I prepare questionare surveys about public perception of forest within project http://rafa.frrms.mendelu.cz/en?lang=en. I have ideas about objectives of questionare, but Im looking for rules (methodology) of taking pictures of forest stands structure. What is necessary to take care? Or is it enough to have similar values of exposition, focal distance etc.? I suppose there is necessary to accept diferrence light conditions within forest stands.
One of the leaders in the public perception and visualization of forests and forest management is Professor Stephen Shepherd in the University of British Columbia, Canada. I am sure he will not object to my providing you with his name so that you can review some of his literature. Regards, Jeff Burley
Thank you for your recommendation. I know prof. Shepherd articles. There are useful, but Im looking for more technical aspects. But I try to contact him (with partial knowledge of his work). Thank you again. Best regards Jiri Schneider
Have you seen the work of Robert Ribe? He used photographs of forest stand structure in his surveys of public perception. He explains the methods well. I am familiar with these two papers of his:
Ribe RG (2005) Aesthetic perceptions of green-tree retention harvests in vista views: The interaction of cut level, retention pattern and harvest shape. Landscape and Urban Planning 73(4):277-293.
Ribe RG (2009) In-stand scenic beauty of variable retention harvests and mature forests in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: The effects of basal area, density, retention pattern and down wood. Journal of Environmental Management 91(1):245-260.
Also, there is this older piece by Hunt ( I am not sure if it goes much into the methods of this).
Hunt and ? (2000) Aesthetic quality of northern ontario boreal landscapes.
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