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Buildings, 2023 Changing the spatial luminance distribution patterns has the potential to improve the restorative potential of indoor environments through spatial visual perception intervention, which is helpful to meet our growing need for psychological restoration and
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Farmers markets as restorative environments [PDF]
, 2020 Restorative environments provide stress relief and renewed attention capacity. Pristine natural environments are most commonly considered restorative, however a growing body of work has been extending the concept to built settings. This study explores farmers markets’ potential as restorative environments.
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, 2022 Improving the mental health of urban residents is a global public health priority. This study builds on existing work that demonstrates the ability of virtual exposure to restorative environments to improve population mental health.
Reece, Rebecca +11 more
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Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2021 Educational settings are considered some of the most mentally depleting environments since they require high concentration, creativity, and efficiency. University campuses clearly portray these environments.
Yasser Farghaly +2 more
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The Effects of Soundscapes in Relieving Stress in an Urban Park
Land, 2021 Urban parks are important urban public spaces that guarantee people recreation, create positive emotions and relieve stress. Emerging research has shown that natural soundscapes are associated with restorative landscapes in urban parks. However, there is
Xin Cao, Yen Hsu
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Restoration in a virtual reality forest environment
Computers in Human Behavior, 2020 Abstract The focus in this research was on the effects of restorative experiences in an immersive virtual reality (VR) forest environment. For 5 min one hundred participants used a VR application depicting a forest via a head-mounted display and headphones.
Osmo Mattila +5 more
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The Museum as a Restorative Environment [PDF]
Environment and Behavior, 1993 Museums seem to be ideal environments for a restorative experience. A collection of objects both aesthetic and fascinating would seem appropriate for aiding the recovery of directed attention, and perhaps for reflection as well. Yet, according to anecdotal reports, museums often seem tedious and tiring.
Kaplan, Stephen +2 more
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Buildings, 2022 Restorative environments are known as places where human stress can be decreased through restoration of depleted psychological resources. Since the efficiency of natural environments in restoration is supported by the literature, designing a restorative ...
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Research on restorative environments has showed the healthy outcomes of nature experience, though often by comparing attractive natural to unattractive built environments.
Massimiliano Scopelliti +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The interactive role of the ecological, architectural, biophilic, and sensory qualities of outdoor and indoor spaces in the restorative experiences of urban inhabitants is little known. We analyzed the restorative influence on mood states and situational
Joel Martínez-Soto +2 more
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