This study investigated the visual harmony of an urban stream considering changes to ratio water greenery on riverbed. The Baxi stream, a third-order in Yongan City, Fujian Province, China was selected as site. reach is disturbed by several hydraulic structures, such restricted flow vertical revetment and level regulation submerged dams. Images river were captured, image processing performed ch...

Factors governing human preference for artwork have long been studied but there remain many holes in our understanding. Bearing in mind contextual factors (both the conditions under which the art is viewed, and the state of knowledge viewers have regarding art) that play some role in preference, we assess in this paper three questions. First, what is the relationship between perceived similarit...

Urban planning, in particular on protected landscape areas, demands an increasing role of public participation within the frame of the efficiency of sustainable planning process. The development of urban planning actions in Protected Landscape areas, as Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, should perform a methodological process that is structured over distinct sequential stages, providing the developm...

117 As Head points out, “the cultural heritage sector uses the classical geographical sense of landscapes as modified by human activity, with an emphasis on ancient monuments and historical buildings.” In other words, cultural landscape heritage is generally approached in terms of material or morphological artifacts that constitute culturally determined physical, and therefore visible, modifica...

Regarding delicacies, people are no longer satisfied with mere good taste, they also consider the overall feeling conveyed by the restaurants, including the decorations, the created atmosphere, and services, which all affect consumers’ decisions whether dine. Nowadays, casual style is particularly the leading trend. Modern restaurants have innovative ideas in food, leisure, and consumption, whi...

Background and objective: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between psychological effect of visual image tropicalesque flower landscape preference for plants, importance plants on loyalty.Methods: A survey with 105 participants who attended a symposium landscaping, results were analyzed.Results: As result comparatively analyzing indices in terms level gardening activity (...