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The role of urban atmosphere for non-work activity locations

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  • Harpa Stefansdottir

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Urban atmospheres as emotionally perceived quality of a situation, have received limited attention in empirically based studies so far. This study applies the concept of urban atmosphere to explore what, whether and how atmospheric characteristics of different locations, mainly downtown areas but also neighbourhood centres and non-central areas, influence and are of importance for residents’ perceived quality of life. The results stem from 33 qualitative in-depth interviews conducted in the metropolitan areas of Oslo and Stavanger. Nine themes of atmospheres were identified in the interviews, referring to several common groups of both positive and negative characteristics.

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  • Harpa Stefansdottir, 2018. "The role of urban atmosphere for non-work activity locations," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(3), pages 319-335, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:23:y:2018:i:3:p:319-335
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2017.1383150
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    1. Næss, Petter & Peters, Sebastian & Stefansdottir, Harpa & Strand, Arvid, 2018. "Causality, not just correlation: Residential location, transport rationales and travel behavior across metropolitan contexts," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 181-195.
    2. Ka Shing Cheung & Chung Yim Yiu, 2022. "The economics of architectural aesthetics: Identifying price effect of urban ambiences by different house cohorts," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(6), pages 1741-1756, July.
    3. Gan, Daniel R.Y. & Fung, John Chye & Cho, Im Sik, 2021. "Neighborhood atmosphere modifies the eudaimonic impact of cohesion and friendship among older adults: A multilevel mixed-methods study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 270(C).
    4. Petter Næss & Anders Tønnesen & Fitwi Wolday, 2019. "How and Why Does Intra-Metropolitan Workplace Location Affect Car Commuting?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-24, February.

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