Public Perceptions of Landscape: Mobile Telecommunications Development in the Peak District National Park, 2004

Mobile telecommunications development is a new landscape phenomenon resulting from the advancing technology that has contributed to national economic growth and social efficiency in the United Kingdom. However, there is little understanding of how change in the landscapes of National Parks resulting from such development is perceived. To address this, the project aimed to:<ul><li>extend knowledge about the nature of landscape impacts of mobile telecommunications development</li><li>explore the values attached to protected landscapes in a late industrial society</li><li>enhance understanding of people's attitudes towards incremental landscape change</li></ul>The research was undertaken in the Peak District National Park by employing mixed research methods. A public questionnaire survey was conducted as the quantitative part of the research. A qualitative case study was undertaken in the Woodlands Valley and examined key stakeholder perceptions using data collected from semi-structured interviews, document review and observations of public meetings. Users should note that this dataset only includes the quantitative results from the questionnaire survey, not any of the qualitative materials.<br> <br> Two groups were surveyed by postal questionnaire: Peak District National Park residents, Peak District National Park visitors, and members of pro-environmental organisations and urban dwellers in nearby Sheffield.<br> <br> The research findings suggest that the valued landscapes of the National Park are considered to outweigh the convenience of modern technology; and at the same time the benefits of modern technology are acknowledged as important for the quality of life for people living in protected landscapes.<br> <br> Further information about the project may be found on the University of Sheffield <a href="http://www.shef.ac.uk/landscape/landscape_change/Index2.htm" title="Exploring public acceptance of modern technology: development in protected areas">Exploring public acceptance of modern technology: development in protected areas</a> project web page, and on the Economic and Social Research Council <a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=PTA-026-27-1347" title="Exploring public acceptance of modern technology: development in protected areas">Exploring public acceptance of modern technology: development in protected areas</a> award web page.<br>

移动通信设施建设是技术进步催生的新型景观现象，曾为英国的国民经济增长与社会效能提升作出贡献。但目前学界对这类建设给国家公园景观带来的变化的公众感知，仍知之甚少。

为填补这一研究空白，本项目旨在达成以下目标：
1. 深化对移动通信设施建设的景观影响本质的认知；
2. 探究后工业社会中受保护景观的价值内涵；
3. 增进对公众关于景观渐进式变化的态度的理解。

本研究在峰区国家公园（Peak District National Park）开展，采用混合研究方法。其中，公众问卷调查为研究的定量部分；而在林地谷（Woodlands Valley）开展的定性案例研究，则通过半结构化访谈、文献梳理与公共会议观测收集数据，以分析关键利益相关方的感知。需注意，本数据集仅包含问卷调查的定量研究结果，不包含任何定性研究素材。

本次邮政问卷调查覆盖两类调研群体，具体包括峰区国家公园本地居民、峰区国家公园游客、环保组织成员，以及邻近谢菲尔德市的城市居民。

研究结果显示，受访者普遍认为国家公园的景观价值优于现代科技带来的便利性；同时，现代科技的益处也被视为对受保护景观区域内居民的生活质量至关重要。

关于本项目的更多详细信息，可访问谢菲尔德大学（University of Sheffield）的项目网页：<a href="http://www.shef.ac.uk/landscape/landscape_change/Index2.htm" title="探索公众对现代科技的接受度：受保护区域的开发">探索公众对现代科技的接受度：受保护区域的开发</a>，以及经济与社会研究理事会（Economic and Social Research Council）的项目资助网页：<a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=PTA-026-27-1347" title="探索公众对现代科技的接受度：受保护区域的开发">探索公众对现代科技的接受度：受保护区域的开发</a>。