The role of strategic visibility in shaping wayfinding behavior in multilevel buildings

M Gath-Morad, J Grübel, K Steemers, K Sailer… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this paper, we explore the mutual effect of prior background expectations and visibility
afforded by the 3D configuration of the physical environment on wayfinding efficiency and …

[HTML][HTML] Flood disaster evacuation route choice in Indonesian urban riverbank kampong: Exploring the role of individual characteristics, path risk elements, and path …

HAW Irsyad, N Hitoshi - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022 - Elsevier
Emergency evacuation is regarded as the most important disaster response action for
protecting human life from potentially lethal threats. Despite growing research aimed at …

Environmental interventions for physical and mental health: challenges and opportunities for Greater Los Angeles

JF Ceñido, C Freeman, S Bazargan-Hejazi - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The fields of urban planning and public health were conceived under the same pressures
and goals at their inception in the 17th and 18th centuries and continue to address the …

Tourist movement patterns and the effects of spatial configuration in a cultural heritage and urban destination: The case of Madaba, Jordan

MM Jamhawi, RJ Zidan, MF Sherzad - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the impact of spatial configuration on tourist movement patterns and
its role in managing cultural heritage destinations in the city of Madaba. Understanding …

Examining the urban regeneration of public cultural space using multi-scale geospatial data: a case study of the historic district in Jinan, China

Y Xu, H Tong, M Chen, J Rollo… - Frontiers in Built …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Historical-cultural landscapes and urbanscapes integrate regional culture,
collective memory, urban patterns, living habits, and other related historical and spatial …

Pedestrian route choice by elementary school students: The role of street network configuration and pedestrian quality attributes in walking to school

A Ozbil, G Argin, D Yesiltepe - International Journal of Design …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the extent to which street network configuration is associated with path
selection by pedestrians. The aim is to better understand how the spatial layout of the street …

Exploring Campus Configuration and Patient Arrival Behaviors at Large Hospitals: An Integrated Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Protocol

H Cai, Z Daneshvar, K Miller… - … Research & Design …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background This study addresses the challenges in hospital navigation, particularly
focusing on the sequence of arrival experiences through foot traffic or driving within a …

Walking and walkability: is wayfinding a missing link? Implications for public health practice

AE Vandenberg, RH Hunter… - … of physical activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Research on walking and walkability has yet to focus on wayfinding, the
interactive, problem-solving process by which people use environmental information to …

Visitors' wayfinding strategies and navigational aids in unfamiliar urban environment

S Vaez, M Burke, R Yu - Tourism Geographies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The way visitors to a new city wayfind in the digital era has been given less research
attention than might be expected. The main aim of this study is to examine differences in …

The influence of GPS-based navigation systems on perception and image formation: A case study in urban environments

BE Sönmez, DE Önder - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
Images are mentally stored information about the perceived environment and based on
direct interaction of human beings with the environment, previous knowledge about that …