An aesthetic value of livable river space index methodology for examining recreational urban rivers

While increasing various water-land use index methodologies are being offered to the issue of river management in urban fluvial areas, yet there is a relative lack of research study examining the aesthetic value of livable river space index methodology for recreational purpose in context of urban river management. This research intends to offer a comprehensive methodology related to the aesthetic value of livable river space index within the framework of the river management paradigm. Since aesthetic value is closely linked to human visual preferences, the offered method of this study is used the combination of rapid appraisal of land use types and GIS-based method that analyzing certain famous recreational river area, that is Love River, Kaoshiung City in Taiwan as study area. The final contribution of study was also attempted to provide an effective solution to identify and evaluate the problems by designing a conceptual framework of an aesthetic value of livable river space index methodology for examining recreational urban rivers.