Search Results - "Landscape research"

Co-production in distributed generation: renewable energy and creating space for fitting infrastructure within landscapes by Wolsink, Maarten

“…This review describes the infrastructural elements of the socio-technical system of power supply based on renewables and the role of landscape concerns in…”
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Restorative urban environments for healthy cities: a theoretical model for the study of restorative experiences in urban built settings by Bornioli, Anna, Subiza-Pérez, Mikel

“…Urban landscapes are becoming the main ecosystem for human life. Given that urban living can be associated with poor psychological health, one specific…”
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Green space context and vegetation complexity shape people's preferences for urban public parks and residential gardens by Harris, Virginia, Kendal, Dave, Hahs, Amy K., Threlfall, Caragh G.

“…Landscape preferences shape decision-making and drive the ecological outcomes of urban landscapes. We investigate how people's landscape preferences are shaped…”
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Assessing landscape preferences: a visual choice experiment in the agricultural region of Märkische Schweiz, Germany by Häfner, Kati, Zasada, Ingo, van Zanten, Boris T., Ungaro, Fabrizio, Koetse, Mark, Piorr, Annette

“…Natural amenities and the aesthetic value of agricultural landscapes are important territorial assets for improving rural tourism and the quality of the living…”
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Possibilities and limitations of passive restoration of heavily disturbed sites by Prach, Karel, Šebelíková, Lenka, Řehounková, Klára, del Moral, Roger

“…Passive restoration, which relies exclusively on natural processes and technical reclamation, which intervenes strongly into the restoration process, represent…”
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Urban green infrastructure and urban forests: a case study of the Metropolitan Area of Milan by Sanesi, Giovanni, Colangelo, Giuseppe, Lafortezza, Raffaele, Calvo, Enrico, Davies, Clive

“…Rapid expansion of urban built-up areas since the 1950s has led to the Milan region becoming one of the major metropolitan areas of Europe. This has been…”
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Landscape perception: linking physical monitoring data to perceived landscape properties by Hedblom, M, Hedenås, H, Blicharska, M, Adler, S, Knez, I, Mikusiński, G, Svensson, J, Sandström, S, Sandström, P, Wardle, D. A.

“…Changes in the landscape affect not only people's well-being but also how people perceive and use the landscape. An increasing number of policies have…”
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Effects of evergreen trees on landscape preference and perceived restorativeness across seasons by Wang, Ronghua, Zhao, Jingwei

“…Season is an important factor influencing preference and psychological restoration, especially in temperate regions. Evergreen plants can mediate landscape…”
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The effect of landscape colour, complexity and preference on viewing behaviour by Huang, Angela Shi-Han, Lin, Yann-Jou

“…What we comprehend and recollect in a landscape is closely related to how we look; therefore, attention to and understanding of human viewing behaviour is…”
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Barefoot walking, nature connectedness and psychological restoration: the importance of stimulating the sense of touch for feeling closer to the natural world by Rickard, Sophie C., White, Mathew P.

“…Exposure to green/blue spaces is associated with greater nature connectedness and feelings of restoration but the focus has primarily been on visual/auditory…”
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Rethinking 'future nature' through a transatlantic research collaboration: climate-adapted urban green infrastructure for human wellbeing and biodiversity by Hoyle, Helen E, Sant'Anna, Camila Gomes

“…With climate change arguably the greatest threat facing our planet, we are witnessing unprecedented losses of biodiversity and growing human health challenges…”
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Everyday green space and experienced well-being: the significance of wildlife encounters by Bell, Sarah L., Westley, Michael, Lovell, Rebecca, Wheeler, Benedict W.

“…A broad and growing evidence base suggests the potential for time spent in natural environments to promote human health and well-being. Whilst evidence of such…”
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Walking methods in landscape research: moving bodies, spaces of disclosure and rapport by Macpherson, Hannah

“…Walking methods or accompanied visits are increasingly being used to investigate people's encounters with landscape. Walking methods are often celebrated for…”
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Unintentional landscapes by Gandy, Matthew

“…The presence of 'unintentional landscapes' invites reflection on the difficulties in defining marginal or interstitial spaces, or indeed the concept of…”
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Eye-tracking Analysis in Landscape Perception Research: Influence of Photograph Properties and Landscape Characteristics by Dupont, Lien, Antrop, Marc, Van Eetvelde, Veerle

“…The European Landscape Convention emphasises the need for public participation in landscape planning and management. This demands understanding of how people…”
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Green infrastructure: reflections on past, present and future praxis by Mell, Ian C.

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Politicising the landscape: a theoretical contribution towards the development of participation in landscape planning by Calderon, Camilo, Butler, Andrew

“…In this paper, we engage with the topic of public participation in landscape planning. Academic discussions and policy rhetoric tend to build on a…”
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Broadening the landscape of post-network cities: a call to research the off-grid infrastructure transitions of the non-poor by Lemanski, Charlotte

“…Within urban studies, the emerging post-network approach explores infrastructure transitions towards hybrid mixing of grid and off-grid technologies,…”
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The Workplace Window View: A Determinant of Office Workers' Work Ability and Job Satisfaction by Lottrup, Lene, Stigsdotter, Ulrika K., Meilby, Henrik, Claudi, Anne Grete

“…Office workers' job satisfaction and ability to work are two important factors for the viability and competitiveness of most companies, and existing studies in…”
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The Historic Urban Landscape paradigm and cities as cultural landscapes. Challenging orthodoxy in urban conservation by Taylor, Ken

“…Today, for the first time in human history, more than half of the world's population lives in cities. According to UN-Habitat, within two decades, five billion…”
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