Nieuwkuijk, Sam van (2020) Differences in perceived spatial quality between new nature and traditionally managed nature. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This paper tries to identify differences in perceived spatial quality between new nature and traditionally managed nature. The ecological restoration strategy of rewilding results in new nature. The main function of new nature is improving ecological quality, yet as it is a nature landscape it carries multiple functions. In one of these functions, recreation, the spatial quality plays a role. This paper aims to find out to what extent the management programme of rewilding has implications for the spatial quality of the nature landscape. This relationship will be investigated through the perceptions of visitors of nature landscapes. In order to gain insight in the perceived quality of these areas the quantitative research method of surveying has been used. New nature was not found to be perceived significantly different from traditionally managed nature in many regards. Unexpectedly, traditionally managed nature was found to be perceived as more wild and pristine as opposed to new nature. This finding might be explained by the fact that visitors have a distorted image of what wild or pristine nature entails, as all nature in the Netherlands is partially man-made. The results did not indicate any difference in perceived spatial quality between new nature and traditionally managed nature.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Kuper, B.J. and Dijk, T. van |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2021 12:48 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2021 12:48 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3564 |
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