Factors influencing visual landscape quality perceived by the public. Results from a national survey

Wartmann, Flurina M.; Frick, Jacqueline; Kienast, Félix; Hunziker, Marcel

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.104024

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“…interpretation of landscape Bourassa (1988) considered assessing how beautiful a landscape is seen in the eyes of a beholder an important aspect of landscape aesthetics. Ratings of perceived landscape beauty have been used as a proxy indicator for overall visual landscape quality (Wartmann et al 2021a), but multiple distinct elements of interpreted landscape have also been identified within the environmental psychology literature. The concept of fascination is central to Attention Restoration Theory (Kaplan 1995), encapsulating the idea that landscapes can restore our attentional capacity by effortlessly capturing our attention (Kaplan 1995) and thus aid recovery from mental fatigue (Hartig et al 1991;Ulrich et al 1991).…”

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“…This selection of indicators is based on the needs for policy-making, with different indicators relating to different policies, and on the limitations in the length of a survey to be administered to the general public. These survey items have been used and tested in previous surveys (Kienast et al 2013(Kienast et al , 2015Wartmann et al 2021a).…”

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Relating landscape ecological metrics with public survey data on perceived landscape quality and place attachment

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Context It is essential for policy-making and planning that we understand landscapes not only in terms of landscape ecological patterns, but also in terms of their contribution to people's quality of life. Objectives In this study our objective is to test relationships between landscape ecology and social science indicators, by investigating how landscape patterns are linked to people’s perception of landscape quality. Methods To assess public views on landscapes we conducted a survey among 858 respondents in Switzerland. We combined this survey data on perceived landscape quality and place attachment with landscape metrics (e.g. diversity, naturalness of land cover, urban sprawl, fragmentation) in a statistical model to test hypotheses about the relationships between the different variables of interest. Results Our results illustrate the contribution of both landscape composition metrics and social science indicators to understanding variation in people’s perception and assessment of landscape. For example, we found the landscape ecology metrics on urban sprawl and fragmentation to be a negative predictor of overall satisfaction with landscape, and that perceived landscape quality positively predicted place attachment and satisfaction with the municipality landscape. Conclusions This study highlights the importance and feasibility of combining landscape ecology metrics and public survey data on how people perceive, value and relate to landscape in an integrated manner. Our approach has the potential for implementation across a variety of settings and can contribute to holistic and integrated landscape assessments that combine ecological and socio-cultural aspects.

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Relating landscape ecological metrics with public survey data on perceived landscape quality and place attachment

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“…Naar deze sociaal-demografische kenmerken werd gevraagd, omdat eerder onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat de waardering van het landschap verschilt tussen verschillende typen betrokkenen bij het landschap, zoals bewoners, agrariërs en deskundigen (Rogge et al, 2007) en afhankelijk is van de leeftijd van deze betrokkenen (Howley et al, 2012;Tempesta, 2010). Bovendien kunnen landschapsvoorkeuren worden beïnvloed door de mate waarin iemand bekend is met een bepaald landschap (Wartmann et al, 2021) De meeste antwoorden konden worden ingedeeld onder de aspecten voor ruimtelijke kwaliteit uit de literatuurstudie. Opvallend is dat geen van de antwoorden gerelateerd was aan de lange termijn aspecten 'circulariteit' en 'duurzaamheid'.…”

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Ruimtelijke kwaliteit van kringlooplandbouw : definities en perspectieven door verschillende actoren

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“…Abandonment of agriculture, short distance to a city, good road network, and infrastructure result in intensive development and urban-to-rural migration. Hence, the value and attractiveness of a landscape can pose a threat to its quality today (Spielhofer et al 2021;Wartmann et al 2021). The most in-demand parcels for residential buildings are those with the most alluring landscape far from developments.…”

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Arguments based on biocultural diversity to cease abandonment of traditional agricultural systems: Lessons from Poland

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The Polish rural cultural landscape is inherently linked to a special, centuries-old system that combines agricultural tradition and biodiversity. One of such environmentally, ecologically, agriculturally, historically, and culturally unique areas is the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. Home to small agricultural holdings, this diversified mosaic is where agricultural, husbandry, craft, and local industry experience is handed down the generational chain. Developmental changes and progress are becoming the gravest threats to the area. The purpose of the paper is to assess traditional agricultural systems in the Lesser Poland part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland considering landscape features, agricultural biodiversity, food and livelihood security, traditional local knowledge systems, cultural values—in particular, systems of values—and social organisations that promote them. The research shows that biodiversity is entwined with cultural diversity. The vanishing of agricultural systems due to changed socio-economic conditions and environmental overprotection is a serious threat to the biological and cultural diversity in the upland. The authors employed a SWOT analysis—a tool that can investigate interactions and determine the best development strategy—to identify relationships between cultural and biological diversity.

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Factors influencing visual landscape quality perceived by the public. Results from a national survey

Cited by 54 publications

References 47 publications

Relating landscape ecological metrics with public survey data on perceived landscape quality and place attachment

Relating landscape ecological metrics with public survey data on perceived landscape quality and place attachment

Ruimtelijke kwaliteit van kringlooplandbouw : definities en perspectieven door verschillende actoren

Arguments based on biocultural diversity to cease abandonment of traditional agricultural systems: Lessons from Poland

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