Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China
Extensive studies have demonstrated the relationship between static street networks and dynamic pedestrian movement. Street vendors temporarily appear in a vibrant space, closely engaging with numerous pedestrians. Is street vending distribution related to street network configuration? And if so, in...
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| description | Extensive studies have demonstrated the relationship between static street networks and dynamic pedestrian movement. Street vendors temporarily appear in a vibrant space, closely engaging with numerous pedestrians. Is street vending distribution related to street network configuration? And if so, in what ways? This study investigates the heterogeneous relationships between pedestrians, vendors and the urban and suburban places they inhabit in Yuncheng by contrasting two different types of pedestrian-driven maps. The vending distribution map was identified via semi-structured interviews with urban managers (n = 11) in 2017. The spatial network configuration was examined through space syntax segment angular analysis, containing Integration, Choice and Combined Centrality properties at macro-, meso- and micro-scales. By overlapping the distribution map to the syntactic maps in the Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) platform, our results show that street vending distribution is most related to the Choice property at the meso-scale. Using semi-structured interviews (n = 53) and observations at two specific sites, we further found relationships tend to be opposed in urban and suburban areas. The study provides an alternative approach to integrating quantitative and qualitative data, expanding the theoretical and empirical understanding of spatial configuration and urban street activities related to walking and vending. This understanding has the potential to contribute to the design of more liveable street spaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fcc5e89b2db4e71bb265b417b0aff912023-11-23T09:10:03ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-04-01149206510.3390/rs14092065Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, ChinaZiwen Sun0Iain Scott1Simon Bell2Yufeng Yang3Zichu Yang4School of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaEdinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, UKEdinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, UKSpace Syntax Laboratory, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UKSchool of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaExtensive studies have demonstrated the relationship between static street networks and dynamic pedestrian movement. Street vendors temporarily appear in a vibrant space, closely engaging with numerous pedestrians. Is street vending distribution related to street network configuration? And if so, in what ways? This study investigates the heterogeneous relationships between pedestrians, vendors and the urban and suburban places they inhabit in Yuncheng by contrasting two different types of pedestrian-driven maps. The vending distribution map was identified via semi-structured interviews with urban managers (n = 11) in 2017. The spatial network configuration was examined through space syntax segment angular analysis, containing Integration, Choice and Combined Centrality properties at macro-, meso- and micro-scales. By overlapping the distribution map to the syntactic maps in the Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) platform, our results show that street vending distribution is most related to the Choice property at the meso-scale. Using semi-structured interviews (n = 53) and observations at two specific sites, we further found relationships tend to be opposed in urban and suburban areas. The study provides an alternative approach to integrating quantitative and qualitative data, expanding the theoretical and empirical understanding of spatial configuration and urban street activities related to walking and vending. This understanding has the potential to contribute to the design of more liveable street spaces.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/9/2065space syntaxspatial coreeveryday lifeurban and suburban areasmultiple scalesQGIS |
| spellingShingle | Ziwen Sun Iain Scott Simon Bell Yufeng Yang Zichu Yang Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China Remote Sensing space syntax spatial core everyday life urban and suburban areas multiple scales QGIS |
| title | Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China |
| title_full | Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China |
| title_short | Exploring Dynamic Street Vendors and Pedestrians through the Lens of Static Spatial Configuration in Yuncheng, China |
| title_sort | exploring dynamic street vendors and pedestrians through the lens of static spatial configuration in yuncheng china |
| topic | space syntax spatial core everyday life urban and suburban areas multiple scales QGIS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/9/2065 |
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