Throughout development of the human race, human being
has interacted with nature to obtain benefits that enables
his continued existence. In this society-nature interaction, a
number of benefits such as food, medicine, shelter and
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aesthetic values are provided (Chávez-Mejia et al., 1994;
Toledo 2002). The form of this response to the
environment is related to landscape perception and
preference for green space (Özgüner and Kendle 2006),
creating architectural expressions such as gardens
(Fariello 2000), which are influenced by evolving cultural
values (García-Albarado and Dunnett 2009).