Landscape Aesthetic Value of Waterfront Green Space Based on Space–Psychology–Behavior Dimension: A Case Study along Qiantang River (Hangzhou Section)

Xiaojia Liu, Xi Chen, Yan Huang, Weihong Wang, Mingkan Zhang and Yang Jin ()
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Xiaojia Liu: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Xi Chen: School of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311302, China
Yan Huang: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Weihong Wang: Institute of Computer Network Application, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Mingkan Zhang: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Yang Jin: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-22

Abstract: As an important part of urban green infrastructure, the landscape effect of the urban waterfront green space varies, and sometimes, the green space with an excellent landscape aesthetic value fails to serve the needs of most citizens. This seriously affects the construction of a green ecological civilization and the implementation of the concept of “common prosperity” in China. Based on multi-source data, this study took the Qiantang River Basin as an example, selected 12 representative waterfront green spaces along the river as the research objects, and used qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to determine the landscape aesthetic value of the research area from the different dimensions of space, psychology, and physiology. We examined the relationship between each dimension so as to objectively and comprehensively reflect the landscape value characteristics of the waterfront green space in the study area and provide a reasonable theoretical framework and practical development path for future urban waterfront green space landscape design. We obtained the following results: (1) The results of the spatial dimension research indicated that the spatial value index of the waterfront green space in the study area was three-dimensional space > vertical space > horizontal space, and the overall spatial value was low; Qianjiang Ecological Park obtained the highest value (0.5473), and Urban Balcony Park obtained the lowest value (0.4619). (2) The results of the psychological dimension indicated that people’s perceptions of the waterfront green space in the study area were relatively weak, mainly focusing on visual perception, but the waterfront green space with a relative emotional value greater than one accounted for 75%, and the overall recognition of the landscape was high. (3) The results of the behavioral dimension showed that the overall heat of the waterfront green space in the study area was insufficient (1.3719–7.1583), which was mainly concentrated in low-heat levels, and the population density was unevenly distributed (0.0014–0.0663), which was mainly concentrated in the medium-density level. The main purpose of users was to visit, and they stayed an average of 1.5 h. (4) The results of the coupling coordination analysis of the spatial–psychological–behavioral dimensions showed that the landscape value of the waterfront green space in the study area presented a form of ‘high coupling degree and low coordination degree’.

Keywords: urban waterfront spaces; landscape aesthetic value; spatial–psychological–behavioral dimension; horizontal–vertical–three-dimensional space evaluation model; heat map; behavior observation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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