Landscape is the impression given by a place. The five senses construct five landscapes: there
is not only the visual landscape but also non-visual landscapes such as smell touch sound
(sound-scape) and taste landscapes. The visual landscape is experienced by most people while
the remaining four non-visual landscapes mainly construct the non-visual world of the blind. In
their innovative study Angeliki Koskina and Nikolas Hasanagas explore this non-visual world on
an empirical basis. What land-scapes do blind people prefer? Is the natural or built
environment most attractive for them? How differently do blind people perceive the landscape
compared to sighted people? Which feelings does the landscape evoke in blind people and which
values do they attach to these feelings? How satisfied do they feel with the urban or natural
landscapes where they live? Spatial Planning and Land-scape Design for handicapped people
constitute a much-discussed academic and social issue. Koskina's and Hasanagas' study in the
Anthropology of Senses and in Landscape Sociology can be used as an aid tool for planners and
designers as well as researchers in various areas such as Architecture Medicine Social
Sciences or Psychology.
