Landscape Visual Classification Using Land use and Contour Data for Tourism and Planning Decision Making in Cameron Highlands District
Cameron Highlands is known for upland tourism area
with vast natural wealth, mountainous landscape endowed with rich
diverse species as well as people traditions and cultures. With these
various resources, CH possesses an interesting visual and panorama
that can be offered to the tourist. However this benefit may not be
utilized without obtaining the understanding of existing landscape
structure and visual. Given a limited data, this paper attempts to
classify landscape visual of Cameron Highlands using land use and
contour data. Visual points of view were determined from the given
tourist attraction points in the CH Local Plan 2003-2015. The result
shows landscape visual and structure categories offered in the study
area. The result can be used for further analysis to determine the best
alternative tourist trails for tourism planning and decision making
using readily available data.
[1] Arthur, L.M., Daniel, T.C., Boster, R.S., Scenic assessment: an
overview. Landscape Planning. 4, 1977, pp. 109-129
[2] Allen, D.M., " Cameron Highlands. Malaysia-s Coolest Hill Resort".
Sunspot Productions Malaysia.,2005
[3] Bishop, I.D., Wherret, J.R. and Miller, D.R., Assessment of path choices
on a country walk using virtual environment. Landscape and Urban
Planning 52,2001, pp. 225-237
[4] Bishop, I.D., 1996. Comparing regression and neural net based
approaches to modelling of scenic beauty. Landscape Urban Planning .
34, 1996, pp. 125-134.
[5] Bishop, I.D., Hull IV, R.B., Integrating technologies for visual resource
management. J. Environ. Manage. 32, 1991, pp. 295-312.
[6] Bishop, I.D., Hulse, D.W., Prediction of scenic beauty using mapped
data and geographic information systems. Landscape Urban Planning
30, p1994, p. 59-70.
[7] Bishop, I.D., Leahy, N.P.A., Assessing the visual impact of development
proposals: the validity of computer simulations.Landscape J. 8, 1996,
92-100.
[8] Brown, T., Conceptualizing smoothness and density as landscape
elements in visual resource management. Landscape Urban Planning 30,
1994, 49-58.
[9] Burmil, S., Daniel, T.C., Hetherington, J.D., Human values and
perceptions of water in arid landscapes. Landscape Urban Planning 4,
1999, pp. 99-109.
[10] Chan Ngai Weng, Ecotourism: Issues and Challenges.In the: Norizan
H.M.N, Tourism in Malaysia:Prospect and Challenges of Ecotourism,
Universiti Sains Malaysia Publication, 2004, pp.34-44
[11] Crawford, D., Using remotely sensed data in landscape visual quality
assessment. Landscape Urban Plann. 30, 1994, pp. 71-81.
[12] Deardon, P., A statistical technique for the evaluation of the visual
quality of the landscape for land-use purposes. J. Environ. Manage. 10,
1980, pp. 51-68.
[13] Fauziah C.H., Mohd H.I., Nasir N. and Yazid S., Cameron
Highlands:An analysis of Internal Tourism Location Market.
Proceedings of National Geography Seminar, 2007
[14] Germino, M.J., Reiners. W.A., Donald Mcleod, B.J and bastian, C.T.,
2001. Estimating Visual Properties of Rocky Mountain Landscape Using
GIS. Landscape and Urban Planning 53, 2001, 71-83
[15] Higuchi T., The Visual and Spatial Structures of Landscapes, Trans. by
Charles S. Terry, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984, pp. 1-85.
[16] Laurie, I.C., Aesthetics factors in visual evaluation. In: Zube, E.N.,
Brush, R.O.,Fabos, J.G. (Eds.), Landscape Assessments: Value,
Perceptions and Resources. Dowden Hutchinson and Ross, Stroudsburg,
1975, p.103
[17] Leong, Y.K., Conservation and Development of Cameron Highlands.
Hill.Development Proceedings of the Seminar, 1992, pp. 20-32.
[18] Marjanen, S., Antrop, M., Settlement models, land use and visibility in
rural landscapes:Two case studies in Greece. Landscape and Urban
Planning 80, 2007, pp. 362-374
[19] Miller, D. 2001. A method for estimating change in the visibility of land
cover. Landscape and Urban Planning 54, 2001,pp. 91-104
[20] Report on Development of Cameron Highlands. Cameron Highlands
District Council,2006.
[21] State Government of Pahang, Interim Report, Pahang State Structure
Plan 2002-2020. Kuala Lumpur: Pejabat Projek Kuantan, Federal
Department of Town and Country Planning (Unpublished), 2008
[22] State Government of Pahang , Technical Report of Cameron Highlands
Development Plan 2003-2015. Cameron Highlands Municipal,
Department of Planning and Landscape Development (Unpublished),
2008
[23] Steiner, F., The Living Landscape - An Ecological Approach To
Landscape Planning (2nd Edition). Mc Graw Hill Inc, New York, 1998
[24] Zube, E.H., J. L. Sell, and J.G. Taylor, Landscape perception:
Research,application, and theory. Landscape Planning. Vol. 9, Issues 1,
July 1982, pp. 1-33.
