GIS-Based Aesthetic Appraisal of Short-Range Viewsheds of Coastal Dune and Forest Landscapes
| Autor: | Ramūnas Povilanskas, Domantas Urbis, Julius Taminskas, Egidijus Jurkus, Arvydas Urbis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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short-range viewshed
Baltic Sea business.industry Range (biology) media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management Distribution (economics) Forestry GIS Ecosystem services Geography coastal forests Habitat Viewshed analysis Information system aesthetic appraisal aesthetic ecosystem services Spatial variability Quality (business) QK900-989 Plant ecology business coastal dunes media_common |
| Zdroj: | Forests Volume 12 Issue 11 Forests, Vol 12, Iss 1534, p 1534 (2021) Forests, Basel : MDPI, 2021, vol. 12, iss. 11, art. no. 1534, p. 1-23 |
| ISSN: | 1999-4907 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/f12111534 |
| Popis: | This paper demonstrates the possibilities of a Geographical Information System (GIS) for investigating and explicating the spatial variation of the short-range viewshed aesthetic appeal in a World Heritage coastal dune and forest area. The study pursues the following objectives: (1) develop and trial a GIS-based algorithm for computing the Aesthetic Appeal Index for a Short-Range Viewshed (ǣ) (2) deliver an output map showing the spatial variation of the computed ǣ values in the target territory and distribution of the zones with high scenic quality and potential aesthetic ecosystem services (PAES) and (3) assess management alternatives in zones with high PAES and high conservation value. This study combines two key innovative aspects. First, it integrates an objective digital map of habitats with subjective scenic preferences of coastal forest and dune landscapes based on psychophysical and cognitive perceptions of scenic beauty. Second, it applies a GIS-based algorithm to translate subjective scenic preferences to an output map of ǣ. The study’s main conclusion is that the combined aesthetic appraisal of the immediate and foreground viewshed of coastal forests and dunes, by applying a specially created GIS algorithm, allows an assessment of the scenic quality of this landscape reliably in statistical terms. |
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