City image based on mental maps — the case study of Szczecin (Poland)

Osóch Barbara () and Czaplińska Anna ()
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Osóch Barbara: Human Geography and Spatial Organization Unit Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Szczecin, SzczecinPoland
Czaplińska Anna: Human Geography and Spatial Organization Unit Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Szczecin, SzczecinPoland

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2019, vol. 23, issue 2, 111-119

Abstract: Perception of space is an especially important part of research on urban fabric. The perception of a city is strongly correlated not only with a specific time and place but, first and foremost, with surveyed populations who, apart from having varying demographic features, frequently represent disparate community and cultural profiles.The objective of this study was to assess how the urban space of Szczecin (Poland) is perceived by its inhabitants and to ascertain the relations between various image elements. The example of Szczecin appears to be interesting, in as much as it is a peripheral city of a cross-border region with a historically and culturally diverse local community. The presented research used a method of analysing mental (image) maps based on the methodology proposed by Kevin Lynch (1960) and modified by the authors to incorporate in-depth interviews. Individual respondents’ views were used to create a synthetic image of the city.

Keywords: City image; mental maps; space perception; Szczecin; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2019-0016

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