Van der Jagt, APN, Craig, T, Anable, J et al. (2 more authors) (2014) Unearthing the picturesque: The validity of the preference matrix as a measure of landscape aesthetics. Landscape and Urban Planning, 124. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0169-2046
Abstract
Previous research has provided inconclusive support for the preference matrix; a psychological framework of landscape aesthetics rooted in a long tradition of studying scenic quality. Given recent insights into the important implications that aesthetics have for health and well-being, the aim of the present study was to re-assess the validity of the preference matrix following the implementation of a series of methodological improvements. These entailed: a set of item definitions piloted for high comprehension; adequate statistical control for confounding influences by scene content and user experience; a substantially sized, highly varied image database; and the employment of statistical instruments to formally test for nonlinear relationships. An ordinal mixed effects model provides convergent evidence for our hypothesis that each of predictors in the preference matrix is independently predictive of scene aesthetics. In addition, we find support for an interaction between the constructs of Coherence and Complexity and show that levels of both natural and built character, as well as familiarity, are uniquely predictive of scene attractiveness. The present findings underline the role of the preference matrix as a potential tool in informing evidence-based design.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier B.V. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Landscape and Urban Planning. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Landscape aesthetics; Preference matrix; Natural environment; Built environment; Familiarity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Sustainable Transport Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2016 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 09:12 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.00... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.006 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99427 |