Physical and psychological health benefits of urban park in relation to pandemic crises

• Main Authors: Mohamad Nadzri, Amira Arisya, Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi, Tukiman, Izawati, Mohamad Zaini, Muhammad Al Amin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: RMP Publications 2023
• Subjects: B108 Ancient; BH Aesthetics; BP173.44 Human Rights In Islam; BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge; BPC158 Agriculture. Sustainable agriculture; BPG113 Environmental ethics/responsibility. Sustainable living.; BPN66.5 Islam and architecture. Sustainable architecture.; GE Environmental Sciences; GE196 Sustainable living; GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography; GV Recreation Leisure; H10 Societies; H71 General works; HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior; HM251 Social psychology; HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; HT241 Urban ecology. Sustainable urban development; HT51 Human settlements. Communities; NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture; NA9053.R4 City planning; NA9080 Urban planners
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/106662/7/106662_Physical%20and%20psychological%20health%20benefits%20of%20urban%20park.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106662/; http://www.jsshjournal.com/uploads/2/6/8/1/26810285/64032023-jssh-16-21.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Urban parks have many benefits and have been identified as a unique source of community resilience during prolonged pandemic quarantine. Pandemic-related issues, such as stay-at-home orders, lockdowns, and long-term quarantine, pose a threat to global public health. It has unquestionably devastating effects on human health. It is believed that secure, healthy, and supportive environments are necessary for humans' physical and psychological health. The research aims to investigate the role of urban parks as the mechanism for the physical and psychological health benefits of the pandemic crises. This paper reviews the significant contribution of urban parks to the physical and psychological health benefits. The literature demonstrates that the presence of a natural environment has substantial positive effects on an individual's physical and psychological health. It emphasized the role of urban parks in reducing stress and depression symptoms, promoting physiologically healthier individuals during an outbreak of a pandemic, enhancing the quality of life and life satisfaction, providing entertainment and relaxation, and fostering greater social interaction and cohesion. It is anticipated that this paper will become the foundational theory and comprehension of the role of urban parks in enhancing physical and psychological health during pandemic crises.