Landscape preference and human well-being
Humans have always been fascinated by the landscape. Aspects of the landscape that are intriguing play an important role in people’s preferences for landscapes. Since classical times philosophers such as Plato and Socrates, have made inquiries about aesthetics; and numerous theories have emerged...
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Faculty of Design & Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2006
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2435/1/Landscape%20preference%20and%20human%20survival%20well-being.pdf |
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| Summary: | Humans have always been fascinated by the landscape. Aspects of the
landscape that are intriguing play an important role in people’s
preferences for landscapes. Since classical times philosophers such as
Plato and Socrates, have made inquiries about aesthetics; and numerous
theories have emerged. These theories can be categorized into two
paradigms. Even though both paradigms focus on the role of landscape in
determining landscape preferences one group believes that the aesthetic
qualities of a landscape are inherent in the landscape, the other argues
that landscape aesthetics lies in people’s cognition or mental
understanding of the landscape. However, beginning with the seminal work
of Kevin Lynch’s The Image of the City (1960) and his classification of
landscape elements that are important to the imageability of urban
landscapes, attention has been given to the later paradigm that emphasizes
the role of human evolution and cognition in shaping landscape
preferences and thus aesthetics. However, this paper argues that, after
several decades, no central theory related to landscape preference or
aesthetics has emerged, even though many researchers who subscribe to
the later paradigm based their theory on the same assumption; human
well-being. Therefore, the recognition of the relationship between
landscape preference and human well-being should be redeveloped and
strengthened by bringing in new evidence. |
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