2020 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 27-37
In this research, the questionary by semantic differential method was conducted for the two groups of the students studying landscape architecture, living in the city area or the countryside area to understand relationship between their living environment and preference of the landscape. The factor analysis, varimax rotation was also done to clarify the factors of the preference of each landscape. The results showed that students appraised preferable landscapes as “lawn area”, “river side area”, “farm land”, “roadside trees” and “residential area” in descending order. “Lawn area” was evaluated at the highest by the students, and it was found that there is a positive correlation between the preference of the landscapes and the value of “comfortableness” and “beautifulness”. This is because the value of those factors valued highly in proportion to the preference of the landscapes. In addition, the results showed that while the students living in the city area preferred the landscapes of the countryside area, the students living in the countryside area preferred the landscapes of the city area. Therefore, it is considered that the factors lacking of each living environment of the students affect the preference of them for the landscapes. From the results of factor analysis, it was considered that the students living in the city area found “comfortableness” and “peacefulness” in the landscapes of the countryside area. The students living in the countryside area found “beautifulness” and “rarity” in the landscapes of the city area.
