User's Preferences of Highway Landscapes in Malaysia: A Review and Analysis of the Literature

A landscape assessment is an important practice to access the landscape characters that have distinct characters and ecological value. The paper attempts to identify the various highway landscape characters that intrigue the user. Many developments of highways do not consider the existing natural landscape or the existing developed landscape thus resulting in the loss of valuable natural and historical areas. The perception and value one has differs from one another. A review on researches and journals are done in search of theories on highway landscape characters. This study attempts to identify user's preference on the highway landscape characters that are unique and aesthetically pleasing.