Analysis of Self-Organized Critical State of Urban Landscapes Using the α-wave and β-wave

Abstract

There are methodologies that use a physical scale and methodologies that use a psychological scale to evaluate urban landscapes. Summary data has been gained from a questionnaire, which asked whether views should be regarded as objects and therefore measured directly. This method does not provide a direct subjective evaluation but it is effective in providing objective evaluations. For the whole system to be understood it is important to know how the view is seen through the eye of the observer. This is because it minimizes information loss from summarized data error. This report determines the most appropriate system for each observed city view, by using alpha wave and beta wave data, gained from taking an electroencephalogram from each person tested. It shows the method that best measures whether the stated condition of Self-Organized Criticality is relevant, based on the electroencephalogram data generated and also if there is Fractal structure in the system.