Visual indicators as predictors of coastal landscape preference at Cozumel island, Mexico
The visual assessment of the landscape helps to understand the preferences of the landscape as a fragile and scarce asset, and to evaluate the perception, acceptance, and rejection of natural, managed and altered landscapes. The valuation of the landscape using eco-aesthetic indicators allows us to...
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The visual assessment of the landscape helps to understand the preferences of the landscape as a fragile and scarce asset, and to evaluate the perception, acceptance, and rejection of natural, managed and altered landscapes. The valuation of the landscape using eco-aesthetic indicators allows us to evaluate them from their structure, and it is a way of facing the problems of subjectivity observed in other methods. Although these eco-aesthetic indicators have been used in the assessment of different landscapes, they have not been widely applied in the assessment of coastal landscapes. The objective of this study was to carry out a visual evaluation of the naturalness and complexity of the coastal landscape of the Cozumel island, Mexico through 2 eco-aesthetic indicators: The successional stage index, and the Shannon diversity index. To evaluate the perception of the observer, coastal landscapes of 4 successional stages, and different levels of diversity, were photographed, and the photographs were projected to 152 individuals who scored the landscapes according to their preference. The responses were analyzed by means of non-parametric tests. The results show a direct, positive, and statistically significant (P < 0.05) relationship between preference and the naturalness, but not between preference and diversity. It is concluded that naturalness, measured through the ecological succession indicator, directly influences coastal landscape preferences, and can be used to evaluate the effect of landscape alterations on observer preferences. |
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oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-16312022-12-02T15:39:57Z Visual indicators as predictors of coastal landscape preference at Cozumel island, Mexico Indicadores visuales como predictores de la preferencia del paisaje costero en isla Cozumel, México López-Contreras, Cruz Collantes-Chávez-Costa, Alejandro Luis Barrasa-García, Sara visual landscape assessment coastal landscape visual indicators preference evaluación visual del paisaje paisaje costero indicadores visuales preferencia The visual assessment of the landscape helps to understand the preferences of the landscape as a fragile and scarce asset, and to evaluate the perception, acceptance, and rejection of natural, managed and altered landscapes. The valuation of the landscape using eco-aesthetic indicators allows us to evaluate them from their structure, and it is a way of facing the problems of subjectivity observed in other methods. Although these eco-aesthetic indicators have been used in the assessment of different landscapes, they have not been widely applied in the assessment of coastal landscapes. The objective of this study was to carry out a visual evaluation of the naturalness and complexity of the coastal landscape of the Cozumel island, Mexico through 2 eco-aesthetic indicators: The successional stage index, and the Shannon diversity index. To evaluate the perception of the observer, coastal landscapes of 4 successional stages, and different levels of diversity, were photographed, and the photographs were projected to 152 individuals who scored the landscapes according to their preference. The responses were analyzed by means of non-parametric tests. The results show a direct, positive, and statistically significant (P < 0.05) relationship between preference and the naturalness, but not between preference and diversity. It is concluded that naturalness, measured through the ecological succession indicator, directly influences coastal landscape preferences, and can be used to evaluate the effect of landscape alterations on observer preferences. La valoración visual del paisaje ayuda a comprender las preferencias del mismo como un bien frágil y escaso, y a evaluar la percepción, aceptación y rechazo de los paisajes naturales, manejados y alterados. La valoración del paisaje, mediante el uso de indicadores eco-estéticos, permite evaluarlos desde su estructura y es una manera de afrontar las problemáticas de subjetividad observada en otros métodos. Si bien, los indicadores eco-estéticos han sido utilizados en la valoración de distintos paisajes, no han sido ampliamente aplicados en la evaluación de paisajes costeros. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo realizar la evaluación visual de la naturalidad y la complejidad del paisaje costero de la isla de Cozumel, México, a través de 2 indicadores eco-estéticos: el índice de etapa sucesional y el índice de diversidad de Shannon. Para evaluar la percepción del observador, se fotografiaron paisajes costeros de 4 etapas sucesionales, y distintos valores de diversidad. Las fotografías fueron proyectadas a 152 individuos, quienes puntuaron los paisajes de acuerdo con su preferencia. Las respuestas fueron analizadas por medio de pruebas no paramétricas. Los resultados evidenciaron una relación directa, positiva y estadísticamente significativa (P < 0.05) entre la preferencia y la naturalidad, pero no entre la preferencia y la diversidad. Se concluye que la naturalidad, medida a través del indicador de etapa sucesional, influye directamente sobre las preferencias del paisaje costero y puede ser usado para evaluar el efecto de las alteraciones al paisaje sobre las preferencias del observador. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2022-07-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html text/xml https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1631 10.29059/cienciauat.v17i1.1631 CienciaUAT; Vol. 17 No. 1. July-December 2022; 35-48 CienciaUAT; Vol. 17 No. 1: Julio-Diciembre 2022; 35-48 2007-7858 2007-7521 spa https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1631/962 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1631/959 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1631/989 Derechos de autor 2022 Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
