CHARACTERISTICS OF SPATIAL COGNITION THROUGH THE CHANGE OF URBAN SPACE STRUCTURE
Comparative analysis between before and after the development of Sapporo underground pedestrian space

Abstract

 This study aims to clarify the relationship between the change in spatial structure resulting from the development of Sapporo Underground Pedestrian Space and human behaviors, as well as their spatial cognition. The characteristics of spatial and distance cognitions and their change were analyzed by sketch-map experiment and walking experiment. As a result of the analysis, the following points of the characteristics of spatial and distance cognitions and their change have become clear. 1) The pedestrians' spatial cognition has been improved in accuracy. 2) The pedestrians' spatial cognition is getting more restrictive.