The visual evaluation of rural areas: A methodological approach for the spatial planning and color design of scattered second homes with an example in Hervás, Western Spain

Land Use Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 330-340

  Jeong, Jin Su ^a   Montero Parejo, María Jesús ^a   García Moruno, Lorenzo ^a   Hernández Blanco, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Fa ade color; Location selection; Rural second home; Sustainable development; Visual impact

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; RURAL AREA; RURAL PLANNING; SECOND HOME; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CACERES [EXTREMADURA]; EXTREMADURA; HERVAS; SPAIN;

EID: 84928266313     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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