HEN596 Measuring environmental Evaluations: Theory and Practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
dr. Einar Strumse (lecturer), Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Eva Danielová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/28, only registered: 0/28, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/28
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The first part of the seminar will provide an overview of psychological methods for measurements of environmental evaluations, such as visual preferences, scenic beauty, restorativness of environments, landscape protection evaluations etc. The issue of using various environmental simualtions versus on site evaulations will be discussed, together with strong and weak sides of various response formats. Theoretical rationale for the various methods will be focused upon. In the second part, students will have the opportunity to do either actual data collection using these methods or to do statistical analyses of environmental evaluation data from an existing data base. Readings: Hand-outs during the seminar providing examples of research instruments etc. Porteous, J.D. (1996): Environmental aesthetics. Ideas, politics and planning. London and New York: Routledge. (pp. 111-148: part 3 Experimentalists) Kaplan, R. & Kaplan, S.(1989): The experience of nature. A psychological perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (pp 207 - 291, App. A: Overview of Preference Research; App. B: Preference Studies)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pro studenty magisterského studia.
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