Urban landscape and environmental quality preferences in Ibadan, Nigeria: an exploration

Chokor, Boyowa Anthony

doi:10.1016/0169-2046(90)90025-w

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“…Another innovative study employing the method of triadic judgements of Ibadan landscape sceneries by residents and a vote count of their judgements and analyzing the structure of assessments made using multidimensional scaling (MDS), demonstrated that the pattern of both high and low value landscapes were tied to varied and distinctive socio-physical attributes that can be used as criteria for environmental quality improvement and at the same time for preserving those historicsymbolic valued characters of landscapes that elicited cultural attachments at the core of cities (see Chokor, 1990). However, unlike British and other European studies (Lowenthal and Prince, 1965;Lowenthal, 1978;Morris, 1981;Relph, 1976Relph, , 1981 which demonstrated a generally high preference for picturesque and historic landscapes, Nigerians appear to value newer modernistic suburban landscapes with sophisticated designs while core traditional historical scenes were least desired because of congestion, low amenity value, reduced level of comfort, spaciousness, order and regularity in planning, all which pointed to the need appropriate interpretive and diagnostic skills, coding responses and providing structured code or mind maps or charts of responses (see Crang, 2001;Bedford and Burgess, 2001).…”

Section: Cognitive Assessments In Nigeria and Implications For Enviro...mentioning

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Trends in Environmental Valuation: The Challenge to Nigerian Geography and Sustainable Development

Chokor

2020

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Environmental valuation, which is interdisciplinary in scope and practice, has a considerable role in natural resource management. This paper contends that assessment studies required to prioritize and preserve the ecological integrity of Nigeria’s varied environments have been limited in geography and argues the need to realign with newer perspectives. The review problematizes the relative value of the seemingly more robust, precise but conventional quantitative tools of assessment widely deployed in the discipline and the efficacy of the experiential perspectives espoused by humanistic geographers, whose impetus comes from conceptual borrowings. The propriety of these borrowings is evaluated. The paper then suggests that while the increasing interest in valuation has largely been spurred by the need to establish criteria for minimizing and managing the impact of human activities on the environment, the validity of much of the methodologies adopted has been far from clear, although a notable contribution in Nigerian geography is the attempt at reducing a composite or aggregate index of environmental quality. While this approach has benefits for environmental planning and design, the paper also outlines new directions for more impactful research, especially against the backdrop of the upsurge of interest in environmental or resource economics.

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Trends in Environmental Valuation: The Challenge to Nigerian Geography and Sustainable Development

Chokor

2020

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“…These are basically depending on traditional housing culture, climate, religion, personal demand and land structure. All these impact on shaping of these houses and their near environments (Chokor, 1990;Goodchild, 1994;Darke and Tallamy, 2014;Kendle and Forbes, 1997;Kennedy et al, 2005). However, the detached house gardens are usually considered to be an integrated parts of city images and have significant aesthetic and functional property to reflect traditional life style.…”

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Isparta Kent Merkezindeki Müstakil Konut Bahçelerinde Kullanılan Bahçe Peyzaj Elemanlarının Değerlendirilmesi Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Şahin¹

2020

European Journal of Science and Technology

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The aim of this study was investigating the urban furniture, structural and landscape elements in selected detached family house gardens located 33 neighborhoods in Isparta city center. However, these elements were determined in detail on site, and some evaluations were made in terms of their intended use and intensity. It was found that 92 of 278 detached family house gardens have at least one type urban furniture. In hese gardens have 24.5% of had a sitting element, 7.2% of had plant boxes, 4.3% had water object and only 2.2% of had playground. It has also realized that with only limited number of exceptions, most of these elements were unable to create aesthetic appearance and could not serve as a focal point in the landscape design practices. Moreover 174 detached family home gardens have at least one structural element. The storage shed were found to be dominantly present (26.6%), followed by sitting areas (24.1%), animal shelter (14.1%), garage (14.1%), stove/owen (3.2%) and greenhouse (0.7%), respectively. Some photographs were taken to reflect the visited residential gardens and the state of structural elements used. Based on observations and participants responds, most of the detached family house gardens has not design properties with realistic sense and not follow landscape design rules.

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Design Review and Public Preferences: Effects of Geographical Location, Public Consensus, Sensation Seeking, and Architectural Styles

Stamps

Nasar

1997

Journal of Environmental Psychology

101

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Urban landscape and environmental quality preferences in Ibadan, Nigeria: an exploration

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Trends in Environmental Valuation: The Challenge to Nigerian Geography and Sustainable Development

Trends in Environmental Valuation: The Challenge to Nigerian Geography and Sustainable Development

Isparta Kent Merkezindeki Müstakil Konut Bahçelerinde Kullanılan Bahçe Peyzaj Elemanlarının Değerlendirilmesi Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Design Review and Public Preferences: Effects of Geographical Location, Public Consensus, Sensation Seeking, and Architectural Styles

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