Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou
As an important indicator of urban development capacity, vitality can be affected by the human perception of street views, which is a dynamic sensory process that can differ greatly according to different transportation modes, due to their different travel speeds, distances, and routes. However, few...
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description | As an important indicator of urban development capacity, vitality can be affected by the human perception of street views, which is a dynamic sensory process that can differ greatly according to different transportation modes, due to their different travel speeds, distances, and routes. However, few studies have evaluated how the dynamic spatial perceptions differ between different travel modes and how these differences can affect vitality differently, due to the limitation of city-scale quantitative data on the dynamic perception of urban scenes. To fill the gap, we propose a “dynamic through-movement perception” (DTMP) measure which integrates a streetscape quality evaluation model with a network-based movement potential model. We measure the streetscape qualities from Baidu street-view images (SVI) and compare the spatial perceptions of drivers and pedestrians in central Guangzhou, China. First, more than twenty visual elements were classified from SVIs to predict human perceptions collected from visual surveys. Second, the through-movement probability of driving and walking were calculated based on classic natural movement theory in space syntax and measured as the angular betweenness for the two travel modes. Third, we accumulate the multipliers of visual perception and through-movement probability of driving and walking as the DTMP for both modes. Lastly, the DTMPs of both modes were fitted into linear regression models to explain street vitality, which is measured using Baidu mobile phone check-in data, when other control variables such as functional density, functional diversity and amenity clustering reachability are accounted for. The results show that the dynamic perception of driving overall shows a stronger correlation with street vitality, while perceived richness is significantly positive in both travel modes. This study provides the first quantitative evidence to reveal how the movement probability of different travel modes can significantly influence people’s sense of place, while in turn increasing street vitality. Our results can explain how different types of street commerce (i.e., pedestrian-oriented, and auto-oriented) aggregate spontaneously due to the dynamic movement potential, which provides an important reference for urban planners and decision makers for improving street vitality when making urban revitalization policies. |
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spelling | doaj.art-f2c6a5f29c65470e944b9f7ab1bb3fce2023-11-16T17:51:05ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-01-0115356810.3390/rs15030568Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in GuangzhouYuankai Wang0Waishan Qiu1Qingrui Jiang2Wenjing Li3Tong Ji4Lin Dong5Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, 22 Gordon St., London WC1H 0QB, UKDepartment of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USABartlett School of Architecture, University College London, 22 Gordon St., London WC1H 0QB, UKCenter for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, JapanChina Energy Engineering Group, Zhejiang Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310003, ChinaSchool of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaAs an important indicator of urban development capacity, vitality can be affected by the human perception of street views, which is a dynamic sensory process that can differ greatly according to different transportation modes, due to their different travel speeds, distances, and routes. However, few studies have evaluated how the dynamic spatial perceptions differ between different travel modes and how these differences can affect vitality differently, due to the limitation of city-scale quantitative data on the dynamic perception of urban scenes. To fill the gap, we propose a “dynamic through-movement perception” (DTMP) measure which integrates a streetscape quality evaluation model with a network-based movement potential model. We measure the streetscape qualities from Baidu street-view images (SVI) and compare the spatial perceptions of drivers and pedestrians in central Guangzhou, China. First, more than twenty visual elements were classified from SVIs to predict human perceptions collected from visual surveys. Second, the through-movement probability of driving and walking were calculated based on classic natural movement theory in space syntax and measured as the angular betweenness for the two travel modes. Third, we accumulate the multipliers of visual perception and through-movement probability of driving and walking as the DTMP for both modes. Lastly, the DTMPs of both modes were fitted into linear regression models to explain street vitality, which is measured using Baidu mobile phone check-in data, when other control variables such as functional density, functional diversity and amenity clustering reachability are accounted for. The results show that the dynamic perception of driving overall shows a stronger correlation with street vitality, while perceived richness is significantly positive in both travel modes. This study provides the first quantitative evidence to reveal how the movement probability of different travel modes can significantly influence people’s sense of place, while in turn increasing street vitality. Our results can explain how different types of street commerce (i.e., pedestrian-oriented, and auto-oriented) aggregate spontaneously due to the dynamic movement potential, which provides an important reference for urban planners and decision makers for improving street vitality when making urban revitalization policies.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/3/568street vitalitydynamic perceptiontravel modesnetwork betweennessstreet view image |
spellingShingle | Yuankai Wang Waishan Qiu Qingrui Jiang Wenjing Li Tong Ji Lin Dong Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou Remote Sensing street vitality dynamic perception travel modes network betweenness street view image |
title | Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou |
title_full | Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou |
title_fullStr | Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou |
title_full_unstemmed | Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou |
title_short | Drivers or Pedestrians, Whose Dynamic Perceptions Are More Effective to Explain Street Vitality? A Case Study in Guangzhou |
title_sort | drivers or pedestrians whose dynamic perceptions are more effective to explain street vitality a case study in guangzhou |
topic | street vitality dynamic perception travel modes network betweenness street view image |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/3/568 |
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