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Synthetic Landscapes

A Review of Video-Imaging Applications in Environmental Perception Research, Planning, and Design

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Abstract

Frequently neither public agency decision makers nor public groups have been able to foresee the effects of changes in the landscape arising from normal land management practices. As a result, misconceptions have often arisen, and participants have developed different expectations, leading to disagreements and conflict. Such disagreements cause long-term damage to public attitudes and dramatically reduce agency effectiveness. Because land management activities are frequently subject to intense public scrutiny, it is essential that both planners and the public should have effective, reliable, and accurate means of visualizing the consequences of change.

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Orland, B. (1993). Synthetic Landscapes. In: Marans, R.W., Stokols, D. (eds) Environmental Simulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1140-7_9

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