The varied restorative values of campus landscapes to students' well-being: evidence from a Chinese University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The literature on therapeutic landscapes highlights that the university campus landscape has restorative effects on students. This deserves more scholarly attention since mental health has become an important issue among university students. However, existing empirical studies have revealed mixed evidence with little attention to the heterogeneity across the design and, therefore, the potential therapeutic effects across different landscapes.

Method

This research examined how 13 landscape sites on a university campus might be differentially related to student well-being. These sites were identified from a variety of sources (campus design documents, photos used in the university's social media posts, and interviews with a small group of students) to represent a co

SUBMITTER: Nie X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870671 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature