Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous Landscape

In the past few years, deciduous landscape conservation has become a trend in China; however, the theoretical support is still limited, and the impact of demographic characteristics on people’s attitude toward deciduous landscape still needs to be explained. This study aimed at exploring the differe...

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Main Authors:	Rong Fan, Junxi Fan, Jiayu Song, Kaiyuan Li, Wenli Ji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	aesthetic perception deciduous landscape elderly people landscape preference
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/14/7615

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spelling	doaj-36fede92f83242f8a91fe8116a94c3002021-07-23T14:07:08ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-07-01137615761510.3390/su13147615Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous LandscapeRong Fan0Junxi Fan1Jiayu Song2Kaiyuan Li3Wenli Ji4College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaIn the past few years, deciduous landscape conservation has become a trend in China; however, the theoretical support is still limited, and the impact of demographic characteristics on people’s attitude toward deciduous landscape still needs to be explained. This study aimed at exploring the differences among demographic groups through Likert scale questionnaires of 981 respondents. The results show that of all characteristics, only age has a significant influence on deciduous landscape preference. However, there is a paradox for elderly people: they have the highest preference for deciduous landscape and the lowest intention to keep deciduous landscape in their lives at the same time. Moreover, the elderly tend to care about the underlying surface of deciduous landscape while the reliable predictor for other age groups is the color of fallen leaves. These findings can be useful for practical applications, which might guide future development of deciduous landscape planning and maintenance.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/14/7615aesthetic perceptiondeciduous landscapeelderly peoplelandscape preference
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title	Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous Landscape
title_short	Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous Landscape
title_full	Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous Landscape
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publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sustainability
issn	2071-1050
publishDate	2021-07-01
description	In the past few years, deciduous landscape conservation has become a trend in China; however, the theoretical support is still limited, and the impact of demographic characteristics on people’s attitude toward deciduous landscape still needs to be explained. This study aimed at exploring the differences among demographic groups through Likert scale questionnaires of 981 respondents. The results show that of all characteristics, only age has a significant influence on deciduous landscape preference. However, there is a paradox for elderly people: they have the highest preference for deciduous landscape and the lowest intention to keep deciduous landscape in their lives at the same time. Moreover, the elderly tend to care about the underlying surface of deciduous landscape while the reliable predictor for other age groups is the color of fallen leaves. These findings can be useful for practical applications, which might guide future development of deciduous landscape planning and maintenance.
topic	aesthetic perception deciduous landscape elderly people landscape preference
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/14/7615
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Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous Landscape

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