Public Perceptions of Natural Character in New Zealand: Wild Nature Versus Cultured Nature |
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| Authors: | BRONWYN M NEWTON JOHN R FAIRWEATHER SIMON R SWAFFIELD |
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| Institution: | Bronwyn Newton has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Canterbury and is currently enrolled for PhD studies at the Centre for Science Studies, Lancaster.;John Fairweather is Principal Research Sociologist at the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit at Lincoln University.;Simon Swaffield is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University. |
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| Abstract: | Results of empirical research undertaken in New Zealand to determine public perceptions of natural character in the biophysical environment are presented and related to recent theoretical literature. The research comprised two distinct case studies using Q method and photographs, in which participants evaluated natural character in terms of their own landscape experiences by ranking the photographs in order of preference. The results confirm prevailing responses to nature recently specified in North American literature, and have some policy implications for environmental management in New Zealand. |
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