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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2017.45.4.071

Establishing a Research Framework for Ecological Aesthetics: A Methodological Review  

Lee, Jong-Seon (Korean Institute of Public Affairs, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.45, no.4, 2017 , pp. 71-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
Landscape design pursues a balance among different values in our society, but aesthetic value and ecological value in landscapes must bring complex relationships into harmony. Ecological aesthetics can be defined as a domain of study that manages the relationship between landscape ecology and landscape aesthetics to create aesthetically attractive and ecologically beneficial landscapes. Despite the importance of the research area, there has been limited empirical research addressing ecological aesthetics. This article aspires to connect and expand the conceptual framework to the research methodologies of ecological aesthetics. First, this study suggests a conceptual framework that examines the relationship between landscape and perceptual process in the context of ecological aesthetics. This framework stresses the importance of information and design intervention as moderators in this relationship. From this framework, three key topics in ecological aesthetics arise: (1) correlation between ecological integrity and aesthetic preference, (2) "compromised" design and management intervention principles that enhance aesthetic pleasure and still have biodiversity, and (3) the impact of information intervention in aesthetic experience. The framework indicated three domains affect each other; thus, when one domain is studied, the other two need to be considered. Secondly, several theoretical and empirical studies on ecological aesthetics will be reviewed from a methodological point of view. This will help to consider ecological aesthetics research, which has primarily been limited to theoretical discourse in empirical research.
Keywords
Ecological Aesthetics Methodology; Design Intervention; Compromised Design; Information Intervention; Culturally Sustainable Landscape Design;
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