Greenery as an Element of Imageability in Window Views

Alenka Fikfak (), Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik and Samo Drobne
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Alenka Fikfak: Faculty of Architecture, Chair of Urbanism, University of Ljubljana, Zoisova Street 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik: Faculty of Architecture, Chair of Urbanism, University of Ljubljana, Zoisova Street 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Samo Drobne: Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Jamova Street 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: A window view affects a person’s well-being and comfort. The effect of visual contact with nature on people depends on the quality of the outside scenery, which in turn depends on parameters such as the number of visible layers, the distance to visual elements and environmental information (content) in the window view. Many studies have concluded that views of nature are preferable, while in urban environments a high-quality window view should include greenery. In our study, a survey was conducted among two groups of students at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, to find out how the respondents perceived urban imageability in a window view. Using the example of five neighborhoods in Ljubljana (Slovenia), which have different urban planning and design concepts and greeneries, we investigated whether respondents perceived the presence of greenery as an important element of visual comfort. They ranked the quality of window views using eight indicators. The analysis of the ranking of the answers showed that the responses were similar for the two survey approaches (with single-selection and with multiple-selection techniques), except for the perception of surface texture. This indicates a common understanding of the role of greenery and an ambiguity in the perception of what is meant by the term ‘texture’.

Keywords: imageability; greenery; urban density; urban development; quality of window views (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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