Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
Online ISSN : 1348-4559
Print ISSN : 1340-8984
ISSN-L : 1340-8984
Multiple Evaluations of a Relaxation Effect and an Environmental Learning Effect under Abandoned Forest's Environment after the Forest Activity
Misato UEHARAShunsaku KOGAMasami SUGIMOTOTakahito SAIKI
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2007 Volume 70 Issue 5 Pages 457-462

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The purpose of this report is to evaluate the relaxation effect and the environmental education effect of natural conservation programs under abandoned secondary forest in summer and winter season. As a result, the following became in the clarifying. 1) It became clear that plural stress scores of psychological condition were significantly low in appearing, and, on the contrary, vigor scores of psychological condition were significantly high after the forest floor management of both seasons, in comparison with psychological condition in the room. 2) Even as abandoned secondary forest, in deciduous tree forest of winter season, it is easy to become space of psychological relaxation after activity of forest floor management and forest exploration, because a crown opens it by fallen leaves. 3) Thus, it became clear that forest conservation work in abandoned secondary forest was reduce psychological stress of a participant, and it is raising interest to imminent green environment, though the abandoned secondary forest was not considered to be a study object of conventional forest bathing.
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