Information Package / Course Catalogue
Perceived Restoration Measurement Methods
Course Code: ZPM602
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The purposes of this course are to provide students with information about different perceived restoration scales used in perceptual restoration; to give information about which scale is more appropriate to use according to characteristics of the area when investigating the effects of green areas on people's mental and physical health; and to provide students with knowledge and skills about how these scales should be used in a research to be conducted.

Course Content

The contents of this course include the Perceived Restorativeness Scale, the Well-Being Measures, the Restorative Components Scale, the Perceived Restorativeness Potential, the Perceived Restorative Components Scale for Children, the Built Environment Restoration Support Scale, the Perceived Restorativeness for Activities Scale, the Perceived Restorative Characteristics Questionnaire, the Restoration Environment Scale, the Restorative State Scale, the Perceived Restorativeness Scale-children, the Restoration Scale, and the Restoration Outcome Scale.

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Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the definition of perceptual restoration
2.To learn perceptual restoration measurement methods
3.To achieve competency in preparing and conducting perceptual restoration work
4.To learn the concept of scale
5.To recognize perceptual restorative characteristics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ke-Tsung Han (2018) A review of self-report scales on restoration and/or restorativeness in the natural environment, Journal of Leisure Research, 49:3-5, 151-176
2.Hartig, T., Korpela, K., Evans, G. W., & Garling, T. (1997). A measure of restorative quality in environments. Scandinavian Housing & Planning Research, 14(4), 175–194.
3.Kaplan, R. (2001). The nature of the view from home: Psychological benefits. Environment and Behavior, 33(4), 507–542.
4.Laumann, K., Garling, T., & Stormark, K. M. (2001). Rating scale measures of restorative components of environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21(1), 31–44.
5.Herzog, T. R., Maguire, C. P., & Nebel, M. B. (2003). Assessing the restorative components of environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23, 159–170.
6.Bagot, K. L. (2004). Perceived restorative components: A scale for children. Children, Youth and Environments, 14, 120–140.
7.Fischl, G., & Garling, A. (2008). Identification, visualization, and evaluation of a restoration-supportive built environment. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 25, 254–269.
8.Norling, J. C., Sibthorp, J., & Ruddell, E. (2008). Perceived restorativeness for activities ccale (PRAS): Development and validation. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5(1), 184–195. 9.
9.Pals, R., Steg, L., Siero, F. W., & van der Zee, K. I. (2009). Development of the PRCQ: A measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(4), 441–449.
10.Ye, L., Zhang, F., & Wu, J. (2010). The development of restoration environment scale. China Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 1515–1518.
11.van den Berg, A. E., Jorgensen, A., & Wilson, E. R. (2014). Evaluating restoration in urban green spaces: Does setting type make a difference?. Landscape and Urban Planning, 127, 173–181.
12.Berto, R., Pasini, M., & Barbiero, G. (2015). How does psychological restoration work in children? An exploratory study. Journal of Child & Adolescent Behavior, 3, 200.
13.Han, K. T. (2003). A reliable and valid self-rating measure of the restorative quality of natural environments. Landscape and Urban Planning, 64(4), 209–232.
14.Korpela, K., Ylen, M., Tyrvainen, L., & Silvennoinen, H. (2008). Determinants of restorative experiences in everyday favorite places. Health & Place, 14(4), 636–652.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to course: content, reason, importance, process method and needs.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Perceived Restorativeness Scale
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Restorative Components Scale
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Perceived Restorativeness Potential
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Perceived Restorative Components Scale for Children
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Perceived Restorativeness Scale-Children
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Perceived Restorativeness for Activities Scale
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Perceived Restorative Characteristics Questionnaire
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Built Environment Restoration Support Scale
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Restoration Environment Scale
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Restorative State Scale
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Restoration Scale
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Restoration Outcome Scale
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Well-Being Measures
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment2048
Individual Work140570
Midterm Examination136440
Final Examination136440
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026