Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests
<p>The aim of this paper was to validate factors affecting the in-stand landscape quality and how important each factor was in determining scenic beauty of natural secondary forests. The study was limited to 23 stand-level cases of natural secondary forests in Shen Zhen city in southern China....
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| author | Yong Chen Bing Sun Shaobo Liao Lei Chen Shuixing Luo |
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| description | <p>The aim of this paper was to validate factors affecting the in-stand landscape quality and how important each factor was in determining scenic beauty of natural secondary forests. The study was limited to 23 stand-level cases of natural secondary forests in Shen Zhen city in southern China. Typical samples of photographs and public estimations were applied to evaluate scenic beauty inside the natural secondary forests. The major factors were then selected by multiple linear-regression analysis and a model between scenic beauty estimation (SBE) values and in-stand landscape features was established. Rise in crown density, fall in plant litter, glow in color of trunk, fall in arbor richness, and rise in visible distance increased scenic beauty values of in-stand landscape. These five factors significantly explained the differences in scenic beauty, and together accounted for 45% of total variance in SBEs. Personal factors (e.g. gender, age and education) did not significantly affect the ratings of landscape photos, although variations of landscape quality were affected by some personal factors. Results of this study will assist policymakers, silviculturists and planners in landscape design and management of natural secondary forests in Shenzhen city. People can improve the scenic beauty values by pruning branches and clearing plant litter, which subsequently improve the forest health and contribute to forest recreation.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d006dbb958747088d4b75431d7dd21c2022-12-22T00:13:57Zeng‘Marin Drăcea’ National Research-Development Institute in ForestryAnnals of Forest Research1844-81352065-24452016-06-015919110310.15287/afr.2015.440244Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forestsYong Chen0Bing Sun1Shaobo Liao2Lei Chen3Shuixing Luo4Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 682 Guangshan 1st Road, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510520 ChinaResearch Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 682 Guangshan 1st Road, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510520 ChinaResearch Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 682 Guangshan 1st Road, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510520 ChinaResearch Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 682 Guangshan 1st Road, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510520 ChinaResearch Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 682 Guangshan 1st Road, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510520 China<p>The aim of this paper was to validate factors affecting the in-stand landscape quality and how important each factor was in determining scenic beauty of natural secondary forests. The study was limited to 23 stand-level cases of natural secondary forests in Shen Zhen city in southern China. Typical samples of photographs and public estimations were applied to evaluate scenic beauty inside the natural secondary forests. The major factors were then selected by multiple linear-regression analysis and a model between scenic beauty estimation (SBE) values and in-stand landscape features was established. Rise in crown density, fall in plant litter, glow in color of trunk, fall in arbor richness, and rise in visible distance increased scenic beauty values of in-stand landscape. These five factors significantly explained the differences in scenic beauty, and together accounted for 45% of total variance in SBEs. Personal factors (e.g. gender, age and education) did not significantly affect the ratings of landscape photos, although variations of landscape quality were affected by some personal factors. Results of this study will assist policymakers, silviculturists and planners in landscape design and management of natural secondary forests in Shenzhen city. People can improve the scenic beauty values by pruning branches and clearing plant litter, which subsequently improve the forest health and contribute to forest recreation.</p>https://www.afrjournal.org/index.php/afr/article/view/440forest aesthetics, forest structure, scenic beauty estimation, aesthetic assessment, personal factors |
| spellingShingle | Yong Chen Bing Sun Shaobo Liao Lei Chen Shuixing Luo Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests Annals of Forest Research forest aesthetics, forest structure, scenic beauty estimation, aesthetic assessment, personal factors |
| title | Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests |
| title_full | Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests |
| title_fullStr | Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests |
| title_short | Landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in-stand natural secondary forests |
| title_sort | landscape perception based on personal attributes in determining the scenic beauty of in stand natural secondary forests |
| topic | forest aesthetics, forest structure, scenic beauty estimation, aesthetic assessment, personal factors |
| url | https://www.afrjournal.org/index.php/afr/article/view/440 |
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