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Public spaces and the image of city
Public spaces and the image of city

Author(s): Matej Nikšič
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Urbanistični inštitut Republike Slovenije
Keywords: city image; connectedness; limitation; morphology; visual image; urban public space

Summary/Abstract: Physical limits of public urban spaces (morphological aspect) have an important role in the design of city image. It is not only the form; the process of visual perception that is established with the presence of the observer, is also important. The theme is dealt with by morphological and visual approaches. The first focus on research of physical form, the second try to explain, how a viewer perceives physical form and understands it.

  • Issue Year: 14/2003
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 60-64
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Slovenian