| Title |
Analysis on the Relationship between Street Environment and Spatial Cognition Using Mental Map and Space Syntax - Focused on the University Districts of Sinchon, Hongdae and Wangsimni Areas in Seoul, Korea |
| Authors |
이수기(Lee, Sugie) ; 이호준(Lee, Hojun) ; 김단비(Kim, Dan-bi) ; 이재인(Lee, Jae-in) |
| Keywords |
공간 인지; 멘탈맵; 케빈 린치; 도시 이미지 구성 요소; 공간구문론 Spatial Cognition; Mental Map; Kevin Lynch; Elements of City Image; Space Syntax |
| Abstract |
This study analyzed the relationship between Kevin Lynch’s components of city image as well as spatial configuration of the case study area and university students’ spatial cognition on streets, using the case study of university districts in Seoul, Korea. The analytical data were obtained through a questionnaire survey and a field survey from university students. The primary methods included mental map, space syntax, and negative binomial regression model. The results of this study are as follows. First, this study confirmed that Kevin Lynch’s components of city image and spatial configuration of a case study area were significant factors affecting the respondents’ spatial cognition on streets. Second, the brand shop density, which includes commercial land uses on streets, was a significant factor influencing respondents’ spatial cognition on streets. Also, this study identified that the effect of the brand shop on spatial cognition was different according to the type of commercial uses. Food and beverage and retail facilities, which had frequent visits compared to other commercial uses, were closely associated with the respondents’ spatial cognition on streets. Finally, the total integration of a space syntax variable was significant in all models, confirming the importance of the topological structure of the case study areas in respondents’ spatial cognition on streets. |