The aesthetic value of river flows: An assessment of flow preferences for large and small rivers

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 68-78

  Pflüger, Yvonne ^a   Rackham, Allan ^a   Larned, Scott ^b  

^a BOFFA MISKELL LTD   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Internet survey; Landscape evaluation; Water management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; STREAM FLOW; SURVEYS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AESTHETIC QUALITIES; AESTHETICS; INFLECTION POINTS; INTERNET SURVEY; LANDSCAPE EVALUATION; LOG-NORMAL MODEL; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMICS;

RIVERS;

ESTHETICS; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 75549091582     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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