An assessment of psychological noise reduction by landscape plants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1032-1048

  Yang, Fan ^a   Bao, Zhi Yi ^b   Zhu, Zhu Jun ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram (EEG); Environmental therapy; Green transportation; Psychological noise reduction; Urban green space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANDSCAPE; MALE; NOISE POLLUTION; NOISE REDUCTION; PLANT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PYSCHOLOGICAL NOISE REDUCTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

EID: 79953841464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8041032     Document Type: Article

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