Visual Properties and Affective Appraisals in Residential Areas in Daylight

Hanyu, Kazunori

doi:10.1006/jevp.1999.0163

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“…In addition, subjects evaluated scenes on a 28 item questionnaire adopted, slightly modified and translated into German from a previous study [29]. After testing subjects were asked, if they had any prior experience with the areas they had just seen.…”

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Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Geiser

Walla

2011

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:Previous studies were able to demonstrate different verbally stated affective responses to environments. In the present study we used objective measures of emotion. We examined startle reflex modulation as well as changes in heart rate and skin conductance while subjects virtually walked through six different areas of urban Paris using the StreetView tool of Google maps. Unknown to the subjects, these areas were selected based on their median real estate prices. First, we found that price highly correlated with subjective rating of pleasantness. In addition, relative startle amplitude differed significantly between the area with lowest versus highest median real estate price while no differences in heart rate and skin conductance were found across conditions. We conclude that interaction with environmental scenes does elicit emotional responses which can be objectively measured and quantified. Environments activate motivational and emotional brain circuits, which is in line with the notion of an evolutionary developed system of environmental preference. Results are discussed in the frame of environmental psychology and aesthetics.

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Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Geiser

Walla

2011

Applied Sciences

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“…The first questionnaire was used by experts to rate twelve environmental characteristics and the second questionnaire was used by the research team to rate the photographs on an additional seven environmental characteristics that were easier to objectify. These questionnaires were based upon the following existing environmental assessment tools: The Irvine-Minnesota Inventory (Day, Boarnet, Alfonzo, & Forsyth, 2006), SWEAT (Cunningham, Michael, Farquhar, & Lapidus, 2005), SWEAT-R (Michael, et al, 2009), SPACES (Pikora, et al, 2002), and a questionnaire used by Hanyu (2000). A first questionnaire was used by five experts in the field of PA-environment research to rate the environments on the following twelve environmental characteristics: sidewalk width, sidewalk upkeep, sidewalk evenness, presence of driveways (crossing the sidewalk), safety to cross, surveillance (i.e.…”

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Physical environmental factors that invite older adults to walk for transportation

Cauwenberg

Holle

Bourdeaudhuij

et al. 2014

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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“…For formal variables, researchers consider two main semantic scales: complexity and coherence (Nasar 1998). A number of studies have investigated the influence of complexity and coherence on environmental aesthetic evaluations (Akad and Cubukcu 2006;Canter 1969;Hanyu 1997Hanyu , 2000Kaplan 1992;Nasar 1992a, c). For the symbolic variables, many studies consider safety (Akad and Cubukcu 2006;Hanyu 1997Hanyu , 2000Nasar et al 1992;Nasar 1992c;Stamps 2005;Appleton 1975;Ulrich 1983;Kaplan and Kaplan 1989).…”

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“…Russell (1992) grouped the affective variables under two main headings (arousal and pleasantness) and two subheadings (excitement and relaxing). Those variables (arousal, pleasantness, excitement and relaxing) were used in various studies on environmental aesthetics (Akad and Cubukcu 2006;Hanyu 1997Hanyu , 2000Nasar 1983Nasar , 1992aNasar et al 1992;Russell 1992;Ulrich 1983;Ward and Russell 1981;Wells and Evans 2003). For formal variables, researchers consider two main semantic scales: complexity and coherence (Nasar 1998).…”

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The influence of environmental aesthetics on economic value of housing: an empirical research on virtual environments

Çetintahra

Cubukcu

2014

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Previous studies on house prices tend to focus on parameters such as location, size and view. Such studies ignored the influence of environmental aesthetics on house prices. Considering the scientific evidence that showed a significant effect of environmental aesthetic on people's environmental preference and behaviour, this study aims to investigate the influence of environmental aesthetic on estimated house prices. Twelve computer-simulated residential environments were created. Computer-simulated images vary on three categories to manipulate complexity and coherence along a street: (1) building location (attached, detached and both), (2) building height (same and different) and (3) building setback (same and different). Forty-seven university students viewed the computer-simulated environments and answered questions to evaluate aesthetic and economic values of each street. For the aesthetic value, participants evaluated the extent to which the environment is arousing, pleasant, exciting, relaxing, complex, coherent and safe. For the economic value, participants estimated market price (for sale and for rent) of a specific apartment on a computer simulation of a residential street. Results showed that estimated sale price was influenced by excitement, coherence and pleasantness; estimated rental price was influenced by complexity, arousal, coherence and pleasantness. This study aimed to pave the way for such studies by introducing an inspiring methodology and highlighting the importance of environmental aesthetics on house prices. Moreover, the findings have applied value for planners, urban designers and real estate agents.

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Visual Properties and Affective Appraisals in Residential Areas in Daylight

Cited by 73 publications

References 41 publications

Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Objective Measures of Emotion During Virtual Walks through Urban Environments

Physical environmental factors that invite older adults to walk for transportation

The influence of environmental aesthetics on economic value of housing: an empirical research on virtual environments

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