Geographia Technica, Vol 15, Special Issue 2020, pp. 83-92
DETERMINATION OF LANDSCAPE AESTHETIC VALUE IN DEVELOPING QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY FOR CAMPUS PLANTING COMPOSITION
Norizan MT AKHIR, Siti Rasidah MD SAKIP, Mohamed Yusoff ABBAS, Noriah OTHMAN
ABSTRACT: In landscape aesthetics, planting composition is significant in revitalizing the surrounding environment. Expert judgments are essential in landscape aesthetic decisions. This article examines the experts-based approach in assessing scenic beauty based on the objective paradigm. The objective paradigm has extensively used and recognized by the art and design-based professionals. The aim of this study is to determine the selected scene for landscape preference survey. The experts are selected from the landscape architecture field with knowledge in planting design, composition and other inherent physical features of the landscape. Those attributes are used to assess the physical quality of planting composition in the campus landscape. Using the Likert scale, 10 of the experts have rated the 95 photographs of campus planting area. The pictures were presented on a separate colour slide format as a mechanism to ascertain the visual preference of experts. The design of the questionnaire consists of the principles and elements of planting design. R programming was used as a method to analyze data. The findings show that the variety of plants based on the experts’ choice with a high preference which equal to complexity. The results are useful in developing a questionnaire survey for campus planting design.
Keywords: Planting composition, landscape aesthetic, expert, objective paradigm
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