Visitors’ Preferences for Malaysian Botanical Gardens’ Landscapes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i12.122Keywords:
Landscape, Human Oriented, Botanical Gardens, PreferencesAbstract
Botanical gardens are bio-diverse flora-based natural attractions. Visitors to two prominent Malaysian botanical gardens were surveyed about their preferences for human oriented gardens’ landscape designs.There were significant differences in the preferences for garden landscapes with poorly maintained man-made structures and jungle-like garden landscapes(National Botanical Gardens), and the Japanese garden landscape (Penang Botanical Gardens) among Malays, Chinese and Indians (p<0.10). There were significant differences in preferences between males and females (p<0.10) for garden landscapes with man-made structures(National Botanical Gardens) and landscapes having open spaces (Penang Botanical Gardens).
Keywords: Landscape, Human Oriented, Botanical Gardens, Preferences
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