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Research Article

Design Criteria for an Urban Sidewalk Landscape Considering Emotional Perception

By Lee, B. J., Jang, T. Y., Wang, W., & Namgung, M.

Full Citation

Lee, B. J., Jang, T. Y., Wang, W., & Namgung, M. (2009). Design criteria for an urban sidewalk landscape considering emotional perception. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 135(4), 133-140.

Key Findings

In this study, sidewalk preference is surveyed based on principles of affective engineering and is modeled in order to understand the relationships between the design elements and the component ratios in a sidewalk landscape. Sidewalk design elements include sidewalk width, shrub width, tree height, and tree width. Also, component area ratios are examined for greenery, sky, roadway, sidewalk, and building. The research shows that it is crucial to consider affective engineering in order to design a comfortable and pleasant sidewalk landscape.

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