Abstract
There have been many studies on how residents perceive a city, starting with Kevin Lynch's work. In Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, the central area of the city has been in decline since 1970. This study aims to clarify how the image of the city changes by differences of the urban environment and the lifestyles of its residents, with a particular focus on the differences in the image of the city between Akashi residents who frequently use cars and motorcycles and those who do not. In this survey was used to compare how the number of map elements drawn by respondents varied depending on whether they were frequent car/motorcycle users or not. The results suggest that frequent car/motorcycle users may draw fewer elements on their image maps.
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