IN ORDER TO GRASP THE ATTITUDE OF INHABITANTS TOWARD THE URBAN STRUCTURE OF A LOCAL CITY,THE IMAGE MAPS WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE. THE ANALYSIS OF THE OBTAINED IMAGE MAPS REVEALED THAT THE RIVER CHANGED THE COGNITIVE DISTANCE OF INHABITANTS AND THE RAILWAY DID THE COGNITIVE DIRECTION. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE IMAGE MAP METHOD COULD ANALYZE THE COGNITIVE STRUCTURE OF URBAN SPACE SUCH AS A DIVIDING EFFECT.
