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Landscape valuation of environmental amenities throughout the application of direct and indirect methods
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Resumo(s)
Landscape design, construction and management should no longer be the result
of superficial approaches based exclusively on designers’ and planners’ ideas. This research
starts with the assumption that the aesthetic component constitutes an essential attribute for
better understanding and evaluating landscapes. This study analyzes the aesthetic quality and
economic valuation of the Lower Guadiana river landscape, through the application of direct
and indirect landscape evaluation methods. In order to gauge not only experts’ opinion, it is
supported by the application of public participation techniques about the opinion and
perceptions of the site visitors/users. The present research considered the analysis of six
landscape subunits regarding landscape quality, fragility and visual absorption capacity. The
obtained results showed that there are significant differences between the perceptions of the
general public and experts’ analysis. Touristic Complexes and Golf Courses had high visual
quality, while Agricultural and Production Areas had high visual fragility. Moreover, the
performed analysis made clear that the combined use of landscape assessment methods is
suited to this type of study, since it enables quantifying the value of existence, management
and maintenance of a particular environmental assets and/or services
Descrição
Palavras-chave
aesthetic analysis lower Guadiana riverscape public participation economic valuation landscape
Contexto Educativo
Citação
"Sustainability". ISSN 2071-1050. 7 (2015) 794-810
Editora
Marc A. Rosen