A Framework for Understanding Sense of Place in an Urban Design Context

dc.contributor.authorHu, Ming
dc.contributor.authorChen, Roger
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T21:41:25Z
dc.date.available2023-11-20T21:41:25Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-13
dc.description.abstractCreating a sense of place and community is a guiding principle in designing livable and high-quality built environments. This paper presents a framework for understanding the relationship between design and people’s perceptions about a place, within an urban design context. While a large volume of literature on sense of place (SOP) already exists, the proposed framework and its application in the design field present a unique opportunity to add new knowledge to this interdisciplinary topic. This research will investigate the empirical relationship between architecture/urban design and people’s perceptions about a place and their contributions to SOP. Urban designers and architects play important and determining roles in defining the physical qualities and the characteristics of a place. However, it has always been challenging to quantify the relationship between a physical environment and a person’s emotional experience. Three urban sites were analyzed to illustrate this framework, and four physical characteristics and four perceptual qualities were cross-investigated and analyzed. This proposed framework will help architects and urban designers to gain a better understanding of SOP and placemaking techniques, eventually helping to improve urban design quality.
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2020034
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/1cz8-9qi2
dc.identifier.citationHu, M.; Chen, R. A Framework for Understanding Sense of Place in an Urban Design Context. Urban Sci. 2018, 2, 34.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/31473
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtSchool of Architecture, Planning, & Preservationen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtArchitectureen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectsense of place
dc.subjectphysical environment
dc.subjectperceptual quality
dc.subjectplacemaking
dc.subjecturban design
dc.titleA Framework for Understanding Sense of Place in an Urban Design Context
dc.typeArticle
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