Stanton Fraser, D;
Jay, T;
O'Neill, E;
Penn, A;
(2013)
My neighbourhood: Studying perceptions of urban space and neighbourhood with moblogging.
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
, 9
(5)
pp. 722-737.
10.1016/j.pmcj.2012.07.002.
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Abstract
We describe a novel methodology that examines perceptions of urban space, and present a study using this methodology that explores people’s perceptions of their neighbourhood. Previous studies of spatial cues have involved a variety of tasks such as pointing and sketching to externalise participants’ internal spatial maps. Our methodology extends these approaches by introducing mobile technologies alongside traditional materials and tasks. Participants use mobile phones to carry out self-guided neighbourhood tours. We collected rich qualitative data from 15 participants during two workshops and a self-directed neighbourhood tour. Our study highlights the use of public and private landmarks, differences in spatial maps of rural versus urban dwellers, and individual variance in orientation strategies. These themes suggest guidelines for the design of technologies with personalised spatial profiles.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | My neighbourhood: Studying perceptions of urban space and neighbourhood with moblogging |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pmcj.2012.07.002 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2012.07.002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | Urban space; Neighbourhoods; Spatial maps; Moblogging |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1381863 |
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