An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives
Urban settings | P | R | M | C | Findings |
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Nasar (1988) Survey using stimuli | √ | – | – | O | Relatively neutral findings: both, Japanese and US students show highly correlated results for their ratings for pleasantness and interestingness. “Increases in preference for scenes were found to be related to increases in […] naturalness, absence of vehicles, and scene-order” (269). Some factors depend on cultural influence, for example, Japanese students prefer organisation and contrast |
Loewen et al. (1993) Survey using stimuli | √ | O | O | – | Positive and neutral findings: light was rated as most important single variable for safety; prospect (open space) more important than refuge, and the “combination of the three features was rated as safest” (330) |
Mumcu et al. (2010) Survey in situ | √ | √ | – | – | Positive findings: “prospect has shown a strong and positive correlation with attractive scene […]. Refuge has had a strong correlation with sense of safety […] and a correlation with comfort” (1230). However, there was no significant relation between “the preferred areas and the areas determined for refuge, comfort and safety” (1230) |
Supportive √ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Neutral O | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Contrary X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |