Garden Shelterbelts

A method for routine characterisation of shelterbelts

This paper describes a working method of assessing the shelter quality of a wind-break, hedge or shelterbelt by a single field measurement, using portable equipment, deployed by an operative with minimal training on any day when the wind is suitable. The automated measurement yields a single characterisation parameter used to access an “expert system” database of information quantifying the ben...

Garden Alive: an Emotionally Intelligent Interactive Garden

—In this paper, we introduce the " Garden Alive " system that allows users to interact with an emotionally intelligent virtual garden by manipulating tangible user interfaces. The Garden Alive aims to provide both entertainment and education. The proposed system is composed of three components. In the first module, tangible user interfaces bridge to the garden in a virtual world. In the second ...

Analysis of Persian Gardens using Kaplan’s landscape preference theory (Case study: Fin garden, Shazdeh Mahan garden, Eram Garden & El Goli garden)

A review of findings shows that Persian gardens have attracted a wide area of interests between psychologists and environment designers. The main reasons behind the attraction of Persian gardens are natural content and particular landscape configuration. To study these features, overall organization examination is employed according to psychological pattern. One of the impressive psychological ...

Ecological Development and Function of Shelterbelts in Temperate North America

The secret garden

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