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Physiological Effects of Walking and Viewing on Human at a Urban Arboretums

도심 수목원에서의 경관감상과 산책이 인체의 생리적 안정에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Bum-Jin (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Ka, Jae-Nam (Hanbat Arboretum) ;
  • Lee, Min Sun (Department of Horticulture Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Seon-A (Hanbat Arboretum) ;
  • Park, Min-Woo (Hanbat Arboretum) ;
  • Choi, YoonHo (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Joung, DaWou (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kwon, Chi-Weon (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Yeom, Dong-Geol (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Soonjoo (Department of Nursing, Eulji University) ;
  • Lee, Joon-Woo (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Geonwoo (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2014.06.11
  • Accepted : 2014.07.08
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the impact of viewing scenery and walking in the urban forest on physiological relaxation of humans. The experiment was conducted in Hanbat Arboretum located in Daejeon, and the control experiment was conducted in front of Daejeon City Hall. The subjects that participated in the experiment comprised 24 Korean male university students in their 20s (average age, $21.1{\pm}2.5years$), participated in the experiment as the subject, and these subjects were classified into three groups divided into three locations such as the pine forest in Arboretum, the pond in Arboretum, and the city. The subjects sat down and viewed scenery for 10 min, and they then walked for 15 min. Further, physiological changes were measured using indicators such as heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, and pulse rate. As a result, when subjects viewed scenery and walked in the urban forest, a statistically significant increase in the high frequency (HF) power of HRV and decrease in systolic pressure was observed compared with when subjects viewed scenery and walked in the city. Through this research, it was found that activities like viewing scenery or walking in Arboretum of the city are effective in increasing the physiological relaxation of the city residents.

본 연구는 도시림에서의 경관감상과 산책이 인체의 생리적 안정에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 수행되었다. 실험은 대전광역시에 위치한 한밭수목원에서 실시하였으며, 대조실험은 대전시청 앞에서 실시하였다. 20대 남자 대학생 24명(평균나이 $21.1{\pm}2.5$세)이 피험자로 참여하였고, 피험자를 세 그룹으로 나누어 수목원 내 소나무 숲, 수목원 내 연못, 도시 세 장소에 무작위 배치하였으며, 자리에 앉아 10분간 경관을 감상한 후 15분 동안 산책을 실시하였다. 측정지표로써 HRV, 혈압, 맥박수를 이용하여 생리적 변화를 측정하였다. 그 결과 도심 수목원 내에서 경관감상과 산책을 했을 때 도심과 비교하여 통계적으로 유의한 HF 성분의 증가와 수축기 혈압의 감소를 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 도심 수목원에서의 경관감상 또는 산책과 같은 활동이 도시민의 생리적 안정감을 향상시키는데 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

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