Author(s): Tung-Hua Tsai; Chuan Tang; Szu-Hsien Peng; Pei Liu
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Abstract: There are abundantly natural landscapes in Taiwan; however, due to the fragile geology and concentrated rainfall, the sediment disasters frequently occur. Various stream controlling constructions in order to preserve the lives and property of the residents are often established in catchments. How to balance the hillside safety and natural landscape is one of the important subjects of soil and water conservation engineering. For the purpose of evaluating aesthetic quality of stream controlling constructions in mountain areas, the task of this study employed the Scenic Beauty Estimation Method (SBE), one of psycho-physical methods, developed by Daniel and Boster in 1976. The results of subjects’ratings were transferred to standardization, Scenic Beauty Estimates (SBEs), through RMRATE computer program developed by USDA. This research applied statistics technique further analyzing gained SBEs to discuss the difference of scenic beauty quality among these constructions. Meanwhile, through digital image processing methods, the automatic determination of constitute proportion in images was calculated, and an empirical prediction model based on the regression of these results and SBE assessments could be obtained. We hope to present the concepts of design methods for engineering structures in Taiwan by blending architectural design thinking and landscape aesthetics via case studies of landscape assessment. The design of engineering structures to represent the beauty of Taiwanese culture can be expected in the future.
Year: 2018