A methodological approach to understanding the wellbeing and restorative benefits associated with greenspace |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Arts & Media, University of Salford, Salford, M6 3EQ, UK;2. Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Research Group, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK;3. Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, UK;4. Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA;5. De Montfort University, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK;6. University of Exeter Medical School, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, Truro, UK;1. Department of Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700AV Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Wageningen University and Research Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands;3. Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom;4. Silviculture Research International, Cumbria, United Kingdom;1. Faculty of Health, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand;2. School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand;1. Department of Cultural Geography, University of Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Marketing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands;3. Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This paper argues that research into the wellbeing and restorative effects of green spaces has been conducted in what might be described as a modal vacuum. Whilst it is commonly recognised that the outdoor world is one in which our visual, aural, haptic and olfactory senses are engaged, much environmental psychological research into this topic has been conducted using the visual sense only. We present a methodological overview of research that has been conducted either in situ or in conjunction with other modes (primarily aural), and highlight research findings from other disciplines that contributes to our understanding of greenspace wellbeing benefits. Lastly, we outline a research approach that we believe could uncover some of the underlying mechanisms of wellbeing benefits from greenspace. We contend that the use of eyetracking, in conjunction with the presentation of sound as well as visual stimuli, could help unpick the complexities of what exactly it is about certain environments that makes them restorative or not. |
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| Keywords: | Eyetracking Greenspace Psychophysiology Sound Wellbeing |
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