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Environmental Factors, Perceived Distance and Spatial Behavior

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  • J L Nasar

    (Department of City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA)

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In this study the author assesses the effects of certain environmental factors on distance cognition and spatial behavior. Thirty-three university faculty members who had parked at one of two garages were asked to indicate their destination from the garage. When a destination was approximately equidistant from both garages, the number of buildings, nodes, landmarks, environmental changes, and intersections of the routes from each garage to the destination were compared. The routes from the garage selected had significantly fewer buildings than did the unselected routes. The route taken from the garage to the office and an alternative route of similar distance from the same garage to the office were compared. The destination came into view earlier on the chosen route than on the alternate route.

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  • J L Nasar, 1983. "Environmental Factors, Perceived Distance and Spatial Behavior," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 10(3), pages 275-281, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:10:y:1983:i:3:p:275-281
    DOI: 10.1068/b100275
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    1. Kyung Wook Seo & Seong-Lyong Ryoo, 2020. "Social Hierarchy Materialized: Korean Vernacular Houses as a Medium to Transfer Confucian Ideology," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-15, January.
    2. Nasar, Jack L. & Holloman, Christopher & Abdulkarim, Dina, 2015. "Street characteristics to encourage children to walk," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 62-70.

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