The effect of nature-based landscape design on human health and well-being: a thematic synthesis
Population growth, high-density living situations, and rapid urbanization lead to environmental change that affects ecosystems, human behavior, and well-being. To design health-promoting urban landscapes, it is necessary to conduct more detailed studies of landscape features. However, there is a la...
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Population growth, high-density living situations, and rapid urbanization lead to environmental change that affects ecosystems, human behavior, and well-being. To design health-promoting urban landscapes, it is necessary to conduct more detailed studies of landscape features. However, there is a lack of review articles discussing specific approaches and factors of landscape design for human well-being in evidence-based landscape research. Therefore, this review aims to explore the research trends and future studies’ direction by adopting a thematic analysis approach. Using ATLAS.ti 23 software, we analyzed 40 literature articles on landscape design and human well-being published between 2018 and 2022. The article attribute findings show the research trends on the topic. Six main themes emerged from the subsequent qualitative analysis: (1) Human-nature Interactions, (2) Health-promoting Design, (3) Integrative Strategies, (4) Landscape Intervention, (5) Perceptions and Restorativeness, and (6) Sustainability. The resulting framework serves to guide landscape designers, urban planners, and researchers to improve the effectiveness of public social, physical, and mental health with feasible measures and design approaches.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ba79c09f4904b6080d4e82c75885b212025-02-05T16:30:27ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management1648-68971822-41992025-02-0133110.3846/jeelm.2025.22944The effect of nature-based landscape design on human health and well-being: a thematic synthesisQiuxia Zhu0Pinyi Yao1Jiexu Li2Faculty of Art, Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia College of Business, Nanning University, Nanning, ChinaFaculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Population growth, high-density living situations, and rapid urbanization lead to environmental change that affects ecosystems, human behavior, and well-being. To design health-promoting urban landscapes, it is necessary to conduct more detailed studies of landscape features. However, there is a lack of review articles discussing specific approaches and factors of landscape design for human well-being in evidence-based landscape research. Therefore, this review aims to explore the research trends and future studies’ direction by adopting a thematic analysis approach. Using ATLAS.ti 23 software, we analyzed 40 literature articles on landscape design and human well-being published between 2018 and 2022. The article attribute findings show the research trends on the topic. Six main themes emerged from the subsequent qualitative analysis: (1) Human-nature Interactions, (2) Health-promoting Design, (3) Integrative Strategies, (4) Landscape Intervention, (5) Perceptions and Restorativeness, and (6) Sustainability. The resulting framework serves to guide landscape designers, urban planners, and researchers to improve the effectiveness of public social, physical, and mental health with feasible measures and design approaches. https://jcem.vgtu.lt/index.php/JEELM/article/view/22944landscape designwell-beingurban green spaceinterventionsustainabilityATLAS.ti |
| spellingShingle | Qiuxia Zhu Pinyi Yao Jiexu Li The effect of nature-based landscape design on human health and well-being: a thematic synthesis Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management landscape design well-being urban green space intervention sustainability ATLAS.ti |
| title | The effect of nature-based landscape design on human health and well-being: a thematic synthesis |
| title_full | The effect of nature-based landscape design on human health and well-being: a thematic synthesis |
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| title_short | The effect of nature-based landscape design on human health and well-being: a thematic synthesis |
| title_sort | effect of nature based landscape design on human health and well being a thematic synthesis |
| topic | landscape design well-being urban green space intervention sustainability ATLAS.ti |
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