Preferences for and attitudes towards street flowers and trees in Sapporo, Japan

Todorova, Assenna; Asakawa, Susumu; Aikoh, Tetsuya

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.11.001

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“…This would be concordant with the results of Kaplan (2007) and Todorova et al (2004) who suggested a preference and desire for flowers in vegetated areas. Similarly, it may have contributed to an increase in perceived restoration, akin to the way in which their participants believed flowers contributed to psychological well-being (Todorova et al, 2004).…”

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“…Consistent with this idea, Todorova, Asakawa, and Aikoh (2004) found a preference for low-growing, ordered vegetation over taller more disordered planting, and showed that there was a preference for "smoothness", defined as the "uniformity of and shortness of ground texture" (p.518).…”

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“…Todorova et al (2004) also found a preference for flowers across different types of simulated vegetation growing along the streets of a Japanese city, with participants believing that the flowers positively contributed to psychological well-being and the aesthetic quality of the street.…”

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2011

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“…To perceive high visual quality in a small view, a certain overall order has to be discovered (Staats et al, 1997) and a limited number of elements must be present in the landscape, allowing the observer to understand the scene (Todorova et al, 2004). …”

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A minimum indicator set for assessing fontanili (lowland springs) of the Lombardy Region in Italy

Fumagalli

Senes

Ferrario

et al. 2017

European Countryside

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This paper reports on the issue of fontanili assessment. A fontanile is a lowland spring, excavated by humans for the use of underground water for irrigation. From the XII century on, fontanili have been dug to extend water availability throughout the year and increase agricultural land use in the lowlands of Northern Italy. Because water of the fontanile stays at temperature without great changes throughout the year (between 8 and 15°C), this environment is host to a vast variety of flora and fauna and has ecological and landscaping value. Because these springs are typical and unique landscape features of Northern Italy, there is not an international background on assessing methods of fontanili functions inside the countryside. The first goal has been to define a set of simple and consolidated indicators to evaluate watering, ecological and recreational function of 1160 fontanili of the Lombardy Region. The second one has been to identify homogenous areas with groups of fontanili in close proximity and with similar indicator values using interpolation tools. This classification can be used by Regional Administration to assign money to recover and maintain fontanili. The most important areas will be protected by regional and local planning instruments.Keywords: Fontanile, low land spring, functional assessment Abstract: Obiettivo dello studio sono l'analisi, la valutazione e la classificazione dei fontanili. Il fontanile è una presa d'acqua nella falda acquifera non affiorante creata dall'uomo per far risalire e utilizzare a scopo irriguo le acque sotterranee tipica della Pianura Padana del nord Italia e della Regione Lombardia in particolare. A partire dai secoli XI e XII i fontanili sono stati un elemento fondamentale per lo sviluppo dell'agricoltura lombarda. Nei secoli successivi mezzi di approvvigionamento idrico alternativi hanno spesso sostituito l'impiego dell'acqua dei fontanili che tuttavia mantengono ancora la loro funzione irrigua. Poiché le acque dei fontanili si mantengono durante l'anno in un intervallo di temperatura compreso tra 8 e 15°C, costituiscono un ecosistema ricco di specie animali e vegetali e svolgono un ruolo di particolare importanza anche dal punto di vista ecologico e paesaggistico. Dal momento che questa risorsa rappresenta un elemento unico caratterizzante la pianura padana non esiste una letteratura internazionale relativa a metodologie di valutazione funzionale dei fontanili. Il primo obiettivo è stato quello di individuare una serie di indicatori per valutare le funzioni idriche, ecologiche e ricreative dei 1160 fontanili della Regione Lombardia. Il secondo obiettivo è stato quello di individuare aree omogenee per caratteristiche simili dei fontanili stessi, utilizzano metodi interpolazione in ambiente GIS. E' stata elaborata una prima proposta per la definizione di una metodologia per la classificazione e misurazione del biotopo fontanile che potrà essere utilizzata dalla Regione Lombardia per l'assegnazione di finanziamenti mirati al recupero e alla conservazione d...

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“…Trees contribute to the delivery of many ecosystem services in urban areas, such as moderation of local climate (Nowak et al 2006;Dimoudi and Nikolopoulou 2003;Yokohari et al 2001;Nowak et al 2001), stormwater management (Xiao and McPherson 2002;Bolund and Hunhammar 1999), recreation and human well-being (Todorova et al 2004), and cultural values (Alcamo et al 2003). Long-term management and renewal of urban trees is therefore crucial for sustainable urban development.…”

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Grading of Parameters for Urban Tree Inventories by City Officials, Arborists, and Academics Using the Delphi Method

Östberg

Delshammar

Wiström

et al. 2012

Environmental Management

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Tree inventories are expensive to conduct and update, so every inventory carried out must be maximized. However, increasing the number of constituent parameters increases the cost of performing and updating the inventory, illustrating the need for careful parameter selection. This paper reports the results of a systematic expert rating of tree inventories aiming to quantify the relative importance of each parameter. Using the Delphi method, panels comprising city officials, arborists and academics rated a total of 148 parameters. In order of total mean score, the top ranking parameters, which can serve as a guide for decision-making at practical level and for standardization of tree inventories, were: Scientific name of the tree species and genera, Vitality, Coordinates, Hazard class and Identification number.The study also examined whether the different responsibilities and usage of urban tree databases among organizations and people engaged in urban tree inventories affected their prioritization. The results revealed noticeable dissimilarities in the ranking of parameters between the panels, underlining the need for collaboration between the research community and those commissioning, administrating and conducting inventories. Only by applying such a transdisciplinary approach to parameter selection can urban tree inventories be strengthened and made more relevant.

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Preferences for and attitudes towards street flowers and trees in Sapporo, Japan

Cited by 218 publications

References 34 publications

Greenery on residential buildings: Does it affect preferences and perceptions of beauty?

Greenery on residential buildings: Does it affect preferences and perceptions of beauty?

A minimum indicator set for assessing fontanili (lowland springs) of the Lombardy Region in Italy

Grading of Parameters for Urban Tree Inventories by City Officials, Arborists, and Academics Using the Delphi Method

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