Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires

In the Buenos Aires metropolis we analyzed the preferences for water as a landscape feature, interviewing visitors to waterfronts and residents who live near the river coast in urban and suburban areas. Seven hundred and thirty one questionnaires were completed through personal interviews with visit...

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Autores principales: Faggi, A., Breuste, J., Madanes, N., Gropper, C., Perelman, P.
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spelling todo:paper_09596526_v60_n_p182_Faggi2023-10-03T15:53:02Z Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires Faggi, A. Breuste, J. Madanes, N. Gropper, C. Perelman, P. Familiarity Gender Residents Scarcity Visitors Water preferences Surveys Familiarity Gender Residents Scarcity Visitors Hydrology In the Buenos Aires metropolis we analyzed the preferences for water as a landscape feature, interviewing visitors to waterfronts and residents who live near the river coast in urban and suburban areas. Seven hundred and thirty one questionnaires were completed through personal interviews with visitors to waterfronts and with coastal residents in April and June 2009. We considered urban and suburban waterfronts located in five urban reserves. Respondents were stratified in urban and suburban coastal residents. In line with the widespread water preferences mentioned in comparable studies, and following evolutionary theories - water as one of the most important elements for life - no gender influence on preference could be found. On the contrary we found that individual experiences based on cultural traits, such as familiarity with a place, explained the discrepancy between urban and suburban coastal residents, while surprise and induced water scarcity account for the differences between visitors to urban and suburban waterfronts. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Fil:Madanes, N. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09596526_v60_n_p182_Faggi
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topic Familiarity
Gender
Residents
Scarcity
Visitors
Water preferences
Surveys
Familiarity
Gender
Residents
Scarcity
Visitors
Hydrology
spellingShingle Familiarity
Gender
Residents
Scarcity
Visitors
Water preferences
Surveys
Familiarity
Gender
Residents
Scarcity
Visitors
Hydrology
Faggi, A.
Breuste, J.
Madanes, N.
Gropper, C.
Perelman, P.
Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
topic_facet Familiarity
Gender
Residents
Scarcity
Visitors
Water preferences
Surveys
Familiarity
Gender
Residents
Scarcity
Visitors
Hydrology
description In the Buenos Aires metropolis we analyzed the preferences for water as a landscape feature, interviewing visitors to waterfronts and residents who live near the river coast in urban and suburban areas. Seven hundred and thirty one questionnaires were completed through personal interviews with visitors to waterfronts and with coastal residents in April and June 2009. We considered urban and suburban waterfronts located in five urban reserves. Respondents were stratified in urban and suburban coastal residents. In line with the widespread water preferences mentioned in comparable studies, and following evolutionary theories - water as one of the most important elements for life - no gender influence on preference could be found. On the contrary we found that individual experiences based on cultural traits, such as familiarity with a place, explained the discrepancy between urban and suburban coastal residents, while surprise and induced water scarcity account for the differences between visitors to urban and suburban waterfronts. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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author Faggi, A.
Breuste, J.
Madanes, N.
Gropper, C.
Perelman, P.
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Gropper, C.
Perelman, P.
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title Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
title_short Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
title_full Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
title_fullStr Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
title_full_unstemmed Water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: A comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
title_sort water as an appreciated feature in the landscape: a comparison of residents' and visitors' preferences in buenos aires
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