Perceiving the ordinary : a study of everyday landscapes in Belgium

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

VANDERHEYDEN, V.

Département de géographie, Univ., Liège, Belgique

VAN DER HORST, D.

School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburg, Royaume-Uni

VAN ROMPAEY, A.

Dept. of Geography, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgique

SCHMITZ, S.

Département de géographie, Univ., Liège, Belgique

Description :
This paper investigates differences in opinion about the attractiveness of these landscapes between groups of people according to their linguistic area and other socio-demographic characteristics in Belgium. Dutch speakers found chessboard agrarian landscapes more attractive. Less educated par-ticipants felt more positive towards anthropogenic landscapes. Women were more attracted by farmed fields. Qualitative data added depth to the analysis, permitting to explore different ways in which people related to the landscape pictures.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, issn : 0040-747X, 2014, vol. 105, n°. 5, p. 591-603, nombre de pages : 13, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap

Langue :
Anglais