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Physiological and Psychological Effects of Virtual Park Therapy in Bogor City Parks on Young Adults Indah Pratiwi, Prita; Sulistyantara, Bambang; Putri, Tiarie Nursya’bani; Fitria, Ratu; Sari, Mona; Pamungkas, Aditya Aji
Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management) Vol 15 No 2 (2025): Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (JPSL)
Publisher : Pusat Penelitian Lingkungan Hidup, IPB (PPLH-IPB) dan Program Studi Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan, IPB (PS. PSL, SPs. IPB)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29244/jpsl.15.2.282

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Urbanization causes limited access to nature; therefore, virtual reality (VR) is needed to stay connected to nature. This study aims to identify the physiological and psychological effects of park therapy using VR. This study was conducted using experimental methods via a VR survey. The parameters observed included physiological effects, such as heart rate and blood pressure, and psychological effects, such as mood, level of anxiety, restorativeness, and landscape perception. Profile of Mood States, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perceived Restorativeness Scale, and Semantic Differential questionnaires were administered to the subject. Virtual park therapy in three locations resulted in possibly lower heart rates when walking in Bogor City Alun-alun, while lower heart rates when seated viewing in Heulang Park; decreased anger, tension, confusion, and depression after walking and decreased anger, tension, confusion, and fatigue after seated viewing, increased vigor after walking and seated viewing in all locations, decreased anxiety status after seated viewing in all locations; restorative effects of fascination, coherence, and compatibility with the highest results in Heulang Park. Sempur Park provides a therapeutic effect because it has thermal comfort and gives regularity to the psychological effect. Virtual park therapy in urban greenspaces is proven to have physiological and psychological relaxation effects.
Visitor Preferences for Restorative Landscape Elements in Bogor Urban Parks: A Visitor-Employed Photography Approach Pamungkas, Aditya Aji; Indah Pratiwi, Prita; Sulistyantara, Bambang
Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management) Vol 15 No 4 (2025): Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (JPSL)
Publisher : Pusat Penelitian Lingkungan Hidup, IPB (PPLH-IPB) dan Program Studi Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan, IPB (PS. PSL, SPs. IPB)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29244/jpsl.15.4.567

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Human health and well-being are affected by the quality of the environment in which an individual lives. Urban spaces must provide restorative experiences to support public mental health. This study aimed to identify visitor preferences for exciting views and stress-relieving features in urban parks. Using visitor-employed photography to capture direct experiences, the study analyzed geotagged photos to identify landscape views, classified restorative landscape elements, and evaluated their effect on urban park visitors. This research employed spatial analysis of photo distribution using QGIS, photo content analysis using Google Cloud Vision API, and assessment of restorative effect through the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS). The photo-taking hotspots were shaded areas with seating, featuring greenery, sculptures, activities, and landmarks. The results showed 2–3 hotspots with the highest photo density in the three parks. The Cloud Vision API classification results identified that the elements of a restorative landscape can be softscape, hardscape, and other factors. The results of the PRS questionnaire test showed that the three parks had a restorative effect on visitors (< 0.05), Sempur Park had the highest fascination (55.13) and compatibility (55.57) effects, and Heulang Park had the highest coherence effect (56.85) than other parks. These findings emphasize the importance of incorporating shaded seating, greenery, and engaging features into urban park designs to enhance visitor health and well-being.