HAPPINESS IS SPENDING TIME AT A PUBLIC GARDEN: A POSITIVE EMOTION STUDY OF VISITORS TO TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS

摘要

Fresh perspectives in psychology are presenting ever more fruitful ways for public gardens to demonstrate their importance to the quality of life of visitors. for instance, in response to the research of environmental psychologists into the restorative effects of nature on human health and well-being (kaplan and kaplan 1989; ulrich et al. 1991), a number of recent public garden studies have tested the subtle effects of green spaces on visitors' emotions and physical health.