Public perception as support for scenic quality regulation in a nationally treasured landscape

Kearney, Anne R.; Bradley, Gordon A.; Petrich, Carl H.; Kaplan, Rachel; Kaplan, Stephen; Simpson-Colebank, D

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.05.005

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“…Contrary to the hypothesis 3, no significant differences emerged for 71.9% of all ratings in the different groups indicating that the landscape variations were much greater than the variations of observer's judgments as also confirmed by other studies [29,[36][37][38]. Although 28.1% of all ratings were significantly different, the median values are in most cases the same.…”

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“…Beza [11] explained the different perceptions of a mountain landscape between tourists and the local population by specific cultural ideas. In contrast, many studies found substantial agreement across different groups [29,[36][37] indicating that the variations between observer's judgments are less than the variations between landscapes [38]. These studies, however, did not focus on differences between tourists and local residents.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Can We Model the Scenic Beauty of an Alpine Landscape?

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During the last decade, agriculture has lost its importance in many European mountain regions and tourism, which benefits from attractive landscapes, has become a major source of income. Changes in landscape patterns and elements might affect scenic beauty and therefore the socio-economic welfare of a region. Our study aimed at modeling scenic beauty by quantifying the influence of landscape elements and patterns in relationship to distance. Focusing on Alpine landscapes in South and North Tyrol, we used a photographic questionnaire showing different landscape compositions. As mountain landscapes offer long vistas, we related scenic beauty to different distance zones. Our results indicate that the near zone contributes by 64% to the valuation of scenic beauty, the middle zone by 22%, and the far zone by 14%. In contrast to artificial elements, naturalness and diversity increased scenic beauty. Significant differences between different social groups (origin, age, gender, cultural background) occurred only between the local population and tourists regarding great landscape changes. Changes towards more homogenous landscapes were perceived negatively, thus political decision makers should support the conservation of the cultural landscape.

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“…Scenic beauty is an important and indispensable natural resource to human (Denker 2004) and as such the aesthetic value of landscape is often taken into account in forest planning de-such as experience, education, age and cultural background, were important in determining scenic beauty (Kaplan & Kaplan 1989, Ribe 2002, Kearney et al 2008. However, others such as Gruehn & Roth (2010), Roth (2012) and Frank et al (2013) concluded that personal factors did not significantly affect the SBE values.…”

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Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests

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., Chen L., Luo S.X., 2016. Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests. Ann. For. Res. 59(1): 91-103.Abstract. The aim of this paper was to validate factors affecting the in-stand landscape quality and how important each factor was in determining scenic beauty of natural secondary forests. The study was limited to 23 stand-level cases of natural secondary forests in Shen Zhen city in southern China. Typical samples of photographs and public estimations were applied to evaluate scenic beauty inside the natural secondary forests. The major factors were then selected by multiple linear-regression analysis and a model between scenic beauty estimation (SBE) values and in-stand landscape features was established. Rise in crown density, fall in plant litter, glow in color of trunk, fall in arbor richness, and rise in visible distance increased scenic beauty values of in-stand landscape. These five factors significantly explained the differences in scenic beauty, and together accounted for 45% of total variance in SBEs. Personal factors (e.g. gender, age and education) did not significantly affect the ratings of landscape photos, although variations of landscape quality were affected by some personal factors. Results of this study will assist policymakers, silviculturists and planners in landscape design and management of natural secondary forests in Shenzhen city. People can improve the scenic beauty values by pruning branches and clearing plant litter, which subsequently improve the forest health and contribute to forest recreation.

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“…Purcell et al, 1994;Hunziker, 1995;Dramstad et al, 2006;Brouwer et al, 2010;Lokocz et al, 2011) or to personal characteristics (e.g. Kearney et al, 2008;Park et al, 2008;Hanley et al, 2009). …”

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Heterogeneity of preferences for the benefits of Environmental Stewardship: A latent-class approach

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Since 2005, Environmental Stewardship (ES) has been the principal agri-environment scheme for England and is the key instrument for the delivery of increased environmental benefits from agricultural landscapes. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether or not individuals' preferences for the environmental benefits associated with ES vary depending on types of landscapes within which these benefits are delivered. A latent class model is applied to data obtained from a choice experiment survey of over 1,000 respondents sampled across England. The results suggest that individuals have heterogenous preferences for the benefits of ES, though different segments of the population with more homogenous preferences can be identified. In particular, higher levels of benefit are often associated with the operation of ES in landscapes close to where respondents live. This leads to the suggestion that, in order to maximise the benefits of ES, its implementation could take this result into account by encouraging greater uptake from farmers whose land is closer to large populations.

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Public perception as support for scenic quality regulation in a nationally treasured landscape

Cited by 48 publications

References 34 publications

Can We Model the Scenic Beauty of an Alpine Landscape?

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Heterogeneity of preferences for the benefits of Environmental Stewardship: A latent-class approach

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