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Do psychological benefits of urban greenspace increase with biodiversity? A landscape-scale assessment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K00631
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Environmental and ecological symbiosis
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Soga Masashi  東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 助教 (80773415)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久保 雄広  国立研究開発法人国立環境研究所, 生物・生態系環境研究センター, 研究員 (80761064)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords生態系サービス / 自然体験 / 都市生態学 / 生物多様性 / 景観生態学 / 健康 / 福利 / 都市緑地 / 都市 / 幸福
Outline of Final Research Achievements

With an ever-increasing urban population, promoting public health and well-being in towns and cities is a major challenge. Previous research has suggested that urban greenspace provides people with a wide range of health benefits. However, evidence from quantitative analyses is still scarce. In this project, we quantified the mental health benefits of urban greenspace, and their drivers, at a landscape-scale.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果は、都市緑地を利用することで都市住民は様々な心理的便益(訪問時の癒し効果、長期的な心理的健康状態の向上等)を享受していることを明らかにした。この結果は、都市緑地が都市住民の健康維持・向上に貢献する可能性を示唆している。都市への人口集中および精神疾患を発症する人の数が進む現代において、本研究結果は重要な意味を持つだろう。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Invited: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Exeter(United Kingdom)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Exeter(United Kingdom)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The inequalities of the extinction of experience: the role of personal characteristics and species traits in the distribution of people-plant interactions in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Masashi Soga, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Maldwyn J Evans, Soki Ishibashi
    • Journal Title

      Ecological Research

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] What are the drivers of and barriers to children's direct experiences of nature?2018

    • Author(s)
      Soga, M., Yamanoi, T., Tsuchiya, K., Koyanagi, T.F., Kanai, T.
    • Journal Title

      Landscape and Urban Planning

      Volume: 180 Pages: 114-120

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.08.015

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Cross-generational decline in childhood experiences of neighborhood flowering plants in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Soga M, Gaston KJ, Kubo T
    • Journal Title

      Landscape and Urban Planning

      Volume: 174 Pages: 55-62

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.02.009

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Shifting baseline syndrome: causes, consequences, and implications2018

    • Author(s)
      Soga M, Gaston KJ
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 4 Pages: 222-230

    • DOI

      10.1002/fee.1794

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Health benefits of urban allotment gardening: improved physical and psychological wellbeing and social integration.2017

    • Author(s)
      Soga, M., Cox, D.T.C., Yamaura, Y., Gaston, K. J., Kurisu, K., Hanaki. K.
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pages: 71-71

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph14010071

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Gardening is beneficial for health: a meta-analysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Soga, M., K. J. Gaston, Y. Yamaura
    • Journal Title

      Preventive Medicine Reports

      Volume: 5 Pages: 92-99

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.11.007

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Urban residents' perceptions of neighbourhood nature: does the extinction of experience matter?2017

    • Author(s)
      Masashi Soga, Kevin J Gaston, Tomoyo F Koyanagi, Kiyo Kurisu, Keisuke Hanaki
    • Journal Title

      Biological Conservation

      Volume: 203 Pages: 143-150

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.020

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] 都市緑地の心理的回復機能を規定する生態的・社会的要因の解明2018

    • Author(s)
      石橋颯己, 吉田薫, 曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会第66回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 基準推移症候群:その原因と帰結、および展望2018

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会第66回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 都市における人と自然との関わり合い:現状と課題、今後の展望2018

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 都市化時代の保全生態学 ー自然体験の消失スパイラルー2018

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 都市林のレクリエーション利用 を規定する景観・社会要因の検討2018

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史, 赤坂宗光
    • Organizer
      日本森林学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 植物との触れ合いは健康を促進する:メタ解析による検証2017

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史, Gaston, Kevin, 山浦悠一
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都 新宿区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 人と自然をめぐる「経験の消失」:両者の間にあるギャップを理解する2017

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都 新宿区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 都市で再構築する人と自然の関係2017

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都 新宿区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] “健康”の視点から見た都市の文化的生態系サービスの意義・機能2017

    • Author(s)
      曽我昌史
    • Organizer
      日本生態学会関東地区会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学(東京都 文京区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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