Perception of urban subdivisions in pedestrian movement simulation

The perception of urban subdivisions, deriving from regionalisation processes and the identification of separating elements (barriers), has proven to dynamically shape peoples’ cognitive representations of space and route choice behaviour in cities. However, existing Agent-Based Models (ABMs) for pe...

Verfasser: Filomena, Gabriele
Manley, Ed
Verstegen, Judith
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2020
Publikation in MIAMI:25.01.2021
Datum der letzten Änderung:09.09.2022
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:PLoS ONE 15 (2020) 12, e0244099, 1-27
Schlagwörter:Decision making; Cities; Roads; Urban environments; Behavior; Cognition; Rivers; Walking
Fachgebiet (DDC):000: Informatik, Wissen, Systeme
910: Geografie, Reisen
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:Englisch
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-78079629532
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/52099607452
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-78079629532
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