On the possibility of quantifying scenic beauty -- A response to Ribe Export

@article{citeulike:576469, abstract = {This article is a response to Robert G. Ribe's consideration (Landscape Plann., 9 (1982) 61-74) of my position (Landscape Plann., 4 (1977) 131-172) on environmental aesthetic quality assessment. In my original article, I introduce certain critical questions about, and suggest alternatives to, some approaches to such assessment. Some of these questions concern public preference as an indicator, formalism as a conceptual framework, and quantitative assessments as a descriptive device in regard to environmental aesthetic quality. The alternative suggestions involve a broader framework utilizing the qualitative assessments of environmental critics. Ribe's response challenges the viability of the qualitative assessments of environmental critics, defends the utilization of public preference and formalism, and elaborates the role of quantification in aesthetic quality assessment. He stresses the unique nature of environmental aesthetic appreciation, the relationship between formal and non-formal aesthetic qualities, and the desirability of quantitative assessments as evidence of environmental aesthetic quality. In this article, I specify my position more precisely in the light of Ribe's comments, assess the significance of the unique nature of environmental aesthetic appreciation, address anew the issue of formalism, and clarify the relationship between quantitative and qualitative assessments and their roles as evidence. I conclude that, notwithstanding Ribe's consideration, a broader conceptual framework involving the qualitative assessments of environmental critics is of central importance in the determination of environmental aesthetic quality.}, author = {Carlson, A. A.}, citeulike-article-id = {576469}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3924(84)90017-0}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6X2T-4665MX3-4M/2/d66b6065d63facefd626728b8e617adc}, doi = {10.1016/0304-3924(84)90017-0}, journal = {Landscape and Planning}, keywords = {landscape, preference}, month = {April}, number = {1}, pages = {49--65}, posted-at = {2006-04-05 04:44:25}, priority = {2}, title = {On the possibility of quantifying scenic beauty -- A response to Ribe}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3924(84)90017-0}, volume = {11}, year = {1984} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:576469 L3 - citeulike-article-id:576469 N2 - This article is a response to Robert G. Ribe's consideration (Landscape Plann., 9 (1982) 61-74) of my position (Landscape Plann., 4 (1977) 131-172) on environmental aesthetic quality assessment. In my original article, I introduce certain critical questions about, and suggest alternatives to, some approaches to such assessment. Some of these questions concern public preference as an indicator, formalism as a conceptual framework, and quantitative assessments as a descriptive device in regard to environmental aesthetic quality. The alternative suggestions involve a broader framework utilizing the qualitative assessments of environmental critics. Ribe's response challenges the viability of the qualitative assessments of environmental critics, defends the utilization of public preference and formalism, and elaborates the role of quantification in aesthetic quality assessment. He stresses the unique nature of environmental aesthetic appreciation, the relationship between formal and non-formal aesthetic qualities, and the desirability of quantitative assessments as evidence of environmental aesthetic quality. In this article, I specify my position more precisely in the light of Ribe's comments, assess the significance of the unique nature of environmental aesthetic appreciation, address anew the issue of formalism, and clarify the relationship between quantitative and qualitative assessments and their roles as evidence. I conclude that, notwithstanding Ribe's consideration, a broader conceptual framework involving the qualitative assessments of environmental critics is of central importance in the determination of environmental aesthetic quality. IS - 1 JF - Landscape and Planning EP - 65 TI - On the possibility of quantifying scenic beauty -- A response to Ribe VL - 11 SP - 49 KW - landscape KW - preference AU - Carlson, AA PY - 1984/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3924(84)90017-0 ER -