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Prof. Wan-Yu Chou
National Pingtung University of Science and Technolgy

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Dr. Wan Yu Chou is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Institute of Landscape Architecture and Recreation Management at the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. Before she started her academic career, Dr. Chou has engaged in practical environmental planning and design for decades. Now she is dedicated to transdisciplinary research for therapeutic landscape design, landscape perception, and benefits of healthy recreation activities. Her researches also concern how to integrate a therapeutic environment and healthy recreation into senior communities and rural areas.

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Published: 04 February 2021 in Sustainability
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In natural spaces, people experience traditional environmental Qi (TEQ), which supports healthy environmental energy flow, and helps them gain an overall improved Qi experience from practicing Qigong. However, what kind of urban green spaces support Qigong? This study provides an analysis that measures TEQ, Qi experience, flow experience, restorative experience, and preference when practicing Qigong in different urban green spaces. A total of 654 valid data points were collected. The results indicate that subjects practicing “breathing” among trees, meadows, and waterscapes perceived higher TEQ, Qi experience, flow experience, and restorative experience, and preferred it to the environment of plazas. In addition, practicing Qigong in environments featuring biophilic elements, such as plants (meadows and trees), elicits flow experience and Qi experience in the built environment. Water, an important biophilic element, also produces better TEQ and restorative experiences, and is preferred by human beings. These results make a connection between Qigong, experiences, and biophilic urban green spaces, and offer suggestions for users to gain health benefits while exercising in urban areas.

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Shih-Han Hung; Wan-Yu Chou; Chun-Yen Chang. A Study on Practicing Qigong and Getting Better Health Benefits in Biophilic Urban Green Spaces. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1692 .

AMA Style

Shih-Han Hung, Wan-Yu Chou, Chun-Yen Chang. A Study on Practicing Qigong and Getting Better Health Benefits in Biophilic Urban Green Spaces. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1692.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Shih-Han Hung; Wan-Yu Chou; Chun-Yen Chang. 2021. "A Study on Practicing Qigong and Getting Better Health Benefits in Biophilic Urban Green Spaces." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1692.

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Published: 27 April 2016 in Landscape and Ecological Engineering
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The rapid increase in urban population worldwide is one among the important global environmental issues. The urban ecological system is made up of human society and environments. We cannot exclude humans from the urban ecosystem since humans are an integral component of landscape ecology. Bridging humans and landscape ecology is important to sustainable landscape planning and management from a holistic point of view. Humans’ responses to landscape structure are crucial to understand the relationships between humans and nature. In current study, we conducted a field experiment in an urban campus to investigate the relationships between urban open spaces and humans’ health benefits. The landscape structure of urban open spaces were derived from land cover maps. The results show that people’s psycho-physiological responses are correlated with selected landscape metrics of different land cover types. Overall, dense trees and large artificial structures likely have negative effects on humans, while large continuous grassland patches or water patches enhance humans’ positive responses. The findings give some insights into the design and management of urban open spaces that are favorable for ecosystems and the health of urban population. The methodology taken to investigate the relationships between landscape structure and human health in this study may be of value to future efforts in establishing healthy and sustainable urban environments.

ACS Style

Wan-Yu Chou; Ching-Hsien Lee; Chun-Yen Chang. Relationships between urban open spaces and humans’ health benefits from an ecological perspective: a study in an urban campus. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 2016, 12, 255 -267.

AMA Style

Wan-Yu Chou, Ching-Hsien Lee, Chun-Yen Chang. Relationships between urban open spaces and humans’ health benefits from an ecological perspective: a study in an urban campus. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 2016; 12 (2):255-267.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wan-Yu Chou; Ching-Hsien Lee; Chun-Yen Chang. 2016. "Relationships between urban open spaces and humans’ health benefits from an ecological perspective: a study in an urban campus." Landscape and Ecological Engineering 12, no. 2: 255-267.