How does landscape affect people

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Jump to navigation. Human activities can leave landscape features that are present for a long time. These can impact the natural environment in many ways. Linear features such as roads, power transmission lines, seismic lines and pipelines create new corridors that influence human and animal movement patterns. On multiple Identities. International Social Science Journal Greider T. Landscapes: The social construction of nature and the environ-ment. Rural Sociology 59, 1: Clustering predictors of landscape preference in the traditional Swedish cultural landscape: prospect-refuge, mystery, age and management.

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Beyond house and haven: Toward a revisioning of emotional relationships with places. Mealey L. The relationship between mood and preferences among natural land-scapes - an evolutionary perspective. They provide the broader context within which we live our lives. Living within aesthetically pleasing and culturally meaningful landscapes enhances our sense of wellbeing. Visiting largely undeveloped landscapes enables people to re-connect with nature, to refresh their minds and bodies and to gain a greater appreciation of New Zealand's natural heritage.

Accessible natural landscapes within close proximity of urban areas, such as the Waitakere Ranges in Auckland and Banks Peninsula in Christchurch, play an important role in increasing the quality of life within those cities.