Influence of geometry on legibility: An explanatory design study of visitors at the Kuala Lumpur City Center

Safari, Hossein; Moridani, Fataneh Fakouri; Mahdzar, Sharifah Syed

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2016.08.001

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“…Consistent with previous studies [ 38 , 49 , 96 , 97 , 98 ], landmark was identified as the most important physical element affecting the subjective aspect of spatial legibility disseminated by Kevin Lynch [ 27 ]. In addition, three major criteria, including historical monuments , vernacular elements , and socio-economic centers such as traditional bazaars were found to possess an overwhelming impact on the creation of cognitive maps.…”

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Perception of Spatial Legibility and Its Association with Human Mobility Patterns: An Empirical Assessment of the Historical Districts in Rasht, Iran

Askarizad

2022

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Achieving legibility within the context of historical districts has become a controversial problem due to their widespread growth and unconventional constructions within, which has led to inconsistencies in the urban context system, and a decrease in the level of urban sociability. This paper aims to provide an empirical assessment towards facilitating the perception of spatial legibility and its association with human mobility patterns. To this end, a novel mix method was developed in order to comprehend the association between spatial legibility and human mobility patterns using Space Syntax, cognitive sketch maps, and time-lapse photography. The results revealed that there is a significant association between spatial legibility and human mobility patterns, such that the incorporation of objective and subjective factors affecting legibility, including highly integrated morphological characteristics along with the saliency of landmarks featuring historical values, can lead to increased human mobility patterns in terms of use frequency. Accordingly, this research aids urban planners and designers in recognizing how to deal with historical districts in order to foster the sociability of these areas and create a lively and socially sustainable urban environment.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Perception of Spatial Legibility and Its Association with Human Mobility Patterns: An Empirical Assessment of the Historical Districts in Rasht, Iran

Askarizad

2022

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“…In the determination of changing legibility level, 2nd dimension (geometry) and 3rd dimension (landmarks) information are required [13,22]. The information of the space in the 2nd dimension is the geometry and its complexity.…”

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Evaluating Spatial Legibility of the University Campus using GIS

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Aksaray University Journal of Science and Engineering

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Spatial legibility is related to the obtainment of spatial information (2D and 3D) that is in the urban area according to the characteristics of the observer who perceives this space. The aim of this research is to examine the spatial legibility of the campus of Selçuk University which is located in Konya province according to the characteristics of the area and the observer. The spatial characteristics of the application area were determined with the analyzes that were conducted with the help of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and the characteristics of the observer were determined with analyzes that reveal the understanding of the observer to the area (Lynch analysis, questionnaire application and statistical evaluations). When the conducted spatial analyzes and statistical evaluations are examined, it was determined that the spatial legibility of the campus has a statistically significant relationship with the characteristics of the area and the observer.

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“…Overall, landmarks and paths can be considered as the main contributor to the perceptual image of the surrounding environment. Landmarks in urban spaces are a three dimensional sign that shape the inhabitant's knowledge of the urban space [56,57]. Paths and their shapes, as a two dimensional structure, create a network of spatial information in the human mind regarding the surrounding environment [20].…”

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Design and Validation of a Computational Program for Analysing Mental Maps: Aram Mental Map Analyzer

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Considering citizens’ perceptions of their living environment is very helpful in making the right decisions for city planners who intend to build a sustainable society. Mental map analyses are widely used in understanding the level of perception of individuals regarding the surrounding environment. The present study introduces Aram Mental Map Analyzer (AMMA), an open-source program, which allows researchers to use special features and new analytical methods to receive outputs in numerical data and analytical maps with greater accuracy and speed. AMMA performance is contingent upon two principles of accuracy and complexity, the accuracy of the program is measured by Accuracy Placed Landmarks (APL) and General Orientation (GO), which respectively analyses the landmark placement accuracy and the main route mapping accuracy. Also, the complexity section is examined through two analyses Cell Percentage (CP) and General Structure (GS), which calculates the complexity of citizens’ perception of space based on the criteria derived from previous studies. AMMA examines all the dimensions and features of the graphic maps and its outputs have a wide range of valid and differentiated information, which is tailored to the research and information subject matter that is required.

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Influence of geometry on legibility: An explanatory design study of visitors at the Kuala Lumpur City Center

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

Perception of Spatial Legibility and Its Association with Human Mobility Patterns: An Empirical Assessment of the Historical Districts in Rasht, Iran

Perception of Spatial Legibility and Its Association with Human Mobility Patterns: An Empirical Assessment of the Historical Districts in Rasht, Iran

Evaluating Spatial Legibility of the University Campus using GIS

Design and Validation of a Computational Program for Analysing Mental Maps: Aram Mental Map Analyzer

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