Chengling Zhou
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Chengling Zhou has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bingjie Ouyang
College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
1 shared publication - Cheng Zhang
College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
1 shared publication - Chunqing Liu
College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
1 shared publication - Huimin Gong
College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
1 shared publication - Jinlin Teng
Affiliations College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China, Jiangxi Rural Cultural Development Research Center of Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
1 shared publication - Tian Zeng
College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 7 November 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 17 (22) , 9931
Landscape Preferences of Recreational Walkways in Urban Green Spaces: Bada Shanren Meihu Scenic Area, China
Urban greenway trails serve as a vital link between urban populations and the natural environment, playing a key role in enhancing quality of life and promoting physical and mental well-being. We propose an interpretable machine learning framework applied to 424 geotagged footprint images from the Bada Shanren Meihu Scenic Area in China. Our main findings are as follows: (1) The key factors influencing trail landscape preferences include the Water Visibility Index (WVI), Building Landscape Index (BVI), Freedom Index, and Greenery Visibility Index (GVI). (2) For WVI, SHAP values significantly increase around the 0.05 threshold. BVI has a critical threshold of 0.17, with a strong influence below it and a reduced effect above it. The Freedom variable shows an inverse relationship, with minimal contribution below 0.21 and a sharp increase above this threshold. GVI maintains high SHAP values at lower levels (GVI ≤ 0.66), but its predictive utility decreases at higher values. (3) Landscape preferences are significantly positively correlated with naturalness, wildness, WVI, and openness, with water landscapes being the strongest driver. In contrast, artificial factors, V_Low, and H_Purple significantly suppress preferences. This suggests that human intervention and certain color tones may reduce the attractiveness of the landscape.
- 7 November 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 17 (22) , 9931
Open AccessLandscape Preferences of Recreational Walkways in Urban Green Spaces: Bada Shanren Meihu Scenic Area, China
Urban greenway trails serve as a vital link between urban populations and the natural environment, playing a key role in enhancing quality of life and promoting physical and mental well-being. We propose an interpretable machine learning framework applied to 424 geotagged footprint images from the Bada Shanren Meihu Scenic Area in China. Our main findings are as follows: (1) The key factors influencing trail landscape preferences include the Water Visibility Index (WVI), Building Landscape Index (BVI), Freedom Index, and Greenery Visibility Index (GVI). (2) For WVI, SHAP values significantly increase around the 0.05 threshold. BVI has a critical threshold of 0.17, with a strong influence below it and a reduced effect above it. The Freedom variable shows an inverse relationship, with minimal contribution below 0.21 and a sharp increase above this threshold. GVI maintains high SHAP values at lower levels (GVI ≤ 0.66), but its predictive utility decreases at higher values. (3) Landscape preferences are significantly positively correlated with naturalness, wildness, WVI, and openness, with water landscapes being the strongest driver. In contrast, artificial factors, V_Low, and H_Purple significantly suppress preferences. This suggests that human intervention and certain color tones may reduce the attractiveness of the landscape.