In many parts of the world, concerns about COVID-19 pandemic and city quarantine policy have led to a general decline in physical mental health residents due insufficient social interaction. These adverse effects can cause potential public risks. Ways alleviate impact meet interaction needs must be widely addressed. This survey was conducted from 1–5 April 2020; it collected 386 responses Chengdu, China, during based on an online questionnaire. The results indicate that most believe their...

Since the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia in 2019, several cities have been blocked to prevent expansion infection. This qualitative study aimed determine motives urban residents for visiting green spaces during epidemic (especially within context city blockade), and what might weaken these motives. In total, 47 (17 men 30 women) were recruited from Chengdu, China, participate interviews. A thematic analysis was used analyze interview data. According results, respondents divided into...

As the research on smart cities matures and thrives, focusing rural development has also emerged into spotlight in recent years. An increasing number of scholars have called for extending discussion context. In response, this paper aims to conduct a comprehensive scientometric review current academic literature areas, centering concept village, which is most recognized existing practices. The contributions study are threefold. First, an overview implementation understanding village...

Urban green space (UGS) has been proven to be essential for improving the health of residents. Local governments thus need provide attractive UGS enhance residents’ wellbeing. However, cities face spatial and finanical limitations in creating managing UGS. As a result, greening plans often fail or are postponed indefinitely. To evaluate whether informal urban (IGS) can supplement existing UGS, we conducted questionnaire survey 567 residents Ichikawa (Japan), city currently providing only...

In recent years, research on landscape perception has been generally overoptimistic about the use of virtual reality (VR); however, few have questioned validity VR. It is necessary to examine whether on-site stimulation can be substituted by The purpose this study was assess degree agreement between survey and VR for perception. sample included 11 representative landscapes from Tsuchiura city Tsukuba city, Japan. On-site data collected 17 items related aesthetic preference cognition. same...

Urban parks are essential parts of a city’s natural environment, and blue spaces urban bring aesthetic health benefits to people. However, the current mainly focus on marine environment or giant water body scale at regional level. The park (e.g., rivers, creeks, ponds) relatively neglected. An experiment involving 10 different in Huanhuaxi was conducted assess spaces’ preference restorative potential. results indicated that (1) with good quality visual form may be more attractive have...

Spatial planning has become an important measure for countries and regions to promote sustainable development. However, there remains a lack of systematic quantitative research on spatial worldwide. In this study, CiteSpace was used perform bibliometric analysis visualization the Web Science core collection China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. It found that: (1) The number papers published in global shows increasing trend, especially after 2018, with showing obvious trend. (2)...

Japan and Russia have deeply rooted cultural traditions regarding natural landscape appreciation, share a common border, areas with similar environments. They differ, however, in cultural, historical, economic aspects. The purpose of this study was to reveal the similarities differences between Russian Japanese respondents visual emotional evaluation landscapes based on ethno-cultural regional differences. We asked at universities (Moscow, Irkutsk, Kamchatka) (Hokkaido, Chiba, Miyazaki)...

The aim of this study was to explore the keywords related smart city concepts, and understand their flow. This research used a keyword network analysis by collecting from papers published on web Scopus, which is an international scholarly engine. data were collected before after 2016, since amount has been growing rapidly global agreements such as United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, we attempted focus adjacent years publication. In order flow research, conducted...

Although the health benefits of urban parks have gained significant attention, effects viewing park landscape on older adult residents not commanded much research. This study aimed to investigate physiological and psychological cherry blossoms in spring fresh greenery early summer at parks. The experiments were conducted two spots same Japan during different seasons, included 12 participants both (mean age, 66.4 ± 10.5 years) 65.75 10.1 years). Participants sat viewed an city for 11–15 min....

The benefits of park therapy have been investigated in young adults, but rarely for middle-aged and older adults. This study evaluates the physiological psychological effects walking urban parks images winter, spring, early summer. experiments were implemented two courses Japan involved 12 Participants walked on an city street 11–15 min. Their heart rate blood pressure evaluated to determine responses. Profile Mood States (POMS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Landscape Image...

