Palmer, J.F., 2004, Using spatial metrics to predict scenic perception in a changing landscape: Dennis, Massachusetts, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, ,
- Author : Palmer, J.F.
- Year : 2004
- Title English : Using spatial metrics to predict scenic perception in a changing landscape: Dennis, Massachusetts
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Pages : 201-218
- Contents in English : OUTLINE: This paper investigates residents’ perceptions of scenic quality in the Cape Cod community of Dennis, Massachusetts during a period of significant landscape change. The public ‘s sensitivity to scenery – how the landscape looks – was historically one of the first and is perhaps still one of the most important catalysts of environmental awareness and action. This paper is dealing with assessment techniques and information on which to base quality policies and public land management.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: landscape ecology, landscape assessment, GIS, visual quality, landscape perception, landscape change.