7/3/2023 0 Comments Beautiful scenery![]() ![]() ![]() Landscape quality has the following characteristics. Rather than say, “It is a beautiful landscape”, we should say, “ I think it is a beautiful landscape.” Thus landscape quality is not the physical contents of the landscape but rather our mind’s interpretation of it. Landscape quality is the human subjective perception, both positive and negative, of the physical landscape, responding to its land forms, land cover, land uses, the presence of water, and other attributes. However this does not mean that it cannot be measured and understood objectively. Subjectivity is defined by the dictionary as deriving from perceiving a subject whereas objectivity refers to real or external things, “ uncoloured by feelings or opinions” (Concise Oxford Dictionary).īecause landscape quality derives from our senses, our perceptions, it is inherently subjective. It is commonly believed that as “beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”, scenic quality is a subjective quality it is not possible to objectively measure and understand it. Nevertheless, scenic quality is the term most widely used in the United States. The term, scenic quality, however, derives from scenery and can be confused with backdrops for plays for the theater which use the same term. ![]() The term, landscape quality, may be used interchangeably with terms such as landscape aesthetics, scenic beauty, and scenic quality. In contrast to landscape beauty, landscape quality covers the full range of aesthetic quality, from low to high, not just outstanding landscape quality. What do we mean by landscape beauty? This is actually a somewhat antiquated and restricted term, and it is preferable to use the phrase, landscape quality. Love of landscape – Changing attitudes to the Australian landscape Click here Marlborough Sound, New Zealand Where do landscapes fit in aesthetics? Click hereĪre scenic resources worth looking after? Click here To further explore this paradox, Click here There is no physical entity in the landscape called beauty, it is all in our mind. When we call a landscape beautiful, our assessment is actually in our mind, not physically in the landscape. Why is it that certain landscapes appeal to us? What is it about landscapes that convey attraction, beauty, interest, even love of a scene? Is there something inherent in the landscape that appeals or is it something in us which responds to the landscape? Does the appeal of landscapes lie before or behind our eyes? ![]()
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