Scientists at the University of Bradford have developed the world's first Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT), a scientific process for measuring how relaxing urban environments and public spaces are.
In a new paper published in the Urban Forestry and Urban Greening journal, lead researcher Professor Greg Watts believes that the tool could help planners, architects and environmentalists to understand what the impact of ‘greening’ measures, like introducing trees, hedges or additional vegetation, could have on urban spaces.
The new tool measures soundscape and features of the landscape to provide a tranquillity score out of 10.
Studies have illustrated a link between tranquil environments and stress reduction, well-being and pain relief. Introducing vegetation into an environment to soften it - a process called ‘greening’ - is one way to improve tranquillity, but until now architects and planners have had to make assumptions as to the impact this will have.
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