Aesthetic perceptions of green-tree retention harvests in vista views: The interaction of cut level, retention pattern and harvest shape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-293

  Ribe, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Green tree retention; Scenic beauty; Timber harvest; Visual impacts

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; TIMBER;

GREEN-TREE RETENTION; SCENIC BEAUTY; TIMBER HARVEST; VISUAL IMPACTS;

FORESTRY;

ESTHETICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; PERCEPTION; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

FORESTS; HARVESTING; RETENTION; TREES;

EID: 26444568104     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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