Eye-tracking analysis in landscape perception research: Influence of photograph properties and landscape characteristics

Landscape Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 417-432

  Dupont, Lien ^a   Antrop, Marc ^a   Van Eetvelde, Veerle ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eye tracking metrics; Heterogeneity; Openness; View angles; Visual landscape observation

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPH; RESEARCH WORK;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 84878325181     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2013.773966     Document Type: Article

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