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Cognitive affordances in sustainable urbanism: contributions of space syntax and spatial cognition

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  • Lars Marcus
  • Matteo Giusti
  • Stephan Barthel

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Post-industrial societies impose new ecological challenges on urbanism. However, it is argued here that most approaches to sustainable urbanism still share the conception of the humans-environment relations that characterized modernism. The paper finds support in recent knowledge developments in social-ecological sustainability, spatial analysis and cognitive science to initiate a dialogue for an alternative framework. Urban form engages humans not only through physical activities, but also mentally through opportunities for learning and creation of meaning, thereby both reinforcing and impeding behaviours on a cognitive level. Against this background, it is proposed that what in cognition studies is termed ‘cognitive affordances’ could form the core of a new epistemological framework of the human-environment relation in sustainable urbanism.

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  • Lars Marcus & Matteo Giusti & Stephan Barthel, 2016. "Cognitive affordances in sustainable urbanism: contributions of space syntax and spatial cognition," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 439-452, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:21:y:2016:i:4:p:439-452
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2016.1184565
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    1. Kayvan Karimi, 2018. "Space syntax: consolidation and transformation of an urban research field," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 1-4, January.
    2. Isabelle Soares & Claudia Yamu & Gerd Weitkamp, 2020. "The Relationship between the Spatial Configuration and the Fourth Sustainable Dimension Creativity in University Campuses: The Case Study of Zernike Campus, Groningen, The Netherlands," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-21, November.
    3. Sewoong Hwang & Zoonky Lee & Jonghyuk Kim, 2019. "Real-Time Pedestrian Flow Analysis Using Networked Sensors for a Smart Subway System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-16, November.
    4. Charalambous, Efrosini, 2023. "Neurourbanism and Neuroarchitecture: How can Cognitive Sciences Inform Design?," OSF Preprints 6f4uc, Center for Open Science.
    5. Chun-Chen Chou & Kento Yoh & Shotaro Hirokawa & Kenji Doi, 2023. "Co-evolution of Smart Small Vehicles and Human Spatial Experiences: Case Study on Battery-Sharing Electric Two-Wheelers Experiment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-27, October.
    6. Lars Marcus & Daniel Koch, 2017. "Cities as implements or facilities – The need for a spatial morphology in smart city systems," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 44(2), pages 204-226, March.
    7. Johan Colding & Karl Samuelsson & Lars Marcus & Åsa Gren & Ann Legeby & Meta Berghauser Pont & Stephan Barthel, 2022. "Frontiers in Social–Ecological Urbanism," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-18, June.
    8. Jan Maňas, 2023. "Identification of Local Accessibility Hubs and Leisure Amenities in Suburbanized Settlements: Case Study on the Suburban Zone of Prague," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(2), pages 21582440231, June.
    9. Kayvan Karimi, 2023. "The Configurational Structures of Social Spaces: Space Syntax and Urban Morphology in the Context of Analytical, Evidence-Based Design," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-23, November.

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