Visual evaluation of urban streetscapes: How do public preferences reconcile with those held by experts?

Gjerde, Morten

doi:10.1057/udi.2011.10

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“…; Previous research has shown a close link between respondents' opinions expressed on location and those expressed in response to photos (Groat, 1988); this supports the use of photographic images within the online questionnaire. A recent study into aesthetic preferences used photographic images of street elevations in a similar way (Gjerde, 2011). Photographs were also used to measure formal indicators of social urban sustainability and make comparisons between two urban centres in Australia (Porta and Renne, 2005).…”

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The relationship between the quality of active frontages and public perceptions of public spaces

Heffernan

Pan

2013

Urban Des Int

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Active frontages are often advocated in best practice guidance and by local planning authorities. However, little research has been carried out to establish what benefits, if any, active frontages offer. Previous research in this area has been limited to examining observed behaviour rather than analysing public perceptions. This article aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between the quality of an active frontage and public perceptions of the public space the frontage addresses. The research was carried out through a combination of a critical literature review and a questionnaire survey that engaged 152 participants. The participants' perceptions of a range of public spaces in relation to a number of frontages were investigated using comparison and correlation. The results suggest that the quality of an active frontage can significantly affect people's perceptions of a public space in terms of its safety, comfort, sociability and liveliness. Goodquality active frontages can contribute to creating successful public spaces, which can help deliver far-reaching benefits for towns and cities. The findings contribute useful evidence to enhance our understanding of the role of active frontages in urban design and planning. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF ACTIVE FRONTAGES AND PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF PUBLIC SPACES AbstractActive frontages are often advocated in best practice guidance and by local planning authorities. However, little research has been carried out to establish what benefits, if any, active frontages offer. Previous research in this area has been limited to examining observed behaviour rather than analysing public perceptions. This paper aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between the quality of an active frontage and public perceptions of the public space the frontage addresses. The research was carried out through a combination of a critical literature review and a questionnaire survey which engaged 152 participants. The participants' perceptions of a range of public spaces in relation to a number of frontages were investigated using comparison and correlation. The results suggest that the quality of an active frontage can significantly affect people's perceptions of a public space in terms of its safety, comfort, sociability and liveliness. Good quality active frontages can contribute to creating successful public spaces, which can help deliver far reaching benefits for towns and cities. The findings contribute useful evidence to enhance our understanding of the role of active frontages in urban design and planning.

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The relationship between the quality of active frontages and public perceptions of public spaces

Heffernan

Pan

2013

Urban Des Int

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“…It is remarkable that spatial studies of aesthetics are questioned and design is questioned [42,43]. The role of design in different disciplines such as the effect of light design, the mathematical view of visual images [44], the research ability of design in terms of neuroscience [45], the meaning of building facades and human perception [46,47].…”

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Effects on the Design of Transport Systems of Pedestrian Dynamics

Erkan¹

2017

Highway Engineering

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In the study, transportation-architecture-people-focused triple, urban transportation, design of transportation systems, pedestrian-oriented design and pedestrian walkable spaces will be emphasized. However, by analyzing the effects of pedestrian dynamics, transport systems aim to present a mechanism with an improved model that will define dynamics for the first time to explain the processes underlying design decisions. Four hundred and twelve healthy volunteers were selected from 18-65 years of age. First, threedimensional (3D) virtual city is designed to understand the experiences of the pedestrians. Later, it was provided to navigate the three-dimensional virtual glasses in the city where the broadcasts were designed. During this navigation, pedestrian dynamics were observed, and spaces where pedestrians cautioned were identified. Following this determination, the "attractive" locations will be shown on the macroscale, with the eye-tracking method, it has been in both virtual city navigation and analysis with eye-tracking technology, the cognitive activities of the broadcasts were tested with electroencephalogram (EEG). This approach will in general bridge an empirical and theoretical link between transport-architectural literature in understanding pedestrian movements/behaviors and combining architectural-pedestrian interactions with transport research. However, by analyzing the way-finding behavior, the study interprets its effects on the spatial area.

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“…These studies have been used by progressive landscape architects, environmental psychologists, and urban planners to gauge public preference in a variety of contexts (e.g., [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]). Best practice in visual assessment studies entails conducting a visual preference study in which respondents view between 5 and 100 images [30], often including several unevaluated "decoy images" at the beginning to allow for learning and calibration [31,32].…”

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Econometric Analysis of Landscape Preferences in Canterbury, New Zealand

Brown

Mortimer

2014

Economics Research International

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The landscape of rural Canterbury, New Zealand, has evolved from tussock grasslands to one of the most productive dairying areas in the world. While these changes represent a boon for Canterbury's economy, the visual impact of land-use change has been dramatic. In this paper, we evaluate which changes to the Canterbury landscape have been most pronounced, how people react to those changes, which aspects of the rural landscape are of greatest importance to both urban and rural residents of Canterbury, and whether cost-effective means of mitigating visual changes to the landscape exist. We find that the majority of Cantabrians hold unfavourable views of recent changes to the landscape-particularly with regard to dairying-a finding that is consistent across both urban and rural survey respondents. Using a visual assessment study with cross-classified random effect, we find that dairy cows, irrigators, and silage bales significantly reduce viewers' subjective evaluations of landscapes while shelterbelts dramatically increase their subjective evaluations. Moreover, native New Zealand shelterbelts are preferred to exotic shelterbelts, but both are preferred to having no shelterbelts, suggesting that the negative visual impacts of dairy farming may be ameliorated by intensified tree planting.

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Visual evaluation of urban streetscapes: How do public preferences reconcile with those held by experts?

Cited by 37 publications

References 11 publications

The relationship between the quality of active frontages and public perceptions of public spaces

The relationship between the quality of active frontages and public perceptions of public spaces

Effects on the Design of Transport Systems of Pedestrian Dynamics

Econometric Analysis of Landscape Preferences in Canterbury, New Zealand

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