Exploring the Impact of Spatial Cognition on Route Choice Behavior
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Tou, Shao-Wen
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to investigate the relationships among the degree of spatial cognition, moving strategy tendency and route choice behavior of pedestrians. Furthermore, to explore whether the different personal characteristics of respondents will influence their degree of spatial cognition and moving strategy tendency. The analysis of the degree of spatial cognition, moving strategy tendency, the difference between moving distance and the shortest distance, and the factors affecting walking route choice were performed by field surveys. The first part of the results showed that there were significant differences among pedestrians that female and public transportation users tend to move by landmark-centred-strategy, while male and private vehicle users tend to move by route-strategy. The respondents who are male, elder, private vehicle users, visiting Xinyi planned district more often and route-strategy tendency have higher degree of spatial cognition. The results also showed that the higher the degree of spatial cognition the respondents have, the shorter the difference between moving distance and the shortest distance. The number of landmark elements recognized by respondents had significant influence on the predictive model of moving distance, and path element also had significance for only route-strategy tendency respondents. Finally, the most important factor that affects walking route choice of pedestrians is “personal spatial cognition”, that is, to choose the route with shorter moving distance or more familiar with, yet “visual attraction” factor is less important. The respondents leaning towards landmark-centred-strategy tendency pay especially more attention to space structure and traffic guidance information for direction searching and locating than others.
Subjects
space image
cognitive map
moving strategy
moving distance
route choice
pedestrian
Type
thesis
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