Naturalness in the City: Demographic Groups’ Differences in Preference for Deciduous Landscape

Rong Fan, Junxi Fan, Jiayu Song, Kaiyuan Li and Wenli Ji
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Rong Fan: College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Junxi Fan: College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Jiayu Song: College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Kaiyuan Li: College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Wenli Ji: College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 14, 1-21

Abstract: In the past few years, deciduous landscape conservation has become a trend in China; however, the theoretical support is still limited, and the impact of demographic characteristics on people’s attitude toward deciduous landscape still needs to be explained. This study aimed at exploring the differences among demographic groups through Likert scale questionnaires of 981 respondents. The results show that of all characteristics, only age has a significant influence on deciduous landscape preference. However, there is a paradox for elderly people: they have the highest preference for deciduous landscape and the lowest intention to keep deciduous landscape in their lives at the same time. Moreover, the elderly tend to care about the underlying surface of deciduous landscape while the reliable predictor for other age groups is the color of fallen leaves. These findings can be useful for practical applications, which might guide future development of deciduous landscape planning and maintenance.

Keywords: aesthetic perception; deciduous landscape; elderly people; landscape preference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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