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Analysing Visual Landscape Complexity

Theory and Application

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ID11169366
AuthorsÅsa Ode Sang (0000-0003-0982-0155, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding author), Åsa Ode, Caroline M Hagerhall, Caroline M P Hagerhall (Norwegian University of Life Sciences), Neil Sang (0000-0002-7722-9618)
Year2010
Volume35
Issue1
Pages111-131
Publication date2010-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLandscape Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-6397 • E-ISSN: 1469-9710
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01426390903414935
OpenAlexW2008929286
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited52

The experience of landscape has, through the development of the European Landscape Convention, been highlighted as an important aspect to be incorporated in the management and planning of future landscapes. Complexity is a concept that appears in the development of indicators for several landscape functions, including visual quality and biodiversity. In environmental psychology, complexity has been used as an explanatory factor for landscape preference. This paper outlines the factors which constitute the dimensions of complexity perception and how these relate to coherence—a factor which seems to interact with complexity as regards to landscape experience. The paper further explores how indicators of landscape complexity developed within the framework of landscape ecology may be applied and used to capture relevant information on visually experienced landscape complexity. Particular attention is paid to the dimensional transitions which must be considered in order for map based indicators and perceived environmental qualities to be readily related in an applied setting. The paper concludes with some suggested models for how to link landscape indicators with landscape preference in future research

Biology · Convention · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Habitat · Landscape assessment · Landscape design · Landscape ecology · Landscape epidemiology · Landscape planning · Perception · Social science · Sociology · Ecology · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation

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Unique citing works24
Citations per year1,71
Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22

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