Aesthetic Theory and Landscape Protection: The Many Meanings of Beauty and Their Implications for the Design, Control and Protection of Vermont's Landscape

Brooks, Richard O.; Lavigne, P.

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“…Since the 1960s, when McHarg (1969) motivated and guided suburban design with nature, there has been limited work on the aesthetics of suburbs as landscapes (Weller 2008, Hein et al 2010) and the aesthetics of suburban blocks (e.g., Nassauer 1993). In contrast, there has been more interest in landscape-scale aesthetic values in the literature, particularly related to natural area and rural planning (e.g., Brooks & Lavigne 1985, Nassauer 1988, Porteous 1996, Mendel & Kirkpatrick 1999. The expansion of suburbia has been inexorable (Bruegmann 2005, Johnson 2006), calling more than ever for aesthetic design, with or without nature.…”

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Variation in perceptions of the aesthetics of new suburban developments

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Kirkpatrick

2024

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<p dir="ltr">Although the nature and correlates of variability in perceptions of the visual aesthetics of rural and natural landscapes have been well-studied, more work is needed on suburban landscapes, particularly to establish the desirable visual aesthetic qualities of new suburban developments. Visual elicitation was used to determine the aesthetic responses of adults of varying place of residence, occupation, gender and age to landscape-scale attributes of new suburban developments. A questionnaire was answered by a global sample of respondents who gave their sociodemographic details and ranked their preferences for different aesthetic attributes of suburban development. Australians and professionals were more likely than other nationalities and blue-collar workers to select the bottom of the hill, rather than the top of the hill. Professionals and those over 44 years old preferred naturalistic suburban boundaries rather than the geometric boundaries preferred by young white-collar workers. Younger respondents preferred one style of house in the suburb compared to three or more styles preferred by older respondents. Most respondents preferred low-density housing. House colour preferences varied by nationality, occupation, age and gender. These preferences may help planners to adjust the attributes of new suburban developments to cater for different subsets of people. Collaborative planning with local people will be necessary to maximise the aesthetic utility of new suburban developments.</p>

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Variation in perceptions of the aesthetics of new suburban developments

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“…One approach is through the designation of a Landscape Park as implemented in Poland (Dmytrowski and Kicińska 2022 ). Two major philosophies, viz., objective and subjective have been widely discussed, particularly in the field of visual quality assessment of the landscapes (Brooks and Lavigne 1985 ). In the objective philosophy, the importance is given to the landscape’s biophysical aspects and beauty in terms of forms, shape, texture, color, vividness, uniqueness, pattern, etc.…”

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“…The subjective philosophy is dominated by human cognitive constructs such as needs, wants, feelings, observations, behaviors, attitudes, perspectives, etc. (Brooks and Lavigne 1985 ; Dearden 1981 ; Zube et al 1982 ) and landscape’s use values (Tveit et al 2006 ) for agriculture, industry, transportation, refuge, etc. For instance, the European settlers viewed the minerals of American lands as objective values (e.g., gold of California), whereas the desire of the European settlers for gold (e.g., seeking for economic benefits) is a subjective aspect of the landscape (Langschwager 2018 ).…”

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“…However, the objective philosophy has dominated in landscape evaluations and studies for a number of years compared to the subjective or user-centered landscape evaluations (Kvan 2013 ). According to Brooks and Lavigne ( 1985 ), “Neither the extreme subjective nor the objective cognitive philosophies of beauty is completely wrong.” As Swanwick ( 2002 , p.10) said, “There has been long-standing debate about the role of objectivity and subjectivity in dealing with landscape. The search for supposedly objective approaches has reflected a desire, in some quarters, to remove the element of personal judgement from the process.…”

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Assessing Public Preferences of Landscape and Landscape Attributes: a Case Study of the Proposed Appalachian Geopark Project in West Virginia, USA

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Photographs have been utilized as substitutes for on-site scenes in the assessment and evaluation of landscape’s visual quality, perspective, and preference. Visual quality, perception, and preference are assessed through human eyes and their judgment. However, the human judgement is often generally categorized as expert vs. citizen. Literature searches show that the expert-based assessment dominates over the citizen level judgement. There is a lack of information on methodologies to assess public preference of landscape and landscape attributes. This paper discussed two different approaches of assessing landscape preferences of the public (local and visitors) in the proposed Appalachian Geopark Project (hereafter referred as pAGP) covering Fayette, Greenbrier, and Raleigh Counties in West Virginia (WV). A set of two questionnaire surveys were administered. There were questions for answering as a cognitive preference exercise and a set of photographs for rating as a visual stimulation exercise. Both instruments were delivered to respondents as anonymous links using Survey123 and Qualtrics software respectively. The results from both surveys revealed the highest preference was found for forested landscapes followed by water features and the associated landscapes. This study’s findings revealed how multiple methods of assessing public preferences can strengthen and justify the results from different methods. Surveys were completed by 47 respondents.

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Aesthetic Theory and Landscape Protection: The Many Meanings of Beauty and Their Implications for the Design, Control and Protection of Vermont's Landscape

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Variation in perceptions of the aesthetics of new suburban developments

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Assessing Public Preferences of Landscape and Landscape Attributes: a Case Study of the Proposed Appalachian Geopark Project in West Virginia, USA

Views, property rights, and New Zealand land reform

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