Engagement is an essential component to community building.
Among the factors which contribute to engagement is perception. Of
specific interest to landscape architecture are perceptions of landscape
and water as they reveal environmental attitudes.
Rural Southern Ontario has experienced notable land use pressures for
resource extraction and renewable energy. This study explores the
relationship between landscape and water perceptions by rural residents
and levels of community engagement in a changing rural landscape.
Instruments used for this study were a photo-based questionnaire and
Visitor Employed Photography. The study found that individuals who are
more engaged with the community have a greater ability to interpret
landscape in the context of resource extraction and are more critical in
their perception of quarry rehabilitation. Findings of this study can assist
rural groups by providing insight into social capital and inform landscape
planning and design practices when working with rural groups to increase
engagement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OGU.10214/5280 |
| Date | 10 January 2013 |
| Creators | Spence, Kellie |
| Contributors | Corry, Rob |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/ca/ |
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