Grid Patterns and Cultural Expectations in Urban Wayfinding
Grid Patterns and Cultural Expectations in Urban Wayfinding
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城市寻路中的网格模式和文化期望
DOI：
10.1007/3-540-45424-1_27
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发表时间：
2001
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通讯作者：
Eric Pederson
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作者：
C. Davies;Eric Pederson
大部分关于人类在大规模环境中的空间认知和语言的文献都是基于具有正交交叉口和平行路径/街道的“简化”网格模式布局。然而，这些并不是许多国家普遍的城市结构。这项实地研究认为，对典型城市环境的不同文化期望，甚至会影响长期居民的心理模型和行为的城市寻路和位置知识的可能性。两个网格模式城市的居民，一个在英国，这种布局是罕见的，另一个在美国，执行了一系列任务，包括信心评级，草图绘制，口头路线指示，并指出不可见的地标。结果表明，英国小组在他们的草图中对中心网格的重视程度较低，并且在指向方向上显示出系统性误差。结果进行了讨论，根据以前的研究方向偏见。计划进行进一步的跨文化分析和研究。
Much of the literature on human spatial cognition and language in large-scale environments has been based on ‘simplified’ grid-pattern layouts with orthogonal intersections and parallel paths/streets. However, these are not the prevailing urban structure in many countries. This field study considered the possibility that different cultural expectations for typical urban environments would affect even long-term residents’ mental models and behavior regarding urban wayfinding and locational knowledge. Residents of two grid-pattern cities, one in the UK, where such layouts are rare, and another one in the US, performed a battery of tasks including confidence ratings, sketch map drawing, verbal route directions, and pointing to non-visible landmarks. The results show that the UK group placed less emphasis on the central grid in their sketch maps, and showed a systematic error in their pointing direction. The results are discussed in the light of previous research on orientation biases. Further crosscultural analysis and studies are planned.