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The Countryside Image: An Investigation of Structure and Meaning

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  • C J Palmer
  • M E Robinson
  • R W Thomas

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Images of places in the countryside are structured along a number of dimensions corresponding to the attributes perceived in a place. A suitably constructed semantic differential measures the verbal representation of such images. A factor analysis identifies the dimensions, and an oblique solution gives a realistic appraisal of the structure. A second-order factor analysis reveals the nature of the basic structure underlying the images of differing countryside places. It appears that the structure is composed of three composite dimensions (second-order factors) which subsume the initial dimensions (first-order factors) of the image.

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  • C J Palmer & M E Robinson & R W Thomas, 1977. "The Countryside Image: An Investigation of Structure and Meaning," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 9(7), pages 739-749, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:9:y:1977:i:7:p:739-749
    DOI: 10.1068/a090739
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