| Title |
The Characteristics of Representative Nightscape Image Types in Seoul |
| Keywords |
야간경관 ; 서울 ; 야간이미지 유형 Nightscape ; Seoul ; Types of Night Images |
| Abstract |
The purpose of the study is to analyze the characteristics of the nightscape image with the focus on the representative urban landscape in Seoul in the light of the importance of night time activity. Main research method was a questionnaire survey to a focus group with specialized in related fields. The survey asked about the representative urban landscape of Seoul during day and night respectively, which ranked in order and divided the ratio and impact factors of image cognition. The result drew the types and characteristics of the cognitive factors focused on representative nightscape images of Seoul. Firstly, Namsan is ranked the most top representative image of Seoul from the survey, and the first top three among the representative images in the rank are related to the nightscape of each landscape. Secondly, the basic components of the nightscape images are divided into urban landscape, physical structure, and sense of place, environmental cognition, and so forth. In particular both ‘urban landscape’ and ‘sense of place’ are outstanding elements for identifying representative images. Thirdly, these classified components can be categorized into four types such as view, landmark, activity, and symbolic cognition. it finds that representative nightscape images are cognized by combining each type all together, and expects to be a guideline and provide a new perspective for an urban nightscape master plan for Namsan, the Han River, and the Cheong Gye Cheon. |