Coastal landscape preference evaluation: A comparison among tourists in Greece |
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Authors: | Nikos Eleftheriadis Ioannis Tsalikidis Basil Manos |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Forestry, Technological Education Institution, Drama, Greece;(2) School of Agriculture, University of Thessaloniki, Thessalonik, Greece |
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Abstract: | An evaluation of coastal landscape of pine forest in Greece by summer visitors of various nationalities was carried out. The
visual preferences for a set of landscape, represented in photographs, expressed by these various nationality groups were
compared. The subjects used in this research came from Greece, Germany, Italy, France, Great Britain, Austria, Yugoslavia,
and Scandinavian countries. The findings show that there is an agreement over the basic preference, but, nevertheless, there
are differences of opinion between the nationality groups that might be attributed to cultural influences and the effect of
being familiar with their own environments. Since coastal landscape plays an important role in the tourist industry, these
findings could be very useful to policy-making agencies. |
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Keywords: | Coastal landscape Landscape preference Pine forests Sociocultural influences visual aesthetics |
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