Assessing the quality of agricultural landscape change with multiple dimensions
Pouta, Eija; Grammatikopoulou, Ioanna; Hurme, Timo; Soini, Katriina; Uusitalo, Marja (2014)
Pouta, Eija
Grammatikopoulou, Ioanna
Hurme, Timo
Soini, Katriina
Uusitalo, Marja
Julkaisusarja
Land
Volyymi
3
Numero
3
Sivut
598-616
MDPI
2014
by
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2016122131642
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2016122131642
Tiivistelmä
Better recognition of public perceptions is called for in developing policies that
affect landscape qualities, such as agri-environmental policies. The present study focused on the evaluation of typical agricultural landscapes in Finland. We utilized and operationalized the visual landscape quality scales introduced by Tveit et al. (2006) and further explored how these scales can be applied in citizen evaluation of agricultural landscapes. From landscape data collected via an Internet survey, we analysed whether and how the attributes of agricultural landscapes were linked to their evaluation. The results demonstrated that visual concepts such as openness, naturalness, species richness and the impression of being taken care of were significantly associated with six landscape attributes, i.e., grain, cattle,
bales, farmhouses, buses and disturbances. A relationship between key landscape concepts and normative evaluation was found. The normative pleasantness of the landscape also significantly associated with individ
affect landscape qualities, such as agri-environmental policies. The present study focused on the evaluation of typical agricultural landscapes in Finland. We utilized and operationalized the visual landscape quality scales introduced by Tveit et al. (2006) and further explored how these scales can be applied in citizen evaluation of agricultural landscapes. From landscape data collected via an Internet survey, we analysed whether and how the attributes of agricultural landscapes were linked to their evaluation. The results demonstrated that visual concepts such as openness, naturalness, species richness and the impression of being taken care of were significantly associated with six landscape attributes, i.e., grain, cattle,
bales, farmhouses, buses and disturbances. A relationship between key landscape concepts and normative evaluation was found. The normative pleasantness of the landscape also significantly associated with individ
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