Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation

Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation

The urban streetscape of Raja Laut is supported with multiple socio-cultural, administrative, educational, and economic activities. As such, awareness for a healthier environment can be promoted by encouraging more community involvement, including public participation in the landscape assessment exe...

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Main Authors: Othman, Jamilah, Othman, Rashidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AESS Publications. 2018
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spelling iium-707962019-07-12T08:00:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70796/ Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation Othman, Jamilah Othman, Rashidi NA1 General The urban streetscape of Raja Laut is supported with multiple socio-cultural, administrative, educational, and economic activities. As such, awareness for a healthier environment can be promoted by encouraging more community involvement, including public participation in the landscape assessment exercise. It is believed that the charm and rich characters of the non-natural landscape components of the urban streetscape of Raja Laut should be protected, due to their scenic resources. Therefore, this paper documents the public's scenic preferences for future urban streetscape with an aim to identify the landscape components that have potential enhancing the scenic resources. Photographic simulation with small size sampling was used to assess the public's preferences. Interestingly, early findings indicate that colourful streetscape provide high scenic value. The insights also suggest that both natural and man-made attributes have equal scenic importance. Finding further explains the significant influence of natural attribute in the design and planning of the urban streetscapes in Kuala Lumpur and thus, should be further investigated. AESS Publications. 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70796/1/JASR-2018-8%2812%29-301-308.pdf Othman, Jamilah and Othman, Rashidi (2018) Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation. Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 8 (12). pp. 301-308. ISSN 2226-5724 E-ISSN 2223-1331 http://www.aessweb.com/pdf-files/JASR-2018-8(12)-301-308.pdf
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Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
description The urban streetscape of Raja Laut is supported with multiple socio-cultural, administrative, educational, and economic activities. As such, awareness for a healthier environment can be promoted by encouraging more community involvement, including public participation in the landscape assessment exercise. It is believed that the charm and rich characters of the non-natural landscape components of the urban streetscape of Raja Laut should be protected, due to their scenic resources. Therefore, this paper documents the public's scenic preferences for future urban streetscape with an aim to identify the landscape components that have potential enhancing the scenic resources. Photographic simulation with small size sampling was used to assess the public's preferences. Interestingly, early findings indicate that colourful streetscape provide high scenic value. The insights also suggest that both natural and man-made attributes have equal scenic importance. Finding further explains the significant influence of natural attribute in the design and planning of the urban streetscapes in Kuala Lumpur and thus, should be further investigated.
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author Othman, Jamilah
Othman, Rashidi
author_facet Othman, Jamilah
Othman, Rashidi
author_sort Othman, Jamilah
title Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
title_short Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
title_full Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
title_fullStr Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
title_full_unstemmed Forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
title_sort forecasting scenic preferences for urban streetscape using photographic simulation
publisher AESS Publications.
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/70796/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70796/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70796/1/JASR-2018-8%2812%29-301-308.pdf
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