社会及文化的度量:景观设计中无形效益的测衡

Social & Cultural Metrics: Measuring the Intangible Benefi ts of Designed Landscapes

来自伊利诺斯大学的一支研究队伍针对风景园林基金会2013年案例研究调查项目(CSI)下的3个案例——均是位于美国中西部的公共空间——进行了考察和汇报。纵使无形社会效益和可持续性之间存在着明显的关系,衡量这种无形效益的难度和挑战依然巨大。本文描述和评价了文化社会研究中的问题、研究方法以及研究队伍从案例中获得的发现,同时针对该案例研究调查项目(CSI),关于优化其对社会文化效益的衡量步骤提出了建议。

A research team from the University of Ilinois reports on three case studies from the 2013 Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Case Study Investigation （CSI） program： al of them public spaces in the Midwestern region of the United States. Despite the clear relationship between intangible social benefits and sustainability, the chalenges in measuring intangible benefits of designed landscapes can be significant. Socio-cultural research questions, methodology, and findings for the team’s case studies are described and critiqued. Steps toward improving measurement procedures for social and cultural benefits in the CSI program are suggested.