Research on the Impact of Urban Park Design with Natural Elements Based on Behavioral Experiments on Children's Cognitive Development

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the rapid development of urbanization, children's opportunities to get in touch with nature are decreasing day by day, and the importance of urban parks with natural elements for children's cognitive development has become increasingly prominent. However, the current design of urban parks has deficiencies in meeting the cognitive needs of children. This study focuses on the relationship between urban parks with natural elements and children's cognitive development. By using scientific methods such as behavioral experiments and dividing children into experimental groups and control groups, it thoroughly explores the impact mechanism of urban parks with natural elements on children's cognitive development in multiple dimensions such as attention, memory, and problem-solving abilities. The research results show that urban parks with natural elements have a positive promoting effect on children's cognitive development, which is specifically reflected in significantly improving children's attention concentration, enhancing memory performance, and improving problem-solving abilities. Based on this, this study provides a scientific reference framework for the design of child-friendly urban parks, which helps to optimize the configuration of natural elements in urban parks so as to better meet the needs of children's cognitive development and promote children's all-round growth.