Assessing environmental aesthetics of roadside vegetation and scenic beauty of highway landscape: Preferences and perception of motorists

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 941-952

  Fathi, M ^a   Masnavi, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Environmental Aesthetics; Highway; Questionnaire survey; Roadside vegetation; Scenic beauty

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ESTHETICS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 84908069951     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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