The Influences of Actual and Perceived Familiarity on Environmental Preferences for the Design of a Proposed Urban Square
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23030914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Craig (0000-0002-2509-3632, Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK), Anna Conniff (James Hutton Institute), Carlos Galán-Díaz (0000-0002-9006-5670, James Hutton Institute) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2012 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Studies Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2090-4185 • E-ISSN: 2090-4193 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1155/2012/767049 |
| OpenAlex | W2124202084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
People gain actual familiarity through direct experience of environments, but environments we have never visited can still seem familiar. To date, few academic studies have investigated this phenomenon of perceived familiarity. This paper discusses the concept of perceived familiarity and environmental preference from the perspective of people who may be asked to make judgements of future urban designs as part of the planning process. A sample of local ( n = 102 ) and nonlocal ( n = 176 ) people were asked to rate images of two versions (existing environment and proposed redesign) of an urban square on scales of preference and perceived familiarity. Results showed that the mean ratings for the proposed design were similar for both local and non-local samples. However, we found a clearly discernible difference in the way psychological antecedents are associated with environmental preference. For nonlocals, preference for the existing design is significantly associated with preference for the proposed design, but for local people this is not the case. In addition, for non-locals perceived familiarity of the proposed design is associated with perceived familiarity of the existing environment, but for the local sample this is not the case. Implications for public participation processes in urban design, as well as limitations and future lines of research, are discussed.
Algorithm · Machine learning · Preference · Statistics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Mathematics · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Urban Green Space and Health
Urban Design Aesthetics
The Evaluative Image of the City
Disruption to place attachment and the protection of restorative environments
Place attachment and place identity in natives and non-natives
Multidimensional Perception of Residential Environment Quality and Neighbourhood Attachment in the Urban Environment
Place-identity
‘Green On Green’
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect
Local identity processes and environmental attitudes in land use changes
Reinterpretation of Mere Exposure or Exposure of Mere Reinterpretation
Feeling and thinking
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |