Aesthetic preference for rural landscapes: some resident and visitor differences

Assessing the visual quality of rural landscapes

“…Zube et al (1975), Daniel and Vining (1983), Knopf (1987), Orland (1988) and Purcell (1992) determine a negative relationship between man-made elements and visual quality, as we do for negative antropic elements. Furthermore, Purcell concludes that public prefer pictures highly typical with large amount of vegetation, as it occurs in our model with the percentage of vegetation.…”

Preferences for riparian buffers

“…The results showed that rural and suburban participants had similar preference for tree buffers over the "no buffer" scenario. Such agreement between rural and suburban groups is surprising in light of previous research that reported differences in landscape preference between rural and urban individuals (Kaplan, 1977a,b;Kaplan and Herbert, 1988;Orland, 1988;Lapping et al, 1989;Yu, 1995). Our results suggest that the preference for tree buffers along Mid-western waterways is strong enough to overcome any difference that might exist between rural and suburban individuals.…”

Exploring public preferences for traditional farming landscapes

“…Place of residence has also been found to have a significant impact on landscape preferences ( Van den Berg & Koole, 2006). Familiarity with the landscape under examination has also been found to have a direct impact on landscape preference (Orland, 1988). Members of environmental groups have been found to have a stronger preference for wilderness scenes (Dearden, 1984).…”