Research on Color Space Perceptions and Restorative Effects of Blue Space Based on Color Psychology: Examination of the Yijie District of Dujiangyan City as an Example.

Jiangjun Wan,Yi Su,Wei Deng,Ying Cao,Lingqing Zhang,Yawen Zhou,Liu Ying,Yuxin Li

doi:10.3390/ijerph17093137

Abstract

An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that blue space can promote the recovery of the human body, as does green space. However, the influence of blue space on the color space has been studied much less. Based on research on color psychology and healthy cities, the current study takes Yijie District of Dujiangyan City as the research object. Logistic regression models and the semantic differential method was used to explore residents’ perceptions of color space and their restorative ratings of blue space. This study describes the characteristics of the people visiting blue space, investigates whether the benefits brought about by blue space are related to the color space, and studies whether the surrounding colors in the blue space have a positive effect in promoting residents’ perceptions of pleasure. Based on residents’ choices of environmental pictures containing various colors, a color tendency map was constructed. The results revealed strong correlations between residents’ perceived pleasure and color space color collocation. Socio-demographic factors were found to affect the frequency of visiting blue space. Reasonable color planning is necessary for human health. Based on the study findings, relevant planning suggestions are proposed as a reference basis for waterfront space color planning.

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IntroductionBlue Space Plays an Important Role in Urban Development
The results demonstrated that access to blue space is more likely to satisfy physical and activity purposes when compared to access to other types of spaces [9]
The results revealed that older respondents and those who had lived in the area for a long time were more likely to visit the blue space as one of their basic activities

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Blue Space Plays an Important Role in Urban Development. Water has played a primary role in human existence, through irrigation and transportation, and has carried the rise and fall of cities [1]. Blue space is no longer an indispensable resource. It is a crucial feature to be considered in all future developments, in order to provide humans with the opportunity to escape from their congested lives [2]. In the past 20 years, with the increasing attention on water resources in cities, the transformation and remodeling of urban. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3137; doi:10.3390/ijerph17093137 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph

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