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Quantitative methods of measuring restorative components in urban public parks
The paper demonstrates how quantitative methods can be used in a landscape architecture study. Three different methods to determine how people evaluate the psychological restoration/relaxation potential of small urban parks, as described in attention restoration theory, were assessed. The methods presented and evaluated are: ratings of environments based on quantified photos, eye tracking and choice-based conjoint analysis. Ratings of environments based on quantified photos allow regression analysis to assess the environmental components that individually predict the outcome, in this case restoration likelihood. Eye tracking provides objective data on which environmental components people look at when assessing the landscape. Conjoint analysis enables determination of those components and levels of components that are most important to people in a choice situation. Conjoint analysis is based on textual rather than visual stimuli. As illustrated by the results from each method, the quantitative approach provides potentially useful information to researchers and professionals in landscape architecture.
Quantitative methods of measuring restorative components in urban public parks
The paper demonstrates how quantitative methods can be used in a landscape architecture study. Three different methods to determine how people evaluate the psychological restoration/relaxation potential of small urban parks, as described in attention restoration theory, were assessed. The methods presented and evaluated are: ratings of environments based on quantified photos, eye tracking and choice-based conjoint analysis. Ratings of environments based on quantified photos allow regression analysis to assess the environmental components that individually predict the outcome, in this case restoration likelihood. Eye tracking provides objective data on which environmental components people look at when assessing the landscape. Conjoint analysis enables determination of those components and levels of components that are most important to people in a choice situation. Conjoint analysis is based on textual rather than visual stimuli. As illustrated by the results from each method, the quantitative approach provides potentially useful information to researchers and professionals in landscape architecture.
Quantitative methods of measuring restorative components in urban public parks
Nordh, Helena (author)
Journal of Landscape Architecture ; 7 ; 46-53
2012-05-01
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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