[1] Arthur, L.M., Daniel, T.C., Boster, R.S., Scenic assessment: an
overview. Landscape Planning. 4, 1977, pp. 109-129
[2] Allen, D.M., " Cameron Highlands. Malaysia-s Coolest Hill Resort".
Sunspot Productions Malaysia.,2005
[3] Bishop, I.D., Wherret, J.R. and Miller, D.R., Assessment of path choices
on a country walk using virtual environment. Landscape and Urban
Planning 52,2001, pp. 225-237
[4] Bishop, I.D., 1996. Comparing regression and neural net based
approaches to modelling of scenic beauty. Landscape Urban Planning .
34, 1996, pp. 125-134.
[5] Bishop, I.D., Hull IV, R.B., Integrating technologies for visual resource
management. J. Environ. Manage. 32, 1991, pp. 295-312.
[6] Bishop, I.D., Hulse, D.W., Prediction of scenic beauty using mapped
data and geographic information systems. Landscape Urban Planning
30, p1994, p. 59-70.
[7] Bishop, I.D., Leahy, N.P.A., Assessing the visual impact of development
proposals: the validity of computer simulations.Landscape J. 8, 1996,
92-100.
[8] Brown, T., Conceptualizing smoothness and density as landscape
elements in visual resource management. Landscape Urban Planning 30,
1994, 49-58.
[9] Burmil, S., Daniel, T.C., Hetherington, J.D., Human values and
perceptions of water in arid landscapes. Landscape Urban Planning 4,
1999, pp. 99-109.
[10] Chan Ngai Weng, Ecotourism: Issues and Challenges.In the: Norizan
H.M.N, Tourism in Malaysia:Prospect and Challenges of Ecotourism,
Universiti Sains Malaysia Publication, 2004, pp.34-44
[11] Crawford, D., Using remotely sensed data in landscape visual quality
assessment. Landscape Urban Plann. 30, 1994, pp. 71-81.
[12] Deardon, P., A statistical technique for the evaluation of the visual
quality of the landscape for land-use purposes. J. Environ. Manage. 10,
1980, pp. 51-68.
[13] Fauziah C.H., Mohd H.I., Nasir N. and Yazid S., Cameron
Highlands:An analysis of Internal Tourism Location Market.
Proceedings of National Geography Seminar, 2007
[14] Germino, M.J., Reiners. W.A., Donald Mcleod, B.J and bastian, C.T.,
2001. Estimating Visual Properties of Rocky Mountain Landscape Using
GIS. Landscape and Urban Planning 53, 2001, 71-83
[15] Higuchi T., The Visual and Spatial Structures of Landscapes, Trans. by
Charles S. Terry, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984, pp. 1-85.
[16] Laurie, I.C., Aesthetics factors in visual evaluation. In: Zube, E.N.,
Brush, R.O.,Fabos, J.G. (Eds.), Landscape Assessments: Value,
Perceptions and Resources. Dowden Hutchinson and Ross, Stroudsburg,
1975, p.103
[17] Leong, Y.K., Conservation and Development of Cameron Highlands.
Hill.Development Proceedings of the Seminar, 1992, pp. 20-32.
[18] Marjanen, S., Antrop, M., Settlement models, land use and visibility in
rural landscapes:Two case studies in Greece. Landscape and Urban
Planning 80, 2007, pp. 362-374
[19] Miller, D. 2001. A method for estimating change in the visibility of land
cover. Landscape and Urban Planning 54, 2001,pp. 91-104
[20] Report on Development of Cameron Highlands. Cameron Highlands
District Council,2006.
[21] State Government of Pahang, Interim Report, Pahang State Structure
Plan 2002-2020. Kuala Lumpur: Pejabat Projek Kuantan, Federal
Department of Town and Country Planning (Unpublished), 2008
[22] State Government of Pahang , Technical Report of Cameron Highlands
Development Plan 2003-2015. Cameron Highlands Municipal,
Department of Planning and Landscape Development (Unpublished),
2008
[23] Steiner, F., The Living Landscape - An Ecological Approach To
Landscape Planning (2nd Edition). Mc Graw Hill Inc, New York, 1998
[24] Zube, E.H., J. L. Sell, and J.G. Taylor, Landscape perception:
Research,application, and theory. Landscape Planning. Vol. 9, Issues 1,
July 1982, pp. 1-33.
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with vast natural wealth, mountainous landscape endowed with rich
diverse species as well as people traditions and cultures. With these
various resources, CH possesses an interesting visual and panorama
that can be offered to the tourist. However this benefit may not be
utilized without obtaining the understanding of existing landscape
structure and visual. Given a limited data, this paper attempts to
classify landscape visual of Cameron Highlands using land use and
contour data. Visual points of view were determined from the given
tourist attraction points in the CH Local Plan 2003-2015. The result
shows landscape visual and structure categories offered in the study
area. The result can be used for further analysis to determine the best
alternative tourist trails for tourism planning and decision making
using readily available data.", keywords = "Visibility, landscape visual, urban planning, GIS", volume = "3", number = "6", pages = "262-8", }
