MSc Programme in Urban Management and Development Rotterdam, The Netherlands September 2015 Thesis Title: Happy Blue: The impact of water-bodies on happiness by visual perception of human defining landscape aesthetic in context of Rotterdam. Name: Tabassum Mahmood Supervisor: Dr. Ronald S. Wall Co-supervisor: Monserrat Budding-Polo Ballinas, MSc. Specialization: Urban Competitiveness and Resilience UMD 11