Perceptual Evaluation of Street Geometry by Different Groups Based on Pedestrian Preferences
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2022
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Generally, there is a positive relationship between the walking routes' attractive physical features and pedestrians' preferences for walking. Individuals’ preferences that emerge as a result of the perceptual evaluation and cognitive processes are affected by individual characteristics as well as the environment's physical features. In recent years, in cities formed by rational designers, functionality has been emphasised, and users' perceptions have been ignored. This study aimed to examine the differences between perceptions and preferences of different expertise and educational groups and emphasise that the user's perceptions should be considered besides the experts' opinions who define the formal qualities of the space in urban design projects. One of the most important walking route’s physical features is its form and geometry, and it is effective on individuals' perceptual evaluations and preferences. In this study, keeping the other factors affecting perception constant, preferences regarding street forms - Straight or Curved - were investigated with two different groups, 72 participants who were educated in the urban design field and 87 participants who were not educated in this field. Five street views consisting of straight and curved street options were shown to the participants, and they were asked to determine their preferred option with reason. As a result of comparing the data obtained from the responses of two groups, while the participants who received urban design education mainly preferred streets with straight geometry, the other group preferred curved streets. In the study, two concepts were greatly emphasised for reasons of preferences: Order and Mystery. While the participants who were educated in the urban design field explained the reason for preferring the street with the Order descriptive mainly, other participants mostly used the Mystery descriptive as a reason for preference.
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Preference, Geometry, Mystery, Order, Street
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