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Effects of evergreen trees on landscape preference and perceived restorativeness across seasons

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  • Ronghua Wang
  • Jingwei Zhao

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Season is an important factor influencing preference and psychological restoration, especially in temperate regions. Evergreen plants can mediate landscape changes across seasons and increase greenness when deciduous trees are leafless. However, what are the impacts of evergreen plants on preference and restoration? The answers are still unknown and important to research. To address this gap this study conducted an experiment, in which, based on four photographs taken on a site in four seasons, 24 images were created using the photomontage technique by adding evergreen trees to the original pictures. The results indicated that: (1) evergreen plants significantly improved the landscape preference only in spring; (2) significant effects of evergreen plants on psychological restoration in spring, autumn and winter were noted and (3) types and amounts of evergreen trees had non-significant impacts on year-round preference and restoration. Additionally, seasonal transformation had an essential impact on both preference and restoration.

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  • Ronghua Wang & Jingwei Zhao, 2020. "Effects of evergreen trees on landscape preference and perceived restorativeness across seasons," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(5), pages 649-661, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:45:y:2020:i:5:p:649-661
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2019.1699507
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    1. Yuting Wang & Ming Xu, 2021. "Electroencephalogram Application for the Analysis of Stress Relief in the Seasonal Landscape," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-14, August.
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    3. Liu, Wan-Yu & Tsao, Chen & Lin, Chun-Cheng, 2023. "Tourists' preference for colors of forest landscapes and its implications for forest landscape planning policies," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
    4. Liu, Yang & Kwan, Mei-Po & Wong, Man Sing & Yu, Changda, 2023. "Current methods for evaluating people's exposure to green space: A scoping review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 338(C).
    5. Gianluca Grilli & Sandro Sacchelli, 2020. "Health Benefits Derived from Forest: A Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-11, August.

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