2013 ASHS Annual Conference
14687:
People's Psychophysiological Responses to Tropical Urban Tree Pruning in Hawaii
14687:
People's Psychophysiological Responses to Tropical Urban Tree Pruning in Hawaii
Thursday, July 25, 2013: 2:15 PM
Desert Salon 13-14 (Desert Springs J.W Marriott Resort )
Plants are a vital component of the social and economic health of our cities. Previous studies have shown how plants and natural landscapes can have significant impacts on people’s attitudes as well as physiological states. Through this study, the visual stimuli shown to participants focus specifically on trees in the Hawaiian landscape that are subjected to proper and improper pruning practices. Results obtained from analysis of physiological measures recorded (ECG, GSR, EMG, and EEG) indicate clear trends in peoples’ psychophysiological, cognitive and emotional responses.