Recent changes of the visual quality of rural landscape: Case study of Slovak-Austrian borderland

Nováková, Gabriela; Šebo, Dušan

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Recent changes of the visual quality of rural landscape: Case study of Slovak-Austrian borderland Nováková, GabrielaŠebo, Dušan

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Recent changes of the visual quality of rural landscape: Case study of Slovak-Austrian borderland

Geographia Polonica Vol. 89 No. 4 (2016)

Nováková, Gabriela ; Šebo, Dušan

rural landscape ; visual quality ; perception of diversity ; Slovak-Austrian borderland

This paper examines the aesthetic consequences of recent changes in the rural landscape of Slovak-Austrian borderland. By the use of panoramic pictures and their photomontage we focused on landscape structure, abandonment, suburban fabric and the presence of wind turbines in the rural landscape. A secondary aim of the study was also to recognize some factors behind the different perception preferences. Above all we would like to draw attention to the issue of aesthetic qualities of rural landscape.

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