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Article

Human-Scale Greenery in the Window View

by
Alenka Fikfak
1,*,
Martina Zbašnik Senegačnik
1 and
Samo Drobne
2
1
Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, Zoisova street 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2
Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Jamova street 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Urban Sci. 2024, 8(4), 257; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040257
Submission received: 29 October 2024 / Revised: 8 December 2024 / Accepted: 12 December 2024 / Published: 17 December 2024

Abstract

In recent decades, the quality of life in cities has declined due to rapid growth. The global ecological crisis and climate change are leading to pollution and overheating of the environment, resulting in deteriorating health conditions and social segregation. The fact is that greenery in urban environments significantly improves people’s well-being, health, and satisfaction. The research presented in this paper was focused on the issue of greenery in residential neighborhoods, which has many positive effects in addition to the health benefits. The purpose of the article is to check whether greenery also has an artistic effect in addition to environmental benefits. In the research, the importance of greenery was highlighted by examining two residential neighborhoods in the urban environment of the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Elements of greenery were analyzed from the perspective of “human scale”, which refers to the size, texture, and arrangement of physical elements that correspond to human size and proportions. There were seven indicators highlighted that were used to verify the human scale: area connectivity, readability, and completeness of the ambience; transparency of tree canopies, and perception of artistic composition principles. The results show that the presence of greenery in residential neighborhoods is an important element of the human scale.
Keywords: human scale; greenery; window view; WV; survey; urbanism human scale; greenery; window view; WV; survey; urbanism

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Fikfak, A.; Zbašnik Senegačnik, M.; Drobne, S. Human-Scale Greenery in the Window View. Urban Sci. 2024, 8, 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040257

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Fikfak A, Zbašnik Senegačnik M, Drobne S. Human-Scale Greenery in the Window View. Urban Science. 2024; 8(4):257. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040257

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Fikfak, Alenka, Martina Zbašnik Senegačnik, and Samo Drobne. 2024. "Human-Scale Greenery in the Window View" Urban Science 8, no. 4: 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040257

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Fikfak, A., Zbašnik Senegačnik, M., & Drobne, S. (2024). Human-Scale Greenery in the Window View. Urban Science, 8(4), 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040257

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