Study of Different Vegetation Types in Green Space Landscape Preference: Comparison of Environmental Perception in Winter and Summer

Abstract

Through field perception in winter and summer, people’s preferences for vegetation types in green spaces with various structures (single-layer woodland, tree-shrub-grass composite woodland, tree-grass composite woodland, and single-layer grassland) and concrete and asphalt sites (areas) without plants are evaluated. The results show the following: (1) There are significant differences in landscape preference between the two seasons, and the environmental perception preference score for landscapes in summer is higher. (2) The preference score for the vegetation types in green spaces was single-layer woodland > tree-shrub-grass composite woodland > tree-grass composite woodland > single-layer grassland > concrete and asphalt sites (areas). The preference score for the single-layer woodland landscape in winter was significantly higher than that in summer. (3) The preferences of participants to carry out activities vary by season and the magnitude of thermal comfort; notably, rest and communication activities in green spaces with high thermal comfort, such as tree-shrub-grass composite woodland and single-layer woodland areas, are preferred in summer, and physical activities in the single-layer woodland landscape are preferred in winter. (4) Regardless of which environmental perception method is adopted, landscape preferences did not significantly differ by sex or professional background. Based on the above results, the two seasonal perception methods cannot replace each other. Therefore, the types of activities should be carefully selected to be appropriate for the specific vegetation types in green spaces and season in which they will occur, and the green space should be reasonably planned according to the thermal comfort of the vegetation types to provide a scientific basis for evaluating landscape perception and preferences in the future.

The Impact of Green Space on University Students’ Mental Health: The Mediating Roles of Solitude Competence and Perceptual Restoration

“…According to the path analysis results, sheltered environments, limited spaces, and environments with high species richness may attenuate the psychological repair effect for college students. Cognitive scales of spatial perception, species richness, and sense of shelter influenced people's landscape preferences, consistent with previous findings [47].…”

Research on the Application of Improved K-Means Spatial Clustering Algorithm in Landscape Conservation of Gardens

“…K-means algorithm belongs to one of the common algorithms in the division method, and its theory also belongs to a basic category of iterative optimization algorithm (optimization clustering), which generally requires the algorithm to satisfy a certain equalization function, as a basic criterion of the basic iterative optimization process, and iterate continuously to get each optimal cluster clusters [22]. Although it is said that the K-means algorithm is relatively easy and fast to implement, in fact, there are some limitations in the process of cluster calculation, iteration, and optimization: (1) the algorithm is sensitive to the initial cluster centroid; (2) it is easy to fall into the local optimal solution [23].…”

“…. ., 24; first, the whole sample data set is clustered on the A1 dimensional group using the clustering method to obtain three classes of K m,n PSO (1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22), (2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 20, 23), and (3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24), and then apply the same method to cluster (1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22) first in A2 dimension to obtain one class (1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22) and cluster (2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23) in A2 dimension to obtain two classes (2,5,8,11,14,17) and (20,23), and one class (3,…”

Spatiotemporal Distribution Analysis of Spatial Vitality of Specialized Garden Plant Landscapes during Spring: A Case Study of Hangzhou Botanical Garden in China

“…People also exhibit preferences for different types of vegetation in green spaces. For instance, compared to tree-shrub-grass composite woodland, individuals prefer single-layer woodland [52].…”

“…In future research, exploration and improvement can be undertaken in the following aspects. Regarding indicator selection, consideration could be given to incorporating additional indicators related to plant landscape space characteristics, such as the olfactory features [54], acoustic characteristics [55], and thermal comfort [52]. In terms of method selection, insights from studies on street and urban park spatial vitality can be leveraged to identify other suitable quantifiable vitality indicators.…”