Improving the inclusiveness of urban green spaces and enabling various groups to equally enjoy their benefits is basis sustainable development. Urban park design generally starts from a gender-neutral perspective, ignoring differences in needs related gender, particularly women’s sensitivity environment. This study focused on visual perception explored gender proposed causes visual-behavior while viewing landscapes. We used photo data Mizumoto Park Tokyo recruited 16 master’s students living...

To meet the growing outdoor recreational needs of urban residents, it is essential for researchers to comprehend how visitors perceive and evaluate landscape elements in spaces. Parks are central places residents conduct short-term leisure activities. Through a case analysis four Shinsui parks Tokyo, Japan, this study validated significance visually appealing park scenes proposed new method evaluating classifying them. In study, relies predominantly on eye-tracking experiments involving 17...

Rice terraces are a time-honored agricultural feature that overcomes rough terrain and hostile growing conditions. In addition to playing an essential role in production land conservation, rice have been recognized as living cultural landscapes, important heritage, popular agritourism destinations for their aesthetic, sociocultural, environmental values. However, there is lack of understanding this emerging niche market, especially from outsider perspectives. To fill the gap, study analyzes...

Abstract Cultural heritage is an important contributor to sustainable urban development, and its conservation considered a global task. Previous research has primarily focused on the of buildings within architectural contexts world sites geographical contexts. However, there notable gap in green cultural (GCH) landscape-based framework. This study used extended theory planned behavior explore factors pathways that influence public's behavioral intentions toward GCH conservation. Based 1075...

Urban Blue Spaces (UBS) have been found to be beneficial people’s mental health. Yet, the empirical evidence for how and why different types of urban blue spaces could promote residents’ health is still limited. Accordingly, 164 observation samples were collected this experiment relating restorative perception environmental exposure. The effects two exposure behaviors (15 min viewing 15 walking) on psychological recovery in three settings (Urban River, Canal, Lake) investigated a field...

Blue spaces, especially as important urban natural environments, provide various benefits. Despite the increasing number of relevant papers, most recent studies have focused on association between blue space environmental quality and health, with limited research assessing user preferences spaces. This study establishes a relationship preference by investigating visitors' perception spaces (physical aesthetic). For this purpose, 296 questionnaires were collected from three multiple linear...

Ecotourism, a dynamic force in global tourism, holds promise for conserving the environment while ensuring benefits local economies. In this study, we developed an ecotourism distribution map of Indonesia. We utilized location-based social networks (LSBNs) data derived from Google Maps API to 172 sites Furthermore, investigated patterns within Indonesia’s protected landscapes and ecoregions. The factors that influenced region were analyzed using MaxEnt model (because its application...

The impact that classical gardens have on the well-being and quality of life visitors, especially city dwellers, is an important topic. Scholars previously focused landscape aspects, such as water bodies, plants, rocks, chairs, pavilions, public squares, in various green spaces but overlooked road settings visitors walk on. This study used Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum subject region employed a convenience sampling method (n = 730) to analyze preference mental restoration different Chinese...

Memorial facilities are one of the crucial places where citizens conduct activities facilitating disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, previous studies have primarily focused on post-construction phase official memorial facilities, neglecting citizen collaborating with construction process before and during process. This research gap is important considering urgency disaster-affected regions to recover from spatial, social, psychological voids while working towards goal DRR, including...

Understanding the changes in land use and cover (LULC) national parks their corresponding ecosystem service value (ESV) shifts are crucial for shaping future management policies directions. However, comprehensive analyses this research area that integrate tourism development perspectives lacking. Therefore, interdisciplinary study considers Akan-Mashu National Park Japan as a case study. Using remote sensing data, LULC maps past 10 years were generated using Google Earth Engine. The benefit...

Understanding the changes in land use and cover (LULC) national parks their corresponding ecosystem service value (ESV) shifts is crucial for shaping future management policies directions. However, comprehensive analyses this research area that integrate tourism development perspectives are lacking. Therefore, interdisciplinary study considers Akan-Mashu National Park Japan as a case study. Using remote sensing data, LULC maps past 10 years were generated using Google Earth Engine. The...