Quality of designed landscapes and the possibilities for their assessment

This paper explores the concept of quality and the possibilities of assessing the quality of designed landscapes in an urbanised environment. Quality is examined in the context of urban green space issues. The quality of urban green spaces is an important factor for human health, well-being and the effectiveness of urban green infrastructure. However, its assessment remains a challenge due to different terms, quality data and assessment methods. Drawing on international and national sources, the tangible and intangible dimensions of quality, objective and subjective methods of assessment, and key quality criteria are discussed. Examples from Lithuanian cities (Vilnius, Lazdijai, Naujoji Akmenė) are given, revealing discrepancies between planning decisions and user experience. The paper proposes the integration of evaluation models based on both quantitative and qualitative data, including innovative methods such as the analysis of geographic information provided by social media or smartphone apps.