Correlation Study of Urban Plaza Environment and Behavior Based on GPS

Abstract:

Contemporary Chinese large-scale urban plaza design has always overly focused on composition and form, rather than focusing on users behavioral characteristics. Daily leisure activities at plaza are taken as the research object. Based on wayfinding theory, walking test was designed. Then utilized GPS to document the walking data of testees and transformed the data into vector graphics. Using this method, the correlation between walking characteristics and plaza space is built, which explains the interaction between behavior at plaza and environment. The concept of large-scale plaza micro-environment is brought forward, offering brand-new thread of argument for plaza design.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 409-410)
• Pages: 1026-1035
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.409-410.1026
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Peng Ye, Xiao Yan Xv, Su San Lin
• Keywords: Displacement Characteristics, Environment Behavior, GPS, Wayfinding

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