1.1 Economic1.2 Environment1.3 Lifestyle

IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPE

LECTURED BY : MISS NURUL HUDA BINTI MAHASAN

ALN 101 INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE

At the end of learning process, students should be able to :

1) Explain the importance of landscape in economic correctly.

2) Explain the importance of landscape in environment correctly.

3) Explain the importance of landscape in lifestyle correctly.

THE IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPE IN ECONOMIC

1) Plants increase tourism revenues. Guests willingly pay an extra $30 per night for rooms overlooking the jungle-like display, netting $7 million a year in additional room revenues.

2) Landscaping increases property market value. A 1991 study estimates that an attractive landscape increase the value of a home.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS

FRASER HILL

BUKIT TINGGI

GENTING HIGHLANDS

PAHANG NATIONAL PARK

CHINI LAKE

TIOMAN ISLAND

Landscape increase the value of a home

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3) Horticulture and landscaping industry offer job opportunities.

4) Nature increases worker productivity. Psychologists have found that plants and green spaces provide a sense of rest that allows workers with access to plants and nature to be more productive.

Offer job opportunities

Nature increases worker productivity

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5) Landscaping reduces crime. In a California study, landscaped areas were relatively graffiti-free, while open, non-landscaped areas were graffiti targets.

6) Views of plants increase job satisfaction. Employees with an outside view of plants experience less job pressure and greater job satisfaction than workers viewing man-made objects or having no outside view. They also report fewer headaches and other ailments than workers without the view.

View of plants experience less job pressure

Non-landscaped areas were graffiti targets

THE IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPE IN ENVIRONMENT

1) Plants protect water quality. Proper landscaping reduces nitrate leaching from the soil into the water supply.

2) Proper landscaping reduces soil erosion. A dense cover of plants and mulch holds soil in place, keeping sediment out of lakes, streams, storm drains, and roads; and reducing flooding, mudslides, and dust storms.

Soil erosion

Protect water quality

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3) Plants improve air quality. Landscape plants, including shrubs and turf, remove smoke, dust, and other pollutants from the air.

4) Landscape for nation identity. Cultural heritage including historic buildings, sites, cultures and other invaluable assets are the distinguished elements that encapsulate a nation’s soul and spirit.

Landscape for nation identity

Plants improve air quality

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5) Landscaping conserves natural resources. By using trees to modify temperatures and protect against wind, the amount of fossil fuels used for cooling and heating is reduced.

6) Noise and Glare Reduction. Studies have shown that turf grass surfaces absorb harsh sounds significantly better than hard surfaces such as pavement, gravel, or bare ground. These benefits are maximized by an integrated landscape of turf grasses, trees, and shrubs.

Noise and Glare Reduction

Landscaping conserves natural

resources

THE IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPE IN LIFESTYLE

1) Gardening is excellent physical exercise. Routine gardening tasks such as shoveling, rototilling, and even mowing grass with a push-type, reel lawn mower can measure up to the exertion rates of jogging, bicycling, or aerobics.

2) Gardens produce healthy food. Fresh food from the garden can have up to three times as many vitamins and minerals as canned or frozen food.

Gardens produce healthy food likes

edible garden

Gardening is excellent physical exercise

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3) Horticulture is therapeutic. Horticultural therapy is a treatment for a variety of diagnoses. Working with and around plants improves quality of life through psychological and physical changes.

4) Landscapes heal. Restorative gardens offer an environment for people who are sick, injured, and under stress to recover and regain confidence in themselves. Such landscapes are also currently used by hospices in treatment of Alzheimer patients.

Gardens offer an environment for people who are sick, and under stress to recover

and regain confidence in themselves.

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5) Privacy and tranquility. Well-placed plantings offer privacy and tranquility by screening out busy street noises and reducing glare from headlights.

6) Better atmosphere for learning. To test attentiveness, a university class rotated between two classrooms. One contained plants and foliage, and one did not. Results at the end of the academic year showed inattentiveness was reduced by 70 percent in the room containing plants, plus indications of better exam performance.

Privacy and tranquility

Better atmospher

e for learning

CONCLUSION

Landscaping is an integral part of our culture and plays an essential role in the quality of our environment, affecting our

economic well-being and our physical and psychological health. Landscaping is one of the most cost effective tools for improving and sustaining the quality of life, whether in the city, the suburbs, or

the country.