Evolutionary Influence on Human Landscape Preference
Abstract
Individuals residing in the rainforest belt of Nigeria were shown photographs of five biomes: rain forest, deciduous forest, coniferous forest, savanna, and desert. Subjects overwhelmingly selected savanna scenes as representing the most desirable place to live. These results, coupled with extensive American data, support the hypothesis that humans possess an innate preference for savanna-like settings, which then is modified through experience and enculturation. Findings are discussed in relation to anthropological, biological, and psychological research.
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More appreciated landscapes relate with landscapes involving fruitful practices, fertility indicators, or other symbols of sustainable human subsistence.
“previous studies have identified that more appreciated landscapes relate with landscapes involving fruitful practices, fertility indicators, or other symbols of sustainable human subsistence [57,58].”
From How Are Landscapes under Agroecological Transition Perceived and Appreciated? A Belgian Case Study (2020) · cites this paper as [58]
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- Authors
- Falk, J. H., & Balling, J. D.
- Affiliations
- Oregon State University (US)
- Willamette University (US)
- ORCID
- Falk, John H.
- Venue
- Environment and Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-08-07
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 479-493
- ISSN
- 0013-9165 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-390X
- OpenAlex
- W2111242027
- Cited by
- 242
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 3.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environment and Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- landscape preference, innate preference, evolutionary psychology, enculturation, biomes, rainforest, human-environment relationship
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