An Analysis on the Structure of Landscape Recognition for Landscape Planning in Hiruzen Area

Abstract

The purpose of this reserch is to reveal the local peoples' recognition and evaluation of landscape planning in regional (a village) level.
As a methods, the investigation of senses was conducted by a questionnaire on the peoplein two villages of Hiruzen area in Okayama prefecture, where a regulation to preserve landscapeswas examined. Then the data were analyzed in terms of types of landscapes and the visualstructure of landscapes.
Consequently, the following facts were found; 1) The degree of recognition of panoramicviews represented by the Hiruzen range is very high. 2) Native landscapes represented byrural community or paddy fields are hardly appreciated. 3) Consciousness to preserve viewsof clearly defined object area or views with socially recognized viewpoint is high.