Exploration and Analysis of the Aesthetic Cognitive Schema of Contemporary Western Urban Landscapes

Shan Gao and Songfu Liu
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Shan Gao: Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Department Architecture Landscape, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
Songfu Liu: Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Department Architecture Landscape, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: The multidimensional iterative composition of urban landscapes and the formation mechanism of the aesthetic perception dimension are elucidated. The cognitive schema theory aims to reveal the intrinsic mechanism of urban landscape aesthetic activities. Using London as an empirical case to explore the representation and structure of urban landscape aesthetic, a cognitive schema, the cognitive map of its urban landscape, was constructed based on the qualitative analysis of the texts derived from travel notes. Eight aspects of urban landscapes, together with 21 representative concepts of cognitive schema closely related to aesthetic perception, indicate the structures and approaches people perceive in urban landscapes. This article provides experience and reference for urban landscape enhancement and related practices in China by studying the contemporary Western urban landscape.

Keywords: urban landscape; aesthetic perception; cognitive schema; qualitative analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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