Penilaian kualitas visual beberapa bentuk tajuk pohon di median Jalan Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra menggunakan simulasi komputer

Visual Quality Assessment of Tree Canopy Shape on Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra Parkway Uses Computer Simulation. Trees in the streetscape have important function and aesthetic roles. Trees can serve as a beautification and functional complement, unifier, reinforcement, marker and frame of the environment. The shape of the tree canopy is the most prominent. It is not only visually aesthetic, but also has an ecological function. This study aim to evaluate the visual quality of tree canopy shape on Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra that able to fulfil the psychological needs of users by using the aesthetic assessment indicator of Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE). The methods used in this study were survey and data collection techniques were observation to determine the location point that will be used as a simulation as well as a questionnaire to determine the value of SBE and the preferences of users. The results showed that the value of tree canopy aesthetic taken in seven canopy shape simulations, which had the highest SBE value is with globular (rounded) canopy which located in Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra median strip. The medium SBE value was fastigiated canopy, pyramidal (cone) canopy, weeping canopy, picturesque canopy, and spread canopy. Columnar canopy had a low visual quality, which means that rhe photo of the canopy shape was less attractive.