Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors and participants
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Section I Theory
- Section II Empirical studies
- Section III Applications
- Editor's introduction
- 27 Visual needs in urban environments and physical planning
- 28 A survey of aesthetic controls in English speaking countries
- 29 Scenic-beauty issues in public policy making
- 30 Coping with aesthetics and community design in rural communities
- 31 Toward theory generation in landscape aesthetics
- 32 Aesthetic regulation and the courts
- References
- Index of authors
- Subject index
Editor's introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors and participants
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Section I Theory
- Section II Empirical studies
- Section III Applications
- Editor's introduction
- 27 Visual needs in urban environments and physical planning
- 28 A survey of aesthetic controls in English speaking countries
- 29 Scenic-beauty issues in public policy making
- 30 Coping with aesthetics and community design in rural communities
- 31 Toward theory generation in landscape aesthetics
- 32 Aesthetic regulation and the courts
- References
- Index of authors
- Subject index
Summary
If the design of public settings (such as streets, parks, or recreation areas) is to have visual appeal to the many and diverse passers-by and users, decision makers must integrate extant knowledge of environmental preferences into the design. Frequently, such information is overlooked. The first paper in this section (Lozano) develops some urban-design strategies that respond to empirical findings on visual preferences.
An important question, then, is how to translate such ideas into realities. Specifically, how does one bridge the gap between the development of design guidelines and their acceptance and application in public spaces through public policy? Individuals interested in environmental aesthetics can benefit from an improved understanding of the realities involved in translating proposals into public policy.
When there is one user or client and a short (one or two years) time to complete a project, the integration of the user's or client's aesthetic needs into the design is relatively straightforward. The papers in this section focus on the more complex situation in which there may be multiple users, multiple clients, and a long (sometimes open-ended) time frame. Obstacles to and opportunities for success in such situations are discussed. The emphasis is on application and process.
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- Environmental AestheticsTheory, Research, and Application, pp. 393 - 394Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1988