Study of Street Space Perception in Shanghai Based on Semantic Differential Method

Abstract:

A study was made of the relativity between objective index and space perception of eight representative streets in Shanghai with the semantic differential (SD) method for a humanized design reference.The research reveals a close relationship between the objective indexes of streets and space perception.The indexes mainly influence the perception on the characteristics,the atmosphere and the shape of the street space.Of the indexs,the street length influences the perception most;and the street winding and the continuity of street surface the next; the afforested coverage fraction the least; however,the road intersection linear density has no effect on spatial perception.Perception on the street quality,the continuity,the striking and center and so on is too complicated to explain by the objective index selected in this research.There are overlapping influence between the objective index and the perception.Besides,perception anticipated to relate with the specific objective indexes is not completely consistent with the actual situation.