Barros, P., Mehta, V., Brindley, P. orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-9789 et al. (1 more author) (2021) The restorative potential of commercial streets. Landscape Research, 46 (7). pp. 1017-1037. ISSN 0142-6397
Abstract
With cities continuing to grow at rapid rates across the globe, daily exposure to traffic, noise, crowding, information overload and other stressors have exacerbated urban dwellers’ need for restoration. Yet, how to enhance the restorative potential of urban environments remains a vastly understudied research topic. This article explores the perceived restorative potential of commercial streets in the Boston metropolitan area (US) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Triangulation of data (derived from face-to-face interviews, unstructured observations, and social media) and cross-cultural analysis indicate that commercial streets can be planned, designed and managed as destinations for restoration. This study shows that immediate social context, urban design qualities, land use, managerial strategies, meaningful aspects, built and natural elements, in certain combinations, tend to enhance the perceived restorative potential of the commercial streets. While there were numerous similarities in output from the two countries, there were also significant differences.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Landscape Research Group Ltd. This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Landscape Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Urban design; health and well-being; restorative environment; restorative perceptions; streetscape; psychological restoration; built environment; urban planning; stress recovery; place attachment |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Landscape Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2021 17:04 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2023 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01426397.2021.1938983 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:176103 |