六个绿道场景的录像。城市绿道和荒野绿道仅展示夏季场景，而养护绿道展示了所有四个季节的场景。使用脑电图（EEG）测量生理反应，同时分别用内克尔立方体和感知恢复量表（PRS）评估心理反应，包括注意力水平和恢复性体验。
本研究证实了先前的研究，即自然环境能恢复注意力，观看不同类型绿道和季节的组合可提高注意力水平。研究结果表明，与城市绿道相比，养护绿道能提供更有效的恢复效果。值得注意的是，养护绿道在春季、夏季和秋季比冬季场景更具恢复性。
这些发现突出了不同类型的绿道和季节变化如何影响感知恢复性。它们为城市森林绿道的规划和管理提供了有价值的见解，强调了考虑路线选择、种植设计和维护以增强恢复效益的重要性